The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-05
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Trouble of an Amateur in Getting n
Snap Shot at Some Squaws.

snap ShOt some SuuR"s.
"They're out here now, just across the
street, Where's my kodak? Quick"
The impassioncd speaker was one of the
lady guests of the Hotel Adams; the
place was the hotel lobby. What or
who were across tie street was sub
iect of con lecture. Clerk Pierce darted
behind his desk. He emerged with a
kodak, which the lady breathlessly as
sured him was loaded for an emergency.
She ran out of the lobby, and Mr.. Pierce
carried the kodak concealed behind him
like a wary but inexperienced hunter
stalking a deer, as if he wished to dis
arm the animal of suspicion and con
vince it that he was approaching with
pacific intentions.
The lady relieved Mr.. Pierce of the
camera. They" whoever they" were.
were not visible to the unaided eye.
The lady crossed the street to the Good
ing building. When she had almost
reached the west side of it squaw
carving an ola on her head came
around the corner. AS soon as she saw
the kodak she vanished with a scream.
The lady with the kodak hadn't time to
take snap shot, but she went on to the
corner of the building. She adjusted
would have had negative. But she
suddenly turned and ran toward the
hotel, pursued by three squaws, each
armed with a stick of a club. The
| suuays turned, ran across the street TO
a fruit stand. and stood in the shade,
where they were reasonably protected
against kodak assaults.
Mr. Boomer offered himself as vol
unteer to procure the picture. He took
the kodak and began maneuverlnS
around the squaws, giving them more
serious cause for alarm than they al
ready had. for he handled the camera
as if it were a shotgun. They remained
in the shade, however, turning upon
him occasionally, brandishing theiI
sticks.
Drive them out into the sun" cried
the young lady who had incited the
trouble. She stood in a safe place under
one of the porches, partly concealed b,
one of the pillars. Get on the othe1
side of them and drive them out. Poin
the camera at them. They're afraid O
it," But they wouldn't drive.
"Why don't you go, Josie. and TAX
their pictures?" asked an elderly lad,
sitting in II carriage. Il go'" echoe'
Josie. nm afraid of them. Didn't yo
: see them shaking their sticks?''
Finally Mr.. Boomer corralled tn
souows in the confectionery store. Th
l young lady then went across the stree
l and resumed the kodak. She drew
7 bead on one of the squaws through a
4 open window. The sguaw ran out of tn
$ door. The young lady ran to the fror
Y of the building and the squaw ran bac
i and concealed herself behind a doc
l., post. The young lady moved aroun
2 and got in range again. The squa
J, moved out of range. They kept up tn
;, game of hide-and-seek until the su
: went down, and the glass upon whic
e that negative was intended to be take
0 was still clear and unmarked. One
e the many superstitions of the 1ndial
e is that a photograph brings bad luc
e Some of them are induced by gifts
disregard the superstition. 1t som
:. times happens that an Indian who
d picture has been taken and placed I
t exhibition In curio stores dies. H
l. relatives request that the phefograI
4 be destroyed. or at least remarhd FRI
sight.-Arizena Republican,