Evening journal., 1893-04-11

Don't mention amateur photography to
me blurted ont the usually imperturahle
Younghoy, who was lingering over his
lunch at the club with his bosom friend
Oldboy II never want to see a camera
again"
"But, my dear Youngboy," interrupted
Oldhoy, asionished at the outburst from his
friend that "A mere mention Of amateurpho
Biography had called forth, Il did not sup
pose TINT you had any feeling against the
camera when suggested that good deal
Of Innocent amusement could be had out OF
one
"Well. il IL tender subject with me,
said Youngboy half apoogetically, "and J
will tell you about IL. but never breathe j.
20 a soul
'Trust me-" said Oldboy, ar Youngho'
foolshly did
You know, Oldboy" Younghoy started
in. that Mrs Youngboy's home was in
very small village in South Carolina lmei
her while travelling in the south three year.
avo in search Of rest and renewed strength
She had never been away from that little
village in her life for more than few days
at a time
IAN my wooing was done there, and by
the time that was married her old home
and many of the places where we have been
together were almost as tender memories
TO my mind as they were TO hers IL WAS a
great change TO her when ! brought her
here to New York. Many hours we used &c
spend talking of her old home and the Sc
questercd trysting places where during our
couriship we bad fingered.
Hardly a day passed that Mrs. Youngboy
did not express the wish that sheco1ld just
see the old home for a few minutes, or sec
A.. 4 I..NH I...N.a .as.. 4
/ promised her that the next Sue mUr
would break away from business fora week
or two aud run down there with her She
lived on the realization Of this promise, and
the anticipation Of the visit was very pleas
aut 90 US
Just before we were about 10 start an
idea flashed across my mind that at the
time regarled as an inspiration. ! would
buy camera With it Mrs Youngboy and
/ would wander around her old South Caro-
lima village home. and we would take pic
tures of everybody and every place. would
have all these photographs nicely mounted
in an album when we got back. and knew
that they would he a constant source Of
happiness 10 Mn. Youngboy and TO myself
II did not let her know about my little
plan but went 10 a store where they sold
photographers supplies ] told the dealer
that ! knew absolutely nothing Of photog
raphy He said that was all right He had
inst the sort of a camera ! wanted. IL WIS
loaded tu take lot of pictures All bad
20 do WIS 90 study distance and light "A bit
out of hook that be- would give me- then
Just go round pressing the hutton. express
something called the cartridge on the
manufacturer aud he would do all the de
velunlng and send the machine buck loaded
for future Use.
'lhni seemed easy enough. so bought
the camera aud spent all my leisure time
for the next week studying light and dis
tancp out of hook. Well we went down
20 Mrs louugboy's Old home gs happy az
couple OF school children OF for an out
ing On the way ! told her Of my purchasl
of the camera and Of my plan TO take pic
tures of ali the spots and the things an,
persons about her old home that were dea
TO her She WIS delighted aud / was de
lighted al her delight
''lt Is not necessary FOR me 90 20 into thl
details Of the joy inexperienced during on
two weeks stay Il was living the perios
between our meeting and our marriage owe
auiun We were on the 20 from morning
until night We took pictures Of the oll
home from a half dozen different points O
view We took pictures Of all the othe
buildings on the old farm. We took pic
tur.s Of all the quiet spots where we usei
TO linger We took pictures Of all Of th
niemhrrs OF Mrs lounghoys family ant
OF an the household servants To cap th
climax ! got Mrs Noungboys little broth
ef 10 20 ont with uS one morning TO the oh
orchard where under a tree swung Oh
hammock that Mrs iounghoy and ! knc'
so we'll ! placed the canlert. and then
got INTO the hammock with Mrs. Young
boy Her lutle brother pressed the buttuI
"A would not let that CAMERA 20 out
my sight until got buck TO New York, an
Mrs Yuungboy guarded il even more clos
Is than did With great care we took on
the cart ridge packed Il up at our home, il
cioSing letter 10 the manufacturer telliu
him 10 develop our pictiaes iis quickly am
a., well a. possible Then We took t dow
town and expressed it OF
Not a day p't,-ed during the next wee
when Mrs Nonnghoy and | did not cal
aboui our pictures and OF the pleasure ,
would have showing them 10 our friend
While we were az breakfast on the eigh
day remember it well-the mail cam
There WIS letter from the manuiactur
OF nay cimera His name and address wc
nriuted In the corner Our anticipatio
NfIf AiNNNA Al llt INtAlANNAAs AAN ANAANN tAAN
br a notice that the developed pictures b
heen shipped htck
"Rui fell all of heap when read
Mrs Youngboy saw my despair and TO
the letter from my hand. Here is what ,
read
-AiY DEAR Nix YouNGBoy- am sorry 20
form sou that the camera which you purcha
of our agent 10 use ON trip south, and the e.
fridge ui which you sent 10 us FOR the devcl
ment of the pictures which you supposed
took. was not loaded when you bought Il. 81
we load Il up and return it TO your
Mrs loungboy cried for an hour, ant
mad "A terrible time trying to comfort D
Just think what fools we have made
ourselves before my folks, She said.
might ~ well have gone around there poi
ing an old soap box at people
II had nothing ~ say. ! just dropl
the ,uaaufacturer Of that camera line Z
INK him that would regard it AS a favo
he would kindle fire with the infer
thing ! made up my mind, too, that
next time wanted a picture taken wo
hire a professional 70 do the work"
Oldboy was laughing when Young
finished his tale Of woe as though he
going 20 have fit
'What are you howling and shout