The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-29

or daguerretotypes The morocco cases, all of the same size and style. stood on end. each open at exactly the same angle and disclosing vague and shad- owy outlines of a human face. To gain a satisfactory view of these faces 1t was necessary to take each dagusrreotype from it's place in the TOW and carry It to n window, where after many turn lngs of the case, accompanied by cor responding movements of the head. A good light upon the picture was at last secured, and not until the features were thus revealed was it considered allowable to make any remarks. as 10 Its being satisfactory or an unsatisfac- tory likeness"
 Deacon Norton and his wife occu- pied the central post Of honor; she In her black silk. "cut surplice,' and most deliberately frlled cap. he In the uniform. acknowledged to be vastly becoming, of the captain of the Gov ernor's Foot Guard His eyebrows were drawn together in a.portentious frown, and the line of his lips was firm even to rigidity, but this was his martial, not his natural expression. This went with the uniform, and was only seen at General Training" and on "Election day" when the gentle and peace-loving deacon was transformed into the stern. inflexible commander Mrs. Norton had often wished for another likeness-one of the deacon in his Sunday coat and with the accompanying civic expression of countenance, but she displayed this with scarcely yelled pride, and listened delightedly to such comments as Didn't that uniform take beautiful!' and-"He looks jest as if he was hol- lerin' 'Forrard, march"
 On the right of Captain Norton stood the likeness of James, the eldest son, and his wife; on the left of Mrs. Nor ton, Hannah, the married daughter, and her husband. Ranged methodical- ly as to their ages were Daniel and Re- hecca, Thomas and Jane Maria, Horauo, men very stiff and dignifed in their high collars and voluminous stocks, their hair brushed upward from the brow and forward in large curves above the ears; the girls in set smiles. wide hand-worked collars, silk dresses with aggressive plaids or stripes, and won derful bandeauX of smooth tresses, looped ringlets, or basket braids. Gild- ed brooches, rings and chains. were prominent in these pictures, as also were netted "mitts" with startling de- signs embroidered upon the backs. Sometimes the bare, rounded arms of a girl, were seen emerging from what appeared to be 8 ,ruffled bandage bound tightly about the upper arm; some times dangling loops behind the ears acquainted the beholder with the fact that the back hair of the subject was ornamented with a chenille head dress" In the background was often seen what was called "a view" per haps a watery expanse on which were boats with all sails set, while a noun tain range occupied the farther dis tance. Likenesses of the sons and daughters were flhnked on each side by those of a dozen or more relatives, young and old, and this gallery of family portraits was the pride of Mrs Nortons affectionate heart. But in every cup there must be drop of bit tterness, sand it grieved Mrs. Norton that Ezra place in the row was va cant, this hiatus exciting much com ment and calling for. explanations that she felt unwilling or unable to give.
 Why won't you have your likeness took for your ma, Ezry?" she asked one day, as she had asked a hundred times before. g
 Well, if you must know" he replied, his cheeks flushing red trough the tan, tits because I'm so mortal home Typ,
 You ain't humbly to me, Ezry," she responded, looking at him fondly, but her native candor forbade her to say more. Truth to tell among her brood of handsome children, Ezra was the ugly duckling." He did not flavor" the Nortons or the Hackstaffs, both families being locally famous for their good looks, ruddy complexions and Vitality. 11C Wdo ollSlilly built and less muscular than his broth CTS; he had his fathers gentle expres- sion-the one that went with everyday clothes and manners-and the merry twinkle in his gray eyes reminded you of his mother, but there was nothing attractive in his irregular features. Ezra, himself was painfully conscious of his lack of beauty and grace. He paid little attention to dress, having small faith in it's ability to improve his ap- pearance, and, in a measure, absented himself from the merrynlakings at which his brothers and sisters were such desirable guests. But with all his generous heart he loved and ad- mired them, and the wheels of family life might not always have run so smoothly had it not been for unselflsh, hard=working brother Ezra.
 ;, /, At last his mothers half fearful ex-
 postulations took effect.
 "Oh, Ezry," she had pleaded, suppose anything should happen an I hadn't got your likeness! I should never get
 over itr' and soon after that he dressed
 himself in his best and drove to the
 nearest town, where with much trepi-
 dation and embarrassment he yielded
 himself to the mercy of the "daguerre- .otype man" Returning with the. little case, into which he had hardly dared to
 glance. he gave it to his mother and
 felt repaid for his heroic effort by her
 thanks and approving smiles. ...., ', But the picture was not a fiattering.
 hardly a truthful one. The artist had
 not done his best with difficult sub-
 ject. The eyes were dull; the express
 sion self-conscious; irregular lines were