Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-06

in another minute the button would
have been pressed but for an Interrupt
ton. A woman suddenly appeared in
the doorway beside the goat and called
out:
Now, then, what's goin on out
thereT
"Tm about to take picture with my
Kodak" replied Mr.. Bowser.
"Is 1t Of the baby and the goatT
Eyes"
"Then you drop it like a hot pertaty
or I'll come down on re as big as a
| houseW
"My dear woman, let me explain the
situation. am an amateur photogra'
pher. am taking a few pictures
for
"I understands perfectly" she inter-
rtpted. "Me old man sat right here
one day two months ago a-smokin of
his pipe and feelin that 1t was good to
live when along comes a bloke wild jest
sich machine as that. He peelis and
| squints and takes pictur' and goes
Off, and two days later me Danl Is
arrested by the police fur stealth four
barrels Of cement and six bunches of
shingles. Be off, say!'
my good woman, solemnly assure
you began Mr.. Bowser. but she ad-
vanced and punched him In the back
with broom, and he had to move on.
lie Travelled six or eight blocks be-
fore he struck his next Landscape"
1t was rude shanty, with n sign of
"Saloon" over the door, and there were
dozen picturesque figures loafins
around and splitting cotton. Mr.. Bow
ser decided to take n picture and label
il "The Home of Industry" and none
of the dlers objected as he made ready
Indeed, some of them assumed still
more picturesque poses, as If to favol
him. In couple of minutes his work
was done, and he was about to turn
away when one of the gang approached
and queried:
"Dat was a snap shot, wasn't itT
"It was"
"And we all did our best fur you"
"You did, and I'm much obliged.
think the negative will work out beau
tifully."
"And about de drinks, Gully? d,
boys Is expectin at least keg of beer
Wes all hardworlsin men. wild wive
and kids 10 support, and we emit pos
fur nuthin. VIII ye come in and tel
Jimmy to tap fresh keg?'
"a lSegv' exclaimed Mr.. Bowser. mo
of course not. I'm willing to buy yo,
each a glass of beer, but you don
want to pile 1t on too thick"
"Dey was beautiful poses," 6uggeste,
the man.
"Yes. the poses were all right"
"And de boys won't take less'n
keg."
'"Then they won't take anything. TIL
crowd of you ought to feel highly hon
ored at being photographed"
Oats so, Gully. But about dat keg 2
81 shan't pay for any keg."
Tie man turned to his gang an,
made sign, and next minute Mr.. Bow
ser was surrounded and picked up an
flung into blanket held by six mer
Before he could scarcely yell out h
was being tossed In the air, and fo
the next ten minutes he performe
more gyrations than he thought it pos
sible for human being to go throug
with. When the crowd was weary,
was spilled out of the blanket, tn
fragments of the camera were hande
to him, and he was headed up til
. street. His back was covered wit
grass and dirt, his hat caved in, hi
, whole appearance dilapidated, an
: there was look of terror in his eye
and he couldn't keep his chin still.
number of boys followed him as '
living curiosity" and now and then
pedestrian asked him where he got h
jag, but he made bee line for hon
and finally shut his front door benin
him. All he brought back with hi
was one leg of the kodak frame.
he stood before Mrs. Bowser with bul
ing eyes and wabbling chin she rea
ized what had happened; but, like Il
good wife she was. she refralned fro