The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-01-22
A TIME EXPOSURE.
The Travelling Man Tells n Story Of .
Guileless photographer.

Guiieless photographer
AS rule" remarked the drummer
in Photographic supplies to the photo
graph man, in the Star mans hearing,
Il am willing TO accept your state
ment that photographers don't play as
many tricks on the trade as some other
people do, but there are exceptions"
We'll, l never heard of one" said the
photographer, shaking his head as if
he wanted TO butt the drummer of the
line of argument.
Let me give you an example," said
the drummer. seating himself comfort
Goiy. Not so many years ago | had u
friend who was anxious to buy photo
graph gallery in a southern city, and
having quite a solid little Tyad of wealth
he was prepared to supply himself with
something handsome. Being a first
class artist as wei. he knew that when
he did get what he wanted he would
know what to do with it Well, he had
me To lool, out for him on nv trips,
and in month OF so | picked up in
one of the large southern cities an ad-
Nertisemcnt by photo man who want
ed to sell out on account of poor health
The ad. read well, and my friend
pleased with what he was told that he
finally came TO see the party 1t was
arranged by the seller that the pur-
chaser should he there on one of three
days-1Oth. 1Ith and leth of July. / be-
lieve, as he was too busy to see him at
any other time. but thought he might
have little resting spell then. Ny
friend got there on the 10th. and went
10 the gallery as 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. He did so.
and there were more people and the
time was put off till three. and then
again till five, and il kept going that
way for two days and up to noon of the
third dav
Then the photographs said IL was
shame to keep him waiting longer
and he would give him an hour that
evening If he had to shut IN shcn to do
IL OF course. by this time nv friend
was more than convinced that he had
hit on bonanza. and he was ready to
Tav almost any price the party might
ask To make the Tlace more attractive
10 my friend he had observed that most
Of the visitors to the gallery were Judges
and majors and colonels and that sort,
and their ladies. Well. the bargain
vas closed and my friend got out that
night and was hack again in ten davs
ready TO carry on the rood work of his
successor. whose health prevented his
cniovin@ such a pecuniarv snap"
And, of course. he got a bargain 90
interrurted the photograph man
''Oh. lid he?" sncercd the drummer.
''Oh, that artist didn't DO a thing to-
him. did he2 My friend didn't get two
customers a week. and couldn't coax
them TO him. and he lust dronned =. 600
cool on the Job. And why. friends and
fellow-citizens2 concluded the drum
mer. in semi-traCic tones, "and whva
Iecause that innocent and guileless
photographer had worked up a boom
To-" those three days by sending out in
vitations TO n lot of prominent people
10 come in on those days and he would
take their photographs free OF course,
they came Did anybody ever refuse
ANYTHING that was free. and especially
when IL was a chance to have their mic
lures taken2 Well. I guess not" And
the drummer handed his handkerchief
10 the photograph man for him 10 wipe
his weeping eyes with.-Washington
/ Star.