The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
PH0TOGRAPHING CATS.
An Art That Requires Eternity and
the Fortune of CrOesus.


possessor of five cats of which she is
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son of their being is the tender heartedness
of their mistress otherwise four of them
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shortly after hlrth' me woman wouioh
drown them because little wet kittens are
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dearly, the more so because she had once
CONTEMPLATED DESTROYING them, hence her
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I" niiaAe up lor hei carry 'ea0"eiS' ~
matter of fact they were tremendous nW~
sance and dominated the house. When they
were not under foot getting their taiis
pinched, which they angrily and vocifer-
ously resented, they We're curled up asleep
on the best sofa pillows or in the big glass
punch bowl on the sldehoard. she never
could trust the punch bowls integrity Tor
she was never sure that one of the cats
had not been recently sleeping In it, When
you come to think OF u nice clean punch
bowl is a great temptation to sleepy cat;
its curves conform so well TO cat curled
up.
CURED to the woman that the only thing
needed 10 complete her happiness was
good photograph of the five cats In group.
She was going to have photographer
come out with his camera and make one,
but her husband advised her not TO be
hasty He would, ne said, rent camera
and they would amuse themselves on Sun
day by taking pictures of the cats in all
possible poses.
a DiCfuTeg a
we want, he affirmed. Wont 1t be nice
to have pictures of them jumping am
frisking about?' Thus was the deadly
camera virus Injected into the woman 5
veins.
Sunday came with the camera, which
was loaded with ron of twenty-five films.
AS soon as possible the cats Were tined M
to have their pictures taken. The woman
knelt beside them and chided and coaNsd
and begged them 10 be quiet ara sit in
line. The man stood off and worked the
camera. All day long they took pictures;
she inducing the cats 10 play. ne swapping
away at them merrliy Before night The
twenty-five films had been expos-d
In the morning the man took the cam,
era to photographer to have the films
developed. Then ensued TWO days OF hap
py expectancy OF the results. They told
all their friends OF the pictures they had
twenty or one OF each II they came out
we'll
Inc result was hne collection Of blur
red heads IN one, couple OF francucaly
waving tails in another and a great many
blanks Ihen the photographer told them
that the only way 90 make snapshots was
in strong sunlight.
Ihe following sunday they tried II again,
this time in the yard, but the day was
nlh nuf fiNra HfNgaes
more. So it went all summer, but they
only got fragments of cats, or, If they
were careful, the picture of cat as.eep
on the steps.
rms was becoming expensive and the
man suggested that they buy a camera.
The woman assented, but insisted on hav-
ing the very best and most expensive in
strument to be bought. She didnt believe
in photographirg her cats with a cheap
camera. And so it came to pass.
tographs so far on films at goodness knows
what cost. Now they would try plates
ana thelr own camera They were sure
that their III success was solely due to "a
rented camera and the films. The new
comera cost $40.
The man took day off when the new
camera came. He had two dozen plates
and lots Of time He rolled up his sleeves.
udiSHdiSn tle CdtS ana began Work. BE-
fore the afternoon was over he had ex-
posed all the plates and was confident OF
success. In the morning he took the plates
to be developed and stood over the photo
grapher during the process. As usual he
got plenty Of individual heads, tails ana
feet and blurred forms that looked like
terrified cats in a London fog. At this
stage he was inclined to give up and sell
the camera for what it would bring. lie
was discouraged he said and would try
to struggle through life without any photo
graphs of cats
AT this his wife looked superior and
said something about the instability of
men. She would take up the task where
he had left off and would carry II through
successfully. She would photograph those
cats until she TUNED gray, but she would
get them. He could just loaf as much
as he pleased. she would hereafter assume
all the responsibility and take all the
In spite of this the man was happy and
returned to his pipe and his paper and
,uel IN, USELESS ii.,.vlen. 4ils vi ..,.,,s ~
fore she died.
The woman dropptd everything ana do