Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-20
THE AGENTS DEFEAT.
30 Strikes . Lady Who Know All About
Photography.

Photography.
Scene: Suburban residence. A gem
tlemanly person awaits the coming Of
the lady OF the house, who presently ap-
pears.
He-Msdam. have taken the liberty
OF calling upon you to explain our
new system of club pictures and to
show you few specimens Of our work.
Shelby dear sir, l.
He-Quite So You were about to oh.
serve that you were very busy this morn
Ing, and besides you did not care for any
photographs at present Your next-door
neighbor said the same thing, but, nev-
ertheless, when she had seen the beau
tiful pictures which shall be pleased
to show you she decided at once to take
. ticket for one dozen of these exquisite
works Of art
She (frigidly)-What my next-door
neighbor does Is nothing to me, sir, and
I don't want
He-Really, madam, It's no trouble, I
assure you. know you we're about to
observe that you did not want to trouble
me to show you these charming speci-
mems, but am persuaded that you will
be delighted with them. And then they
are 30 reasonable in price, when you
take into consideration the high grade
OF work. that it is positively like giving
them away.
She (mpatiently)-sir, Ihave no time
He-No time to sit for pictures Just
now you were about to say, but 1 can as
sure you there is no time limit about
this system. You merely give me fifty
cents in exchange for the coupon, and
call at the gallery whenever it suits your
convenience, pay five dollars more, and
have your sitting. You are then en-
titled to one dozen elegant imperials and
one copy Of this new and beautiful dis
covery Of the art, called
She-See here, you, sir, I want you to
understand that If had my way would
put overy photographer in the country
in jail. Pictures, indeedl Do you see
the stains all over my carpet? That's
where my husband, who is an amateur
photographer, split some Of his chemi-
Gals. Do you see the hole burnt in that
piano cover2 That's where he ruined it
by trying to take q fash light picture
and came near setting the house a-fire.
to say nothing Of frightening the baby
into convulsions. There's scarcely .
decent piece Of crockery in the house
that has escaped being utilized as de-
veloping dish, or for some other such
purpose.
He--But, my dear madam
She-Don't dear me. I know your
vile tricks, sir. If 1t hadn't been for
your miserable art-art. indeedl-my
house would not resemble D piR-pen.
Look at my mantel-pieces, closets,
tables and bathroom, and, in fact, look
at the whole housel It is filled from
top to bottom with some evidence Of
your vile trade, Five dollars dozeni
I would not give you five cents for all
the trash you can make. I've had pho
tography for breakfast, dinner and sup-
per till Pm sick of 1t, and If you don't
get out OF this house this minute I'll
call the hired man to set the dog on you.
He-Really, madam, I'm sorry
She-No, you're not. That's what you
always say-thats what my husband
saws when he has ruined some fresh
thing with his nasty compounds. That's
what he said when he split muriatic
acid over the front breadth Of my new
evening dress. Sorryl Now, l tell you
what, II you don't get outside that door
in something less than no time you will
have cause to be sorry in earnest. And
just you remember to tell at the next
house you go to up the road that their
next neighbor didn't decide at once to
take a ticket.
Gentlemanly person beats hasty re-
treat.--N. Y. Sun.