The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-15
ROMANCE 0FATINTYPB


Presently one of them, Miss Benton,
closed her book and yawned-not man
wei IN sight. Then she got up and
shook out all the little frills and ribbons
on her gown while Miss Miller watched
heI with lazy interest.
have been wishing for the last ten
minutes, she said, when the ribbons
were adjusted to her liking, chat there
was some way Of preserving our good
times. To condense and can them, for
instance, as we do peaches. Now, this
summer has been perfect; but it has gone
almost as completely as if it had never
been.
chow delightful, " she went on dream
ily, 1t would be to reproduce it some
winter evening, as one does the
peaches.
AS far as can make out, said Miss
Miller, you want to eat your cake and
keep it too"
i have nothing left of the summer but
memories, " continued Miss Benton, pa
thesically, "and they are so unsatisfy-
ing
DO you mean to say cried her
friend, leaning forward with tragically
mock earnestness, ''that you haven't even
tintypel No girl ever passes a summer
without collecting at least one tintype"
Come" she said, springing up with
sudden energy, as Miss Benton shook her
head, '.well go at once and have ours
taken. I'll give you mine and you shall
give me yours. couldn't bear to think,
when part from you tomorrow, that l
had left you without the comfort of
tintype.n
So they sauntered slowly up the street,
stopping to look in the shop windows,
till they came to kind Of tent made OF
boards and canvass.
On the outside Of it hung a frame
filed with tintypes of all the people who,
during the summer, had sighed to see
themselves as others saw them. Miss
Miller stopped to inspect these with
much interest.
They look like they might be good
Licensees, she said, 'only the people
seem to have been very bad subjects.
They are evidently excursionists from the
baclzwoods.
When she entered, after an exhaustive
survey Of the productions of art outside,
she found that Judith had already made
arrangements with the young woman in
charge 70 take their pictures.
The young woman produced a young
man with very thin legs and a very large
head, which made him strongly resemble
a carrieature, who In turn produced
camera and seated them in front of it.
Look pleasant, - persuasiyely. "Don't
move, threateningly.
Then be pulled of little lid, walked
leistrely to the door, ran back suddenly
to clap the lid on and say with flourish:
..Thatll do, ladies; that's all "
They got up feeling dazed and waited
till the young man returned from the
next room. He came in on a run, as if
he had been a long distance, and pre-
sented them with four pieces OF tin,
from which they gazed fxedly back at
themselves
Miss Benton looked rather pensive, as
if she was still thinking of the unpre-
served summer, but Judith was seated
with her head 70 one side and a defiant
expression that, for tintype, was Won
derfully captivating.
They expressed themselves as well
pleased; each bought one and walked of,
leaving the other two on the counter.
When they reached the hotel Miss
Miller wrote on the back of hers: "To
Katherine Benton, from Judith Miller,
August, 1885, Miss Benton wrote a
similar but reversed inscription on hers i;
then they exchanged pictures and next
day parted with many promises to visit
each other during the winter.
The morning they left, the tintype man
coming into his shop found their pictures
on the counter and remarking that they
were good specimens went outside and
distracted two of the excursionits from
the frame. The void thus made he filed
with Miss Miller and Miss Benton.
lIr. Stephen Howard had been spend
ing month canoeing among the Thou
sand Islands. Business called him back
70 New York, but he had still few days
to spare, and he determined to spend
them at Saratoga.
De was rather a fne-looking specimen
Of humanity, with comfortable income
and plenty of brains Partly Bohemian
in his tastes and partly society man
a combination, his lady friends declared,
which made him extremely interesting.
The proper thing to do at Saratoga is
to 20 before breakfast to the spring you
consider the least disagreeable, or the
most beneficial, and imbibe.
II you are constant patron of this
place Of many waters you will have your
favorite spring, which you are willing to
maintain with your life, is superior to
all the others. Conversation never flags
at Saratoga for this reason. Each one is
fighting for his OF her favorite.
Mr.. Howard, not being habitue, fol-
lowed the crowd, and then strolled up
the street to look about him.
II due time he came to the board
tent and the frame of tinsypes. He
stopped to look at them and began
whimsically wondering if they appeared
as commonplace in real life as in their
pictures, or where they came from, what
were their histories, where they had gone
to.
As his eyes travelled slowly down the
frame he started TO find Katherine Ben
ton gazing peusively back at him.
"How in the world, " he murmured,
addressing the pictures, Ibid you get
here7 You and your friend in you
stylish attire spoil the monotonous effect
produced by your neighbors. l like tc
see things harmonious, and 1 viii rescue
YOU Miss Benton. from your present
conspicuous position"
On coming out Of the shop he met
some friends, slipped the tintypes into his
pocket and thought no more about then
til he was seated in the train next day.
After he had read the morning papers
tried 70 take a nap and been disturbed BY
the baby, in the next seat behind pound
ing him on the head, he dug his hand
modify into MS pockets and lookeG
straight before him.
Something with sharp edge cut hi
finger; then he remembered the tintypss