New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-11
tanning to a tripod. could not guess what it wanted to

tanning to tripod could not guess what II wanted 10
do.
l threw my arms t,multousy around IL, in ths-hops
that 1t would shut up as easily as IL had opened 10
perfectly Obvious OF my embrace. 1t was now
in rigid STATE standing the passage. looked
pleadingly at the woman
81 beg your PARDON 1 cried desperately, but
I can't do a thing with It. Perhaps the conductor
can do something when he comes. VIII you please
SIT In Of ,hOse seats your side Of the trpOdl'
She was sorry for me. She said she guessed was
going TO take pictures. She explained that she had
wished to sit with a friend on my side Of the tripod
but no matter
She did not SIT down The train started How
thankful was that it the slowest kind Of an
accommodation train one which only people who
wanted to stop at stations like that for which I
was bound would think Of entering
The large appeared 70 have strong desire
20 see II she could not remove the impediment. She
took hold very resoutely; my own hope rose as
saw her. But no. The three long legs had fastened
themselves in the three different places under tho
seats, and they did not move.
al guess needs man, said my kind friend. Il
guess Wen have to wait.'
The few people who I'm the car had risen and
sat down again several times in their anxiety.
little girl who looked as II she had stepped from
Kate Greenaway picture, quaint were her long,
gathered skirt and big hat, and who was evidently
going into the country that she might have fresh air.
came down the aisle She pulled at my dress Her
thin, pale face was glowing with interest.
al ssy,o she exclaimed eagerly. " | wish you'd taks
me. What makes 1t act so Perhaps you didn't give
it pyro enough. My brothers got and 1t needs
lots of pyro. Take when you get It fixed, WON'T
your
Grace called voice, don't bother che lady,
Come bsck.'
The child fingered until she called again. AZ
she went reluctantly, she cried shrlly
I'm about you'll have to give IT more 'pyro.'
1t was not probably more than ten minutes before
the train began to slow, and the conductor came In.
He had two tickets fake before he reached my group
Can't have this here you know he said with
goodnatured briskness and he laid hold of the tripod
just glancng down comprehensiyey at It.
have since learned 1more than
then knew, but at that moment the conductors
power appeared to me miraculous The tripod yielded
instantly II shut up as quickly and as completely
as it had opened.
Better take ii into the baggage room, hadn't IL
he asked
sob, no!' I said " Do please let me havo 1t
here There's plenty Of rOom'
He smiled indulgently and stood IL mp IN tho end
of the seat in front of me and the remainder OF my
packages.
~Don't let it get the better of you again." no
advised as he punched my ticket q" III help you out
when you stop
He remembered me and kept his word. He covered
himself, as L also covered with Photographic
outfit Mrs. Bennett and Maria met him and me as
we stepped on the platform l the only one for
this station The train wound off among the hills,
making strange vibrations in the stiffness, while Mrs.
Bennett Maria and /, laden, walked to where bf4
Bennett sat in the covered wagon waiting for US.
OF course he did not get out to help Hereaoo0b
a man does not leave the carriage under such cir-
cumstances But he twitched up the horses head.
for the horse as usual eating grass. He reached
forward TO take in bundles
"Now 'Liiah you be ca'ful OF that came-lnna,'
cautioned his wife When you're haHdlin' such
things YOU know they always wsntin to buse
on your hands. They'd uther bust than not any
time. lest like the best chny dishes shu DO
thankful If we git home with everything safo"
Maria sat on the front seat with her father. She
had the tripod leaning against her and clasped In
her arms. Occasionally she looked at it with the
greatest interest Once she turned round to ma and
asked if I thought it would be likely to take her on
the way home Did it suddenly up and take things
when we want expectin of it TO do sol
My first impulse to say no decidedly 10 this
question Then l remembered what the tripod had
done in the car and said didn't feel prepared to
saw positively what 1t would would not do
DePence alone would teach tine powers OF tripod
experience alone would tell me now much pyro "
When began this letter had intended 10 tell how
7 took, NIaria-I mean, how / 6ried to take her--
and other objects pertaining TO the human race ana
to the natural world My experience may Do OF ncp
10 other amateurs for their good shall try to give
ii later.