West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-02-03
DOMESTIC 'D|SQU|ETUDE.
Mr.. BOwSER TRIES ExPsRI-
MENfS WITH KODAK.

Do"sVi Way suTprtScd 10 Sc,
'Mr. Bowser enter tic house with ,
bindlc under his arm. and she al
once iumped ut the conclusion that
q calamity had happened. and excl.
teddy inquired
Have you been in q trolley-car
snssh-up. ard had leg broken OF
anything ?"
"N,w, don't faint away aud fall
into it," good naturally replied
Mr.. Bowser. "The trolley cars
are all right, and my legs arc all
right. and there's, nothing to wor-
ny ab ,ut."
bat Whit have You got in that
sbundle."
THAT bundle contains kodak,
Mrs. Bpwser. presums you have
read or heard Of that instrument ?"
But what do we want OF ko-
d * p she persisted.
"Wc may Want good deal OF it.
In the frst place, picked it up ut
a rare bargain. In the next place,
! don't propose to pay a photog-
f'pher when can just as well do
all the work myself. A kodak is
TO take pictures with-pictures of
inc and you and the boy and other
things. We want photographs Of
the house-the different rooms
he neighborhood. 1t would be q
matter OF prudence to take photo
graphs of the cook, 30 that il she
stole the silver and ran away we
could identify her."
"But-but how can YOU take
photographer" queried Mrs. Bow :
ser.
"How can find my way over
town and back ?" he replied, as he
Strengthened up and looked down
upon her in disdain. "There are
people in this world with few
brains IN the back Of their head;
strange as it may seem to you. AS
j said, l got bargain in this ko-
dak. A man who was dying of
consumption wanted to raise $40
and was willing to sacrifice"
"And Mrs. Brown got one Just
like this, first-hand, for $40 % put
In Mrs. Bowser.
"Oh she did ! Mrs. Brown is a
wonderfully smart woman If she
c'n pick up $40 kodaks for $40.
She's the woman | ought to have
married. came home to take
some pictures by daylight. Just
feat yourself by the window over
there and I'll be ready in about O
minute. All you have to do is to
put in the slide and press the but
ton. Ii l don't bring out just as
good a photograph as you can get
for 50 dozen, then j don't know
what's what"
"What smells go she asked as
she began shifting about.
Never do you mind the smells, ("
he replied. have brought along
the stuff to develop my own plates.
] propose to go right through with
the whole performance, from press
ing the button to furnishing the
photos. Now, sit down and get a
look on your face"
'1f you don't make a success oil
81, you won't-won't blame mo
appealed Mrs. Bowser, as she took
a seat.
How can / blame you !? I'm
ready now. Turn your head lit
Gle to the left-that's it. Hold uE
your chin. Lands alive, but your
mouth looks to be rod long
Cant you pucker 1t up a bit? Look
straight at my collar button while
] shoot 'er of.
Dir. Bowser then proceeded tc
photograph the psrlor. the sitting
room, and the hall, and from 9
rear window he took several view,
OF the back yards and the cats on
the fence. Then be showed Mrs.
BOwser how to work the button
and b ID her take hin as he sat IN A
rocking chair with a newsp per u
bis hand. Having exhausted all
convenient subjects, he SAID
Mrs. Bowscr, we will now 20
down aud photograph the cook.
She ctme here under the name Of
Mary o Day, but that may be a
f'lse i.ame. ! don't like her looks.
the FIRST evening we are out she
may jump the house for $500 worth
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