Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-15
THE kODAK'S EYE.

at was just six years ago that took
my first walking tour with my kodak
darcsay you remember. 1 had passed
through Finley one glorious June morn
ing. and ON the outskirts came across
on" of the prettiest cottages ever saw
porch framed in honeysucliIc: ana run
ming up the hill behind the house. an
old-fashioneG sarden-such garden.
~ little boy was swinging on the
gale" Thompson went on: pretty little
chap about t. | should think. He was
lisliing the gaze with a great bunch of
wlIi;cthoru. and chirruping To his stecd
IA he SWUNG back and forth. He looked
across the read at me and laughed. If
you'll keep quite still while count six.
I'll give YOU Z bright new shilling
said. He eyed me critically. | set the
focus and sighted the child in the finder
of my kodak. | saw that the hillside
garden and the honeysuckle porch
would come into the scope of the pic
ture But I wished the child hadn't
II y
got in the hex: he said. I'll show You
I'm minute. II you keep quiet | an
.wcrcd. jus, as put my finger TO the
button cuckoo in the copsc began to
call. The child lifted his curly head
and listened gapturOusly. It's my bird,
H. said. bur just before he spoke l had
pressed the kodak button. Someone
shouted Billy" from the cottage. and
the child scrambled down from the
gate. Here's your shilling l said. lie
turned back. thrust his small hand
through the white fence for his prize
and scampered off with it,
Il had only short holiday that year,
and on my way home. going from
Thorpe to Trenton, l took 4 wrong
turning. and found myself near Finley
again. | didn't really care for | had
made my forty-eight exposures, and
wasn't looking for anything new II
was furiou>ly hot the morning | saw
the picture cottage for the second time
l came on il from behind the hill ut the
back. and saw that the place was in
reality small farm. 4 dare say they'd
give me glass of milk thought. and
by way of making short cut climbed
a wall and dropped on the other side
But [ came down on wabbly stone
lying in ditch. lost my balance, turn
ed my ankle. and lay cursing dismally
for some minutes. Then l limpcd I'D to
the house. There was no one about
and yet II wore an inhabited air.
Knocked II side door and leaned
heavily against the Intel. No one
came. l limped around to the front
My little friend wasn't hanging over thu
gate this time. L went into the porch
aud knocked again. The door was
epened-a woman OF about 50. looking
very ill, thought. stood there waiting
to know my errand.
''Can l get some one here to 90 70,
hy? I've sprained my ankle, and
" There's nobody here she said, anf
shook her head unsympathetically. ]
had a horrible fear that she was going
to shut the door in my face.
Can you let me have glass OF
MILK | said. | wanted nothing i'm TIN,
world so much as an excuse to sit down
Yes. | suppose So she said indif
fercntly. Come this way
Il followed her into the kitchen. Sh,
gave me a chair and went out. sa
nursing the injured ankle until sh,
came back with the milk.
~ passed here about ten days ago.
said. 'On my way to Trenton
Did you:' said the woman i'm ;
stupid way. She turned to the window
and sat down on low stool by mar
ket basket. l saw she had been she'll
ing peas when 1 Knocked.
81 noticed your garden particularly
haven't seen n finer one this year.
No. it amt bad she replied drop
ping the fat peas into the pail at he
side. They battered down like hail
stones
"'How far shall / have to walk be
fore can get n trap?' | said.
Nothing this side o. Tarver's.
should think
~.How far is thatY
Bout nall q mile. | almOS
yroaned aloud. couldn't walk il
iBoniebOdy must be found who woul,
10 and treat with Tarvcr for me.
az saw a little boy swinging on TIN
gate when passed some days ago
''The woman turned her head s.
sharpiy in my direction that l stoppe,
fsbjrf. 1t was only an instant's inter
yrup4ion. The face was avcrted agail
nalithe peas began to hail against th
'sTsn'f he here now? asked.
The woman shook her head. 1t wa