Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-12

his hand kindly on the young mans
shoulder. ''how do you spend your
evsnings?"
John started. and his once direct look
evaded the searching eye of his en-
ployer. Then he began to shuttle.
Sometimes / am doing ono thing.
sometimes another" he said.
Tell me, john" continued his en-
ployer. "what you were doing last
night Your face is haggard. your eye
is restless and bloodshot l noticed
you poured the ink from the large bot
tie into the small one, as if you were
measuring it What were you doing
last night?"
John was silent, but finally he sid,
in low voice: Il was developing pic
lures"
''Ah" said his employer. II feared
as much. l saw the photograph on
your desk the other day SO badly taken
that knew an amateur had done il. /
feared that amateur was YOU Now,
John. take the warning of an old man.
and brace up while it is yet time. You
can stop it il you only think So Prom
Use me that after this you will never
look upon the developer when it is red"
"When it is very red" said John,
evasively, sit is next to useless, and
when it turns black il is no good at all"
Every likely, very likely" said the
old man. 81 don't pretend to be H.
miliar with those Things; but promise
me that you viii stop it."
"Wen,'' said John. 81 viii promise
you to photograph more in moderation
in the future"
"Ah!' exclaimed the old gentleman
bitterly, shaking his head, modern
ton is the rock that many young
man has split on. Moderate photogra-
ply soon leads to inmoderate photogra-
ply. Drop it altogether. John. Prom
Use me that you will" And John, with
sigh, made his promise, and really at
that time intended to keep it.
Perhaps he might have been able to
havo kept his promise if it had not
been for tho numerous photographers
shops that line our principal thorough.
fares with gardy and enticing wares.
No ono but hardened photographer
knows how difficult these shops are to
pass. John Smith felt the danger of
lingering before their windows and re-
sisted hard tho temptation to enter and
ask for price list; but one day in a
window he saw glarinc announce
ment of a new developer. with Che inti-
nation that onc-ouace samples were
given away on trial. lie hesitated and
was lost lie went in and got sample
of the new poison. He said tc. himself
that no had just three plates still unde-
veloped and that it wouldn't do any
harm to try the now developer upon
them. But. unfortunately, as TOO often
happens, his passion for photography
came upon him with increased violence,
and that sample ended in wild photo
graphic debauch, during whish he was
absent three days in the country pho.
tographing the upper reaches Of the
Thames When he reached his Office he
found another in his place.
"You have broken your word" said
old Mr.. Robinson; "if You can also
break your habit, come back to me and
I'll see what can do for you"
The young man laughed wildly and
left the place.
There is no use in dwelling longer
upon the career of Mr.. John Smith.
Everyone knows just what happened,
because it is the inevitable that always
happens. The pleadings of his family
were in vain. The advice OF friends
was laughed TO scorn. Every penny OF
money that he could beg or borrow he
spent in developers and plates He
would pawn his last shirt for glass of
hydroquinoue and water. That he win
ever reform even his most intimate
friends do not believe, because the
Salvation Army has not yet taken up
this branch of human depravity. But
let it be lesson to those who glibly
offer advice to young fellows on pho
Biography, and start them on q quarter
plate career that may have ten by
twelve ending. Sharp, in Do
troit Free Prssa