The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-21
sINKERs PHOTOGRAPHS LENA.
And. Lot In Her New shirtwaiat. There Cat
the Red-Meaded Irish Lady NEXT Door.

And. Lot in Her Now shirtwaiat, There Sat
the Red-Headed Irish Lady Nezt Door.
Yer look awful blue, sinkers." said sarsa-
parilla Reilly az he entered the little restau.
rant; :" what's the matter 7"
"Mattori 'Tisn no matter" remarked Slnkers;
''only me und my wife had such a fight togedder
dot since yesterday night / live init my sisters
husbands brothers.in-law. I buy me a photo
graph cameron for . little pleasure. Der mans
show me all What l must did to take II picture
oof somebody, und when l bring der photograph
cameron home my wife says l be crazier as be-
fore. Den 1 tell her I take her picture. She
would not permission It ashore she gets q new
silk shirtwaist, und I buy one for i've dollar.
Den she want her picture took right away und
mebbe before. She said dot l must get dot
shirtwaist in better as anything else in der
picture. Veil. I got a plate in der cameron und
go out in der yard while my wife put der shirt
waist on. She we're 30 long dot I decisioned I
would try o While some experinations, und take
q picture oof dor big tree in der yard. 80 I set
OF der cameron by pulling der vinaow shutter.
Den l shut it Off. My wife comes out init der
shirtvaist and I sit her on q butter tub vhot we're
deere. Den 1 snap der cameron shutter some
more, und say birdie, BIRDIE like der photo
graph mans said to der chiidrens. und tell my
wife to hold her face still q while. She asked mo
II der shirtvais, would DO In 1t und said keep
s s4fasd her STONE head at 'G Sss 1snfS sn s.t said Ia, .GShI ,is,
move or your face viii crack der deEelopment!'
Den 1 shut der shutter und tole her it we're all
dark init der development medicine. und i de-
velopmented der plate. When ! come upstairs
und ys Locked 70 at der picture What do you sup
II dom. know said Reilly. but 1t must
mo. answered Sinkers. "it we're q picture
for a Bowery museum woman. sitting up a tree
init three heads Hnd more besides"
the pistss, an yer wolfe moved her head ter tx
wife we're Wild. She fought I did dot on purpose
for fair. pnd Pie said ! we're no yentleman:
sit again in der yard. Den l sitted her oop on
der wash tubs in our kitchen und We decisioned
dot We could take half of her first und half after.
ward, as We could use yet ono plate twice-hrst
get der shirtvnist part und don get her head.
Veil. We tied q sheet across der room to der
Sh saa. asG l Sc d SSs s Il S9Ssf'G sh %y x good .
Den ! got der drop on her init q new plate, und
dor ca for ori hall an hour. NY wife Kept saying
she we're tired, but she did not move yet even q
asri Sheet 1en Iow ! snapped .a only Se he sh Sess showed osn t o1sr
der sheet. Poorly soon I shot tho shutter again,
cellar. What do you superstition We saw on dot
IA shirtwaist. said Reilly.
head on her head, only n head on her lap"
AN what did Lena say T. remarked Reilly.
she tole me dot mebbe der mans what I
bought der cameron from we're a Irish fool. und
dot II we're a Irish cameron"
but thin were Dutch pictures" said Reilly;
how cud an Irish camera take Dutch pic.
Now you're commenoin' again." said the
sinker man; why don't you lot me finish afore
Wei. 60 on, said Reilly.
After we got dot picture init Lena holding
her head In her lap remarked Sinkers, II
fought mebbe der kitchen room we're TOO small
und preparatiOned her once moro now against
dsr hSnsS; sitting on a high box shnst under
Look out! Look QUIT Mrs. McA'Naliy looked
her window out to see vhot II wore about, und
she poked her red-headed head right In front oof
my Lcna's, head, und by der time l shut OF der
photography cameron shutter 1t vas done. I
ture. While my wife fight a little. init der Irish
lady. Poorly soon i come up NIT der picture. und
What do you suppositioned / had on dot one !"
We'll" said Reilly, l suppose IL was q red
headed Irish woman dressed In @ yellow Dutch
"Ach, Reilly, dot we're awful" said sinkers.
MY wife charged me init takin' Mrs. McA.Nal.
lys picture In my vife's new clothes, und she
cry Ike We first we're married."
Den We fight all. night, und ! tole her ! we're
morning I eat not one bit oof breakfast, but
vent away. und stop nit my sisters husbands
brothers.inlaw. Now i shust writteded a letter
to my wife like dis:
DEAR LENA; shop up der damn shirt waist und tear
der cameron. What J care. Mebbe II you like l come
CHRlR.
"IYe'd betther go homo and tell her yerself.'
said Reilly. Goodnight"