Western Kansas world., 1890-12-27
rINrY GIRLS.
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They come in In the afternoon,
al talking ct ont
@We want our I oes TAKEN
@Yes, altogethet
~In q group
~Any particular ss&e you'd hke?"
@Oh, we want something picturesque.
Yes, we want it -ctistic-an outdoors
scene, you know.
The photographs quickly wheels up
mountain view for background.
waltzes woode looking "rock" into
the foreground, PR ps up rnstic fence
at one side, and T. ows down shaggy
grass suggesting st before il. While
he is composin this medlcyi from
the inexhaustil ! beauties Of ma
ture the girls discourse on the subject
in hand
Belle, you sit on the rock and I will
stand beside you. Grace car lean on
the fence, and May, you sit on the
floor. We ought to have book to be
looking at. All, here's an album, that
will do. Dora, which side of my face
would be the best 20 have taken?"
"The outside" said Dora promptly.
Il wish we had a parasol," says
Grace.
"Be quick as you can," interrupts
the photographer, realizing how prec-
cious is every moment of the fast fading
light. Dora bestows upon him a look
which plainly says with intent to eDui-
hilate."
"We pay you by the job, not By the
hour. Do not presume to hurry us."
At last they locate themselves ac-
cording to the dictates of their own
sweet and wsyward fancies.
"Ah, my, exclsims Belle from the
rock, what an awfully uncomfortable
thing that is to sit on"
Put your hand on my shoulder,
Grace"
Finally all seem in readiness, when,
just as the photo .afsher is about to
remove the cap s expose the plate,
May suddenly exclnjms from the floor !:
Hold on a IhInutel Grace, you
ought not to be sts aiding; you are too
small. Change ices with me.
Then ensueiA general scrambling
and rearrangipg, felle improving the
opportunity t. Try for softer spot on
the rock.
"Am 1 looking Of the right place" ?"
May anxiouslyn asks of the photogra-
pher, as if the sun would certainly fail
to do its desired work if her head was
not turned at just the most becoming
angle. -
"Yes," replies the much harassed
parsonage add -,d, heroically chok-
inp hack unhoth q nterances. "Sit Der-
fectly still noY-eg
He remove3b islp, and brief and
blessed silence sir BIS. When he re-
places the cap Thsioment the chorus
breaks out: rec s.
"Oh, my srest,iess-dear mel
never-why, lst-"
keep just a R. re-" says the pho
tographer, au broktively, unexpect-
edly removing as SrP again, and thus
effectively shue haotf the threatened
deluge of rema the
Thepoor lig ck scessarily made the
exposure unus.e d long, and when at
last it is over te5k ~ of deep and re-
vengeful groa VA nes from the girls as
the photogralart disappers with his
plate. edE
Then their & es were loosened.
"My, L feel ed up in bowknot. :"
Goodness, IN tired standing so
long"
lever kn rybody to be so long
taking tinty
"Oh, I feel just had a tooth
pulled-so tn Il it is over"
%Oh, see th ;ture of some girls in
boat. Why at he say he had a
boat?"
II don't thi he is very agreeable,
anyway. All links is to get it over
with"
"Oh, here comes with the pic
lures"
Now they er around the man
with the pic. es, all talking excit-
edly.
"Ohl Oh! look at me-"
"Just see the ay my eyes look"
"My head raeld too high, and I
asked you
"Oh, see no ~ dress looks" etc,
till at last the linquish the artistic
treasures long lough to have them
put in envelo,s
Then they .,sor them and go out,
leaving the l. suffering photogra-
pher free to relieve his oYerwrought
nerves in any form of speech he thinks
will be most soothing to his feelings
and expressive of his sentiments.-BoS-
tom Globe.