Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-12-13
a TIME EXPOSURE.
The Travelling Man Tells . Story Il :
0ullsless Photographers.

The Travelling Man Tells . Story Il =
0ullsless PHOTOGRAPHER.
"As . rule" remarked the drummer
in Photographic supplies to the photo
graph man, in the Star mans hearing,
II am willing to accept your state-
inent that photographers don't play As
many tricks on the trade as some other
people do, but there are exceptions"
'Ivcll, I never heard OF one" said the
photographer, shaking his head rs If
lie wantcd TO butt the drummer OF the
line of argument.
Let me give you an example," said
the drummer, seating himself comfort
ably. "Not Sc many years ago l had 4
friend who was anxious to buy a photo.
graph gallery in n southern city, ana
having quite q solid little wnd of wealth
he was prepared 20 supply himself will,
something handsome. Being n first
class artist as well, he knew hat when
he did get what he wanted he would
know what TO do with IL. Well, he had
rue to look out for him on my trips.
and in q month or SO / picked up in
one Of the large southern cities an adj
rcrtisement by n photo man who want
ed to sell out on account of poor health.
THE nd. read well. and my friend
wrote to the mnn at once, and was SO
pleased with what he wa told that he
finally came to see the party. 1t was
arranged by the seller that the pur-
chaser should be there on one of three
days-loth, 18th and 18th OF July, I be-
lieve, as he was too busy TO see him at
any other time. but thought he might
have n little resting spell then. Ny
friend got there on the 10Th, and went
TO the gallery rs soon as he had break
fast, which was about ten o'clock. A
half dozen people were in the place
waiting. and the artist only had time
to tell him to call at noon. Tie did so,
and there were more people, and the
time was put off till three, and then
again till five, and it kept going that
way for two days and up to noon OF the
third day.
Then the photographer snid II was
n shame TO keep him waiting longer
and he would give him an hour TINT
evening II he had to shut up shop to do
it. OF course. by this time my friend
wns more than convinced that he Ind
hit on n bonanza, ard he wa ready to
pay almost any price the party might
ask. To make the place more attractive
to my friend he had observed TINT most
Of the visitors TO the gallery were Judges
and majors and colonies and that sort.
and their ladies. Well, the bargain
was closed and my friend got out that
night and was back again in ten DAYS
ready TO carry on the good work Of his
whose health prevented his
enjoying such n pecuniaTv snap."
And, OF course, he got n barCain7"
interrupted the photograph man.
"Oh, did hc?' snccrcd the drummer. J
"Oh, that artist didn't do n thing 10
him. did he? My friend didn't get two
customers a week, md couldn't coax
them TO him. and he Just dropncd 81. 600
cool on the job. And why. friends and
ieliow-citizcns?" concluded the drum
in semi-tragic tones, "and whyn
that innocent and ruileIcss
photographer had worked up n boor,
for those three days by sending out i'll
to n lot OF prominent ncople
10 come in on those DAYS and he Womb
tnke their photographs free. or course.
they came. Did anybody EVER refuse
lnything that was free. and especially
when 1t was a chance to have their mic !
lures tnkcn? Well, I rncss not" And
The handed his handkerchief
the photograph nan for him TO WING
his weeping eyee NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.