Evening journal., 1889-10-10
eEoReeTown HuMBueeED.
An on, -Tongued Canvasser Disappears
with Many Dear Photographs.


with Many Dear Photographs.
Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
GEoRGETowN, Oct 10.-Not very long
ago young man with quiet manner
and earnest blue eyes, with an innocent
expression in his gentle countenance,
humbugged the fair ladies of George
town Ia most artistic way. OF course
the fair ones "bit" like smullets on
cloudy day. DE declared himself to be
representative of firm that copied and
enlarged and changed old tin types, pho
tographs, etc, into large handsome por-
traits, in beautiful frames of oxidized
silver and garnet plush or antique oak. or
anything according to the taste of the
lady, or the furnishing of the parlor It
was to adorn. Some gentlemen bit too.
and they were also left"
One lady, who wore her chestnut
brown locks in rather a plain style upon
the crown of her head, was made happy
by the gentle young man assuring her
that in the picture to be, and which was
not, that her hair should be in Langtry
coil and bang.
Another, who wore her raven hair in
old fashioned ringlets, was to have it
arranged in a high coiffure.
certain young man, an honored mem
Der Of Company q, was to have his hand
some photo enlarged with the improve
ment Of a garnet tie and hair lightly
brushed back from his forehead.
The exact tint of fair blondes golden
hair was to be actually represented, also
her eyes of laughing blue.
The gentle young man made it his duty
to describe the tint of his victims eyes,
and in his little note book he iotted
down dime novel expressions, such as
hazel gray, right brown, dark vel.
vety brown and Laughing blue" lie
did not talk much, but oh the eloquent
gaze Of soulful eyes. That did the ef-
fectiye work.
When the time appointed for the de-
livery Of the pictures rolled around, the
ladies were in a futter of delightful an
ticipation. After much anxious thought
as to which would be the best place in
the parlor to hang the expected picture
in good light-the picture never came.
Ia many cases the pictures given to him
to be copied cannot be replaced, as the
originals are dead
If that gentle young man comes
around these parts again, he had better
prepare for warm reception, for he will
surely get it, He collected 1873 pictures
and he surely had nearly that many
victims.
J. w. Faucets tomato cannery closed
yester day.
Levy Court is in session, consequently
the town is enlivened by number Of
strangers.
Mrs. Eta Donovan and son. Stacy,
spent one day this week in Redden.
The new bell has been ordered for the
public school building. Soon will its
sweet tones Ito be sure it must be sweet
fall upon the ear of the listening school
boy, and then there will be no excuse for
hardness.
A gay young sportsman went cunning
the other day ahd shot eight squirrels
Pretty good for William. Next.
Thomas Curry of Greenwood was in
town Tuesday.
Mrs. Fannie Conover, of Dover is Wis
iting her parents in this town.
Mrs. R, w. Forbert is visiting friends
and relatives in Laurel.
Mr. and Mrs William Ewing went to
Philadelphia yesterday 1t is supposed
they win make that city their future
home.
Mrs. M. Pepper and daughter, Miss
Ollie, returned home yesterday from a
visit to Lewes friends.
Quite a number of commercial travel
ers were in town yesterday.
Walter Johnson and wife and children
are visiting in Wilmington.