Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-30


| comprehend the technicalities of buying and
| selling. 1t is easily enough understood that
persons of the superior order in American So
| ciety, not having dealt in anything CONNER
cialiy for, perhaps, a. much as three genera
| tlons, may very well have beco me, through
disuse Of the faculty, incapable Of calculating
dollars and cents for purposes Of trade and
barter.
1t must be confessed that Snoodles has
focused his camera some what recklessly upon
objects which he ought to have held sacred if
only because they concerned his family and his
home. Happily, he will not suffer for his in
discretion; for, il he chose to photograph his
youngest born in an all.too-scanty shift. the
picture will never occasion distress either TO ita
author or its subject His portraits OF his
babies In the bath tub and his mother-in-law in
her Mother Hubbard will never serve to excite
the derision OF the unsympathetic.
And yet It was with the most sublime conf
dence that Snoodles snapped his apparatus
| upon the first half dozen views" that to him
CHANGED to seem suitable. Without o single
blush did he make these six exposures and
| then took the camera around to the photogra-
piers to have the negatives developed" The
next day, upon visiting the photographers to
| look al them, he found the negatives strung
across o room on small clothes line, fastened
| up by clothes pins to dry, like the weeks wash
I'm sorry" said the photographer, but
your six negatives didn't come out very we'll
Here they are"
But there's nothing on them ct ALL" ex-
claimed snoodles, holding them one after
mo, SIR" responded the artist in sun Pic
lures, with exasperating calm. 1T 10 because
you did not take the slide out before making
the exposures"
Now it happens that this '.slide" in snoodles'
| type of camera and in many others is designed
| to interpose solid and Opaque obstacle be-
tween the light and the negative film. mas
| much as he had not taken it out before spring.
ing the shutter no image had been produced
| by the light upon the film. In ether words
| there was no photograph.
"Cuss it," exclaimed SnOodles. "Was there
ever such a blooming sell? Never mind III
take six more and, with the practice I've had
in managing the thing. they'll be works Of
art"
So he took half q dozen more pop pictures
and carried them down to the Photographers
| for developing.
"Are you DONG the composite act2" inquired
the artist OF the dark room in a puzzled way
Evidently you have taken six pictures, but
they are ell on one negative"
Il forgot to turn the roll holder" ejaoulated
Snoodles, aghast.
Obviously" responded the photographer
wearily and with an air utterly devoid OF
sympathy. You have taken the six pictures
| on u single film and the result 10 a mixture OF
| the lot Shall print you few copies2"
Snoodles was too angry to reply.
"Oh, gosh, blazes and dennitionl' he NUT
tered as he left the studio and capered down
| the photographers stairway, camera in hand
| This business OF being An art anna teur is HI
| Two dollars worth Of films used up and not a
picture yet. But never mind. Art is long and
| life is short-too short I'm most afraid, to
catch up; but I'll try again. Hs, ha; no. no;
likewise, he. hep
| Accordingly he made half dozen more
photographs with the utmost attention to in
1 structions. One was Of his own superb St.
| Bernard dog, of which he was most anxious to
secure portrait He got a most successful
| snap at the noble animal, and was considering
the cost Of an enlarged copy of the picture
| with O suitable frame for the drawing room
wall on his way down town with the negatives.
When he called the same afternoon to see
| how they had come out the cold-eyed pho
| tographer handed him the six developed mega
tives without remark. Snoodles gazed upon
them at first confidently and then with
an expression Of despair. The pictures were
there. but something was certainly the matter
did 1t ever occur to you, Mr.. Snoodies,"
queried the photographer, with calm delibera-
ton at length, that it is necessary to pay
some attention to the focus Of your camera
when you take picture?"
"No, never thought Of that" admitted
Snoodles sadly, as he tried to make out the
portrait OF his noble st. Bernard. "But will
try once more"
So he gritted his teeth very hard and took
the camera away with him up town. where the
next morning he called in the assistance of q
| real amateur photographer in the neighbor-
hood, who had actual knowledge of the art.
There was no mistake about it this time. The
focus was duly adjusted for the distance, the
| slide was removed to begin with, no omission
was made in the turning of the roll holder--in
short, everything was done as it should be.
What thing is knowledge even OF 80 small an
affair rs the pop camera.
Ten pictures were taken this time, including
the youngest born in the scanty shift, the st.
Bernard dog, the mother. in.law in her newest
ribbons, with o front view of the house and
genre glimpse Of the dining room, in which
Snoodles himself appeared in large napkin
bib eating mashed potatoes with his knife
Next day Snoodles took down his camera in
closing the precious negatives to the photo
grapher.
This time" he said with proud and gu.
perior smile, :" I have some real pictures for
have copies Of them this afternoon, il posi-
bie-iust one of each, you know. I am sure
they are all frst-rate."
The photographer bowed politely and, In an
absent-minded sort Of way, opened the door at
the side OF the camera and extracted the roll
holder.
why, goodness me!' he said. looking rather
blank.
"W-wbat's the matter?" asked snoodles, ner.
vously.
AHoro was uotuWB Al ~, Eopllou INC PnO.
tographer. Nothing in the roll holder.
took the roll Of negative Aims out yesterday
and forgot to put 1t back"
"And my pictures2"
"None have been made. without the mega
tive films in tho camera no photographs could
be produced"
80 have not got any photographs at oil
after all this distressing experienced"
II am sorry TO say you have not
"Gimme the camera" said Snoodles. "T'm
through with amateur photography, which 10
we'll enough for professionals, but not for
chumps. When I want any more photograph
ing done I'll hire some one to do it Good
morning."
In the next days paper was an advertise
ment saying:
"For sale-To any one who will apply imme-
diateiy, one Jubtub camera, cheap. Boz 4-ii-
a, this Office"
Rough ON the Cow.
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