The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-29
FELINA AND THE CAMERA.
an EPISODE OF FOUR Bachelors
TWO PRINCESSES.

A..teur In FiashnEht photography
Four bachelors and two princesses; that was
,bs household. The bachelors were American,
tho princesses. African. and jewels. both OF
,h.m. In their capacity rs cook and maid.
servapt they ran the establishment, They did
a an successfully that the bachelors, one ami
II, nover tired OF boasting about how they had
.o,v.d the problem OF living in n large CITY.
They thought they had done It all. They were
nroud of the largo wages which they turned
nv.r weekly TO the royal Golfers, and, six days
ont NJ the week, they exclaimed at dinner;
1--WE are the people
The seyenth day they had an especial burst OF
eloQuence, ana salu:
we are the stuff"
Meanwhile, the royal prlncesses said nothing
nj ALI. They drew their w~ages-that is to say,
thew accepted the tribute OF their unconscious
slaves. and the whole arrangement workedliko
. charm. But, Of course. there must come a
serpent into this modern metropolitan Eden.
The only wonder was that It's arrival was do.
layed so long. When at last 1t did come II was
in n peculiar guise. One day-it was early in
the sprinR-the Bachelor of Arts came homo
with q good sized box under his arm and an e1'
pression of Joy and rapture on his face.
"whatchegot p' said the Bachelor OF Phtloso-
pby. pausing for n moment in his occupation OF
scratching the ear of the cat.
You'll never guess!"
"Right you are. There's only one worse habit
than guessing. That's asking somebody else TO
guess. How's that Kitty ?" The philosopher
always appealed to the cat for confirmation.
and she never failed him.
The Bachelor of Arts, meanwhile, was un-
wrapping and opening the box. There were a
great many mysterious little packages, which
he laid carefully aside. Finally he came to a
square sole-lcathor case. at sight OF which the
Bachelor of Philosophy groaned.
Not that!" he said. Anything but thati"
"well, I'D like to know whyl" Indignantly.
The philosopher seemed to catch at an idea.
I'm tell You what I'll do" he said. I'm
give you a week and il. inside of that time, you
make a good picture Of Felina here you may
keep your old camera. II you don't. I'll throw
1t out of the window. And" he added. as he
gently dislod ged the cat from his knee and got
up, when / look down and see the thing smash
into eternal flinders. I'll be glad for once that We
live on the fifth floor"
This shows how the serpent was received.
Everybody recognized him for a serpent at tho
first glance. except perhaps the Bachelor tf
Necessity. His imagination leaped into the
future and pictured him presenting. to hitherto
untender womankind. blue prints of himself
taken in various forlorn aspects of bachelor
hood. However. he said nothing about this,
and the general verdict on the amateur photo
graphic serpent was harsh. The conditions
made by the philosopher were quickly adopted
by the Bachelor of Science and, perforce. agreed
TO by the Bachelor OF Arts. Felina's WELL
known characteristics made the expulsion Of
the serpent highly probable. Yet the would-be
photographer hoped on.
II can easily fix up the refrigerator closet for
q dark ROOM" he said. persuasively. And l
can put my negatives out of the bathroom win
dow to print and can wash and tone them in tho
bathtub and the stationary washstand. l won't
interfere with anybody at all"
But the philosopher remained firm.
Your fate is in Felina's paws" he said.
We'll. l can photograph other things during
the week OF probation, can't ?"
II don't know whether you can. | doubt IL
But of course you are at liberty to try
We'll. then. let's make a fashlight picture
Of the family this evening"" joyfully suggested
the Bachelor OF Arts, and tho Bachelor tf Ne
cessity) said: .
insisted that he should be allowed TO hold
Islina: That was where the trouble began. The
lima would blink and that the likeness would be
spoiled. The philosopher. however. assured him
that II should not count against hum. so Felina
was admitted. She was much interested in tho
preparations; She watched the photoErapher
MhiIh the African princess: the cider. 5ad
groped his way back to his paraphernalia:
co IT i, very fp ga, easy TO steer Th a poln. or two of your
prisiug that the photographer went a little bit
f The ph Hna siIspp asserts Sn the hat e d W.s Of fb sh IsI Pa tim:
Guage in which the Bachelor of Arts INDUCED
i" may .st be P Psnson 1nst is aoas1ed ahe T RSSwS Ss6bs SS Sf,i Ih,,
See m to be w thst the he P PnS9t91sLrsphheF stepped on
der. he wanted everyIhinE la' to GS~ be- ready tSe TO 6I his
hand. That was what he said, but things we're
Ps! Whsh-sh-sh!
The match sputtered into a flame and then tho
shot up flashes all about The unhappy
DDOtORraDheF. For one Second "a damon danced
In ma an Internal light before the startled famtly.
SPa A .hsn s !, Sas , 81, black f fEs'n o,h p9e h aeSeSi2s
laughed so hard that it was several minutes be-
again "a s4'E Wien fogiu this sSisNS w ms'd doHe " Fsl iiHnt w tas d fs.
under tne sofa, her eyes giaring, her
The royal princess ses s9a%lnnsdd' the burn,
holes In the carpet and shook their heads. Then.
1s inH pt%sof io 1v ar gTtn ,Es S"G bp0nSea 4 mis- nice; dc,
oilclTi ! from the kitchen, and he stood on
nnteered to turn out The lights. The phi!oso-
pher. meanwhile, had again lured FeIina from
subdued howls as she nervousiy drove her claws
AN ready - said the Bachelor Of Arts.
=" Let her co. said the Bachelor OF Science.
ff Sst n m"m 1 rnI o. trI9 az Inc pnilGsophsr
AS he adjusted hls smoking jacket.
";ArS yoq all right. Marty :. ]i9qpired the
Way where he princesses were stationed.
An right, then! Now remember, don't
,Ss.'
Scratch went the match. Flash went the
powder. "Wow-ow-ow! :" went the philosopher.
And. II one may be pardoned the expression,
ickity-split went Felina.
Crash In the direction of the book shelves.
Bang! from the corner OF the dictionary stand.
Wiack. from between the windows where the
marble COPY OF the Kneeling Venus stands.
And rip, zip, tear! from theleft window itself.
shes scaling the heights of your new cur
ains. y said the Bachelor OF Science out OF tho
lar kness, and the princesses groaned.
" Why the devil doesn't somebody strike n
In ARnnlZRH fnnp. from h.
! he bachelor tof Necessity lighted the gas.
eIlha was clinging ia, tho curtain pole Mt tho
op OF the window, and it didn't need an Indian
cout to, trace the course by which She had
raveiied. station No; /: three long. red
rFatches across the back OF the phiInsnnher's
and. Station No. =: u shattered, hand. painted
on top or the book shelves. The Bachelor
u Necessity Rroaned when he saw il, IL WAS
souvenir from the hand which hs had come
nearest TO winning. Station No. .: the die