The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

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camera III let you have. don't u,e n
Ill lend Il 70 you Tor as long A. 20,
WANT ~ nnn Us always better 70 star
with small camera. anyhow"
smith said he would think about Il
On" there she matter ended. IL
thou eht very little Of photography I'M
I'll one morning he got a package Of
photographs from Jones, ali nicel,
mounted. with himself in the fore
ground OF each picture. He took tina,
home, and showed the pictures 70 his
mother and sisters, and they all agreed
that they were very nice. OF course
they knew nothing about photography
and little thought before long the young
man would be victim Of IL.
John Smith called on Jones at hi.
residence TO thank him for the pictures
and then the latter brought out from q
cupboard the different parts OF . quar-.
template outfit. which he proceeded to
put together and stand in q three
legged way on the floor Of the room in
which they wero
| There he said. smith, you are
welcome to this. You take II along fou
awhile; II isn't very good oltfit. but
it'll do you as starter. Afterwards,
when you get TO know the ropes. you
will probably have your own prefer.
ence As to camera, and can then suit
yourself"
Smith at the time thought this was
kindness On the part OF Jones; and
doubtless Jones hims self thought he
was good-natured person who was
acting in good-natured way TO fell
low creature. Had there been. at this
time. somebody TO whisper a kindly
word Of warning to young John Smith,
how different might have been the re-
suit! But there was no one to whisper
the word.
The story Is sad enough without hav-
ing any exceptional gloom added to Il
by me; and II would be an exaggeration
TO say that Smith ct once became ire
trievably addicted TO photography. He
did not 1t was gradual process. He
took the camera out on Saturday half
holiday, and then developed his plates
in room he had fitted up for that pur-
pose. But he did not take IL out every
Saturday, nor did he relinquish his
boating or many Of his usual habits. II
he thought about the matter at all. he
thought that he could at any time give
IL up; that all he had TO do was to send
back the borrowed camera to Jones.
and there would be an end of It. II
any body had told him that he was be-
coming q confirmed amateur photog-
rapher. he would have laughed at the
idea None Of his friends noticed any
difference in him, and his employer
still thought him model young man
las, indeed, with the exception of the
one growing vice. he was
But by and by he began to think
about his camera during business
hours As he sat on his high stool in
the somewhat somber room in the city.
little bits Of pretty landscape would
come up before his eye. and he yearned
to be away in the green fields. or be-
side tho streams. or among the rocks
and woods with his camera. He row
spent nearly every Saturday away with
the little instrument, and he gave up
his usual Sunday avocations to print
the pictures he had made. which every
body admitted were about As bad as
they possibly could be. Nevertheless
he improved, and one day he joined
Photographic society in his neighbor-
hood, composed mostly Of reckless
young fellows, who saw no harm in
photography, and who would have
laughed to scorn anyone who had
warned them OF their danger. These
people met once . week. and often
listened TO papers read by fellow-mem-
bers on New Developers" and on the
Mental Alteration Of Lenses" and on
"Hydroquinone Is q Useful Stimulant,"
and all that sort Of thing. Wild bac-
chanalian smoking concerts were held
by the club. where the air was blue.
and songs were sung. and glasses which
did not contain an authorized developer
were cmptied. These young fellows
during the summer were in the habit
Of going on on dissipsted Photographic
revels. meeting q the station, and 60
ing out to parts Of the country unpro-
tected by the police. where they de-
scended each one armed with his
camera, and photographed things right
and left without regard 70 conse-
qucnces.
smith joined these baceh analian
tours. and regret 20 have 70 say that
he liked them. BY and BY he gave
Jones back his camera, but not with
the intention Of making an effort 70 re-
form. Far otherwise. He had gone
and purchased half-plate instrument
and this he told Jones with apparent
pride.
That's the way fellows generally
act," said Jones. They are rarely |
with quartcr-plate, and |
hope you have got : good instrument"
You see the young man was not |
among people VINO could give him al
word Of warning. II he had had any
friends who would have said 20 him:
MY dear sir, you commence with
and It first the quarter
,latc satisfies you; but after awhile
vou yearn for . larger dose. and 60 in
or half plate; so don't you see that
~ and BY you'll 60 in for . whole
,late, and then an eight by ten or per-
laps ten by twelve? Think. my young
riend Pause for = moment and con-
ider where you will bring up. Con-
ider the hold IL ID getting on you.