The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
PETS BEFORE THE CAMERA.
DIFFICULTIES IN TAKIEo moro
GRAPHS OF ANNALS.

ing room OF TINT little Bowery photograph gal
lerv which IL near RivlnRton street. Prospec.
tivs alters who lounRed In the adjoining wait
inc room and llstlessly contemplated the por
,Tnits OF those who had patroniEed the estab-
iishment since its beginning could hear the
noises incidental to the commotion and were
speculatlng variously and vaguely as TO the
occasion therefor.
Come. now" commanded a heavy mascu-
line voice, evidently that OF the photographer,
'sit up nice and keep quiet"
oh. YOU darlinR"-this by q feminine voice.
do sit up prettily and get ums picture took"
But apparently the sitter remained indifferent
10 the loving admonltlon. for the heavy voice
again interrupted. and this time with a note
OF impotence.
Here, you. stay up there on that chair" II
eaid. and there was n muf1ed sound as II a
slight struggle was in progress to enforce
obedience. Get back, / say'-
''Oh, please, sir. DOM strike her. whatever
YOU do" once moro the soft feminine voice.
Indeed. our darling has never known q cross
word or a blow in her life. Have you. petH"
Madam. you will have to stand aside and
let me manage her. Really, n little switching
would do her good and keep her quiet"
What a soreheadl" shifted one indignant
damsel In the waiting room. who was surrep-
~titiously holding hands with q sandy-haired
young man In a new suit OF clothes.
III he'd strike er kid NV mine.' responded
the sandy-haired young man. with a menacing
growl, "a envelope could hold de remains Wild
out crowdin'."
But you amt got no children. Charley" sim
pered the damsel, at which remark the holding
of hands became positively a gymnastic exer-
else and the cracking OF Anger joints punctu-
ated the steady flow OF disturbing sounds from
the operating room.
"Ouchl Blank It'll" A wall Of real pain was
sent up by the heavy voice. The little brute
has bitten me-"
Some children air Jest too vicious an Or
merry fur any use," vouchsafed q second young
woman in the waiting room.
'Naw-tain't de kids fault" grinned the
eandy-haired young man. She's evenin' up
on de mug taker fur chuckin' her all dat sleek"
Dear mel" complained the feminine voice
in the operating room. Il declare, 1 don't
know what TO do with her. Oh, don't pick her
up by the neck-you'n strange. herl"
The young nan with the sandy hair sprang
TO his feet and glared balefully in the direc-
ton OF the operating room. Dat fellie don't
guy de kid no knocks while I'm in de shanty."
said he. drawing down his shoulders and
"Sit own Charley" implored the damsel.
What's eatin' you?. Don't go maxim a holy
show ny, yerself an gettin' hot In de collar
aH &S6w shi tRsn. ~ sse's ss al h Tis6 SSH's Sroso in the
heavy voice from the operating room. Don't
move, and Wen have her taken in a minute."'
There. madam. it's all over. But that's thu
most trying pup to take I've ever had in my
well, chase me fur err farmer" muttered
the beligerent sandy-haired. young man. as
the photographer appeared in the doorway
Wus muggin'."
Yes 81 Said the ~ghotogTraPhsr. as he An;
p photo III II animals. EVerybody IN CHS
line Of business has got tn have a specially.
else he'll starve to death. for the amateur pho
to the wall on straight portrait work. I
sssjI%sl on q ' SsI ss;. s sSS y HS 1s6 TT hffT is6f d 5SS
the collection Of animals and even insects
which ! ! have AYE h%oStoEEEEssphe you yin think
Let me tell you something. I make the
photographs OF most Of the freak performers
s aRsat aRam and fT ma n $ T halls sA0 Th In sf Is h sGSSIsrs
in this town that does not look ms up and give
ness IL handling wriegline monsters. You've
f Ss1s WE ESllb S sys alte faI bo sA 81 s 6sEEia to 1 RSar a il
snakes eoiled round and round them, and
gave me the shivers to see how careless they
were in handling serpents capable Of crushing
I asked one Of the girls about this matter
one day. Said 1: My dear. ! have often read
that the boa-constrictor Is able to crush pigs.
pals as b%uffaloes to a pulp. Surely you must
know this and stop to think sometimes, when
S sG0un ndy you Sn mat Il i ff he took CGp fhe m notfon e. e soald
s0SSSSs55 s, y SHst to death go Ro in t an instant s ! mad. mo
and had to take OF the big snakes she had
colled around her.
she S got nhssGT q brea pretty D green Soa t Sfif f fof a when fa1
stant there would be so many women doing the
RiT snake turn If there was any real danger
Il said that had never occurred to me. and
asked her 70 explain further.
ness.' said Esi sh ST Sfte eng q S SSsGet q eTb ans T SiS sn Spsls
could readily crush US 70 death when they are
tnt OF their torpor and II we, were not watching
SSaShnnot construct unless he begins at the tail;
t haaT mn Is the seat Of his muscular force. and
when we have a i'e snake coiied aTound us nS we
quickly unwind him. II is slow work for the
q S0SS oST sG6 81 to to get himself hin s ready re to crush
ways keep twisted round our necka. The tail
that III E We eaa fe sfy the 70 f kseP Pb aF0T Which, S1 ied dse; SO
thnat the snake is getting ready for his hugging
She told me a. good many things besides
thaE which showed that the handling of snakes
looks dangerous. but is really a compar-
atlvely harmless profession. not half as dan
SeSons as tAHmpbli9g on the stage or In the cir
Gus ring The big snakes arc almost always
ih q l~ethargic. condition, and when they are
MAJ way an infant could handle them with Inn
OF all the snakes which come here to be
photographed not one in a hundred Ia poison
'3Hs' II this country there are very few harm
iul snakes, although there are many which
pass as dangerous. An old snake chnrmer
VINO comes here regularly to be photographed
Tish MS serpents told me that the rattle
snakes; the cottonmQuths and thundersnakes
mere ABOUT the only kinds which were deadly.
ne hIways, carries a large stock of water
snakes and ,blacksnakes, which look wicked
;,nG yet couldn't harm a kitten. But they have
HEeSLh ahd sometimes when. they are particu-
aa[v good sized they use them on his hands
anruhu neck. although they do him no Injury.
eanats, mas never been q snake charmer or boa
SoitsstafC2r performer In this gallery who has
not stated that 1t Is utterly Impossible TO train
= snake 70 do anything, The snake is q nat
urabrDoTn Tool, and that Is all there Is to IL.
cali Dut 1 nave a number OF other customers to
~ ~ you about, Perhaps you have noticed that
VI la,S the goat regulation on the Bowery has
S5eauy Increased? Wherever you 20 now
ttaays you lind these Harlem COWS, as they used
WsI in tneIn, swarminR up, and down the side
wwaSnlhiS, cohtestlng the right OF way with the
ssSSii a VINO spend their days and consider
nUiS paht OF their nights In tormentinR the AMI