The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-02
PICTURE.

The retinue that accompanied this baby
to the photograph gallery where the in
fant's first picture was to be taken con-
sisted of the following persons:
The baby's father.
The baby's mother.
The baby's maternal grandmother.
The baby's paternal maiden aunt.
The babys maternal aunt, aged about
IA.
The baby's black nurse.
The photographer had promised that he
would make four or five negatives that
would fittingly portray the phenomenal,
hitherto unprecedented beauty of that
young one, and there was look Of do
| or die determination on his -countenance
when, with all of the baby's kinsfolk
standing around and eying him with the
| suspicious gaze. of persons who think
they are being hoodwinked by a profess
sional incompetent, he began to adjust
the camera and haul the accessories Of
| the studio around.
"Ah! So!'' said he finally. "Now,
madam"-addressing the mother Of the
extraordinary baby, which was Of courss
regarded by all of its attendants as the
most incomparably beautifully and men
| tally brilliant baby alive, in this or any
other land-"just put the little one on
this chair, and We'll see what
'Wow-eeow-eeow = mam-mam-mam
eeowv' remarked the baby quite audi
bly,.
"Ah, Reginald, googleums, 90 must not
det naughty now-oo is having oo's tweet
little picture took" said the mother, with
a worried expression on her face.
"Mam-mam-eeow"
"Reginald, my precious" said his
grandmother.
"Wow-mam-eeowv'
"Dawlingw said the paternal maiden
aunt reproachfully.
"Hoo-hoo-mam-wow
'Why, Reggy-and 90 so boo'fly
d'eesed up, too,' said his young maternal
aunt.
'Blub- -blub-mam-mam-
IVY, honey, ain yo all uh-goin tub be
good fo' yo' ole nuss?" asked the old
black nanny.
"Glug-glug-eeow!'
"Look a-here, kid, just smoke up and
cut that funny business out" said his
father.
| Observation-Disclosures
| The photographer stood on one foot
| and then on the other. smiling cheerful
ly. The photographer looked just as
!, happy as could be-bIt, assembling in
:, the presence of infants relatives Is
t part of the photographing business.
''The little one is just bit nervous"
said he pleasantly, "but no doubt he'll
presently come around all right, and
we'll''-
, "Ng-ug-mam-mam-bo
"It's because he doesn't like stran-
i gers" said the baby's mother, looking
. sidewise at the photographer.
'Well, dye want the man that's going
t | to take the picture to go out In the
woods?' asked the baby's father
"Does re pity little sing hate re big
ugly man zat's itakum its picter?" in
quired the baby's paternal maiden aunt,
just as if the photographer was some
0 where out in Minnesota. docs it hate
r re big ugly mans ugly whiskerzes?'
"Bulb-bulb-ulg- -ulg-wow!
0 "Nice and complimentary to You, aren't
. they, old MANI" inquired the baby's IA
ther of the photographer.
"Oh, that's all right" said the pho
tographer, looking as if he really meant
= it, 1.-The little chap'll be all right in q
minute and we'll then
I s'Wow-wow wow -wow-wow-wow!
'tHe1l have a spasm," said the mother.
v "He's choking to DEATH" said the
j. grandmother.
o "Maybe he has swallowed something"
said the paternal maiden aunt.
"There may be pin sticking in him."
said the young maternal aunt.
'De honey's toofums huhts it," said
II the black nanny.
"He's full of the devil" said the ia
d ther.
}. Richard" said the baby's mother
o warningly, show can you say such a
q cruel thing? He has never acted this
way before. He wants me to take him..
"Glurg-uck- -baw-eeoww
e won't it tum to gan'maY'
"Brruff-mam-ow"
q at wants It's old auntie."
"Wowv
s. "Won't it tum to it's little auntie?"
D. "Ug-owr'
"He dun want he ole brack nuss, doan'
y, hep
- "Uck-uck-wowv'
II s'Ue wants he old pa to club he little
"a head off, once more growled the baby's
"a father, and once more he got sharp
TT look from the baby's mother.
The phenomenal infant was carefully
o. overhaufed by all of its attendants, who
f | stood around in a circle offering sug-
,, gestions, but it kept up steady scream
The photographer leaned against the
camera with hypocritical expression
of deep, serene content on his face. Then
the photographers shock headed boy as
Te sistant crawled over to his boss and SAID
in hoarse whisper that all could hear:
k "Say, maybe de kid wants drink OF
s. water"
70 sSDarned if don't believe that's right,
;, said the baby's father.
n' The black nanny got a glass OF wa
t. ter and brought it to the still bowling
T, infant. The young ones bawls cease0
t, the instant he saw the glass of water
he he reached out his hands for it greedily
a. all the wrinkles went out of his red and
tear soaked face and he drank nearly
"a the entire glassful. -Four minutes latel
II the photographer had three lovely ange
child pictures of him.
81 knew he wanted water all the time,
80 said his mother.
$50 did l." said his grandmother.
$50 did l." said his paternal maideI
aunt.
so did l." said his young materna
es aunt.
"Me, too" said the black nanny.
Then the baby's father exchanged
knowing look with the photographer
h. shock headed boy assistant, and the,
"a grinned.-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
- Change In Circumstances.
;. He-Don't you think that gi2 owe
~ there is beautiful?
She (coldly criticaD-Oh, don't know
Who is she?
He-Mrs Nuter. Just been married.
Id She-Yes, l think she is-quite beaut
of ful-Detroit Free Press.