Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-31

"Ef my hans don't look well, It's
your fault, not mine. They look well
enough kneadin' dough an Eeelin' per-
taters. Ef you can't put that in your
picter 7 don't think much Of you for
q fotograffer, for all you charge five
dollars"
"of course. the lines can be smoth-
cred out" he says.
which they won't bel" says I. I
amt a-payin' five dollars to have
nothln' left out"
Very well" he gives in, "iust as
you say"
Then you'll take my hsn's-liues
an allan one over the other, this
fashion" says 1, foldin' them ac-
couldn't you fun IN your hair
little?" he asks mex, ITS more ar
tistic."
Mister" remarked "ef IL hev
pleased the lord to lay my hair nat
for fifty year come next June it ain't
hardly likely I'll take to nuffin' It up
now, an eff these wimmn whose pic
ters you take had less tufts they might
be more credit to the community. As
for artistic, I don't pretend to be arst
tistic no more nor musical or littery,
an ] amt goin to have no hypocrises
in my picter so you can take me as
am with folded hans an no tufts"
Very we'll madam" he gives in;
ITS your picter, not mine. You'll have
to look at 1t, not l."
SO with that | fixes myself natchel
in the chair with the sober look
wear to prayer meetin Wednesday
nights, an my hans folded ladyike
in my lap, an my eyes fixed without
movin' on the picter of the child.
Air you ready?" he asks, fixin' a
| sorter brace to my head.
81 be-" I says, and with that he snaps
off the telescope an the wust were
over In a few minutes without any
pain at all.
Air that all you do for five dollars?"
says ].
"Quite ALL" he says, tryin' to do
the perlite now it was over.
EFF I'd a-knowed 1t l would never
rave paid no sech sum for sech
short time. It's a sinful waste o.
money. But I'll set here until the
pioters is ready an carry 'em away
with me-"
An what do you think he says to
that?
Madam" he says, "it will be a
week or ten days afore they're de-
veloped an finished an 1 don't think
| you'll care to set that long Well send
'em to you, providin' the proof, witch
well mail you tomorrer is satisfacr
try"
| ] wouldn't stan no more o. his free
| tongue, so before he could say more
| went down to the picter lady am
complained O. his behavior.
"He means to keep my picters an
not let me have em!" I says. But
would you believe it, Sally Ann Wal
| ters, it takes them fancy fotograffers
to NJ York a hull two weeks to finish
the work o. five minutes-yes, ma'am.
an they calls it progressive cityl
But here is the picter-it come home
o'Toosday-a- -standin' on the easel, as
you see, with the plush scarf an gold
frame as it will be wen l am dead
an gone. The Pukkinses was never a
vain family. as l think you can rightly
| jedge by lookin' at the expression of
the face. / don't hold WI vanity nor
with the squanderin' o. five dollars,
an the two things shines out clear
Silas says it will be a comfort to gaze
on the natchel expression Wen / be
yonder in the churchyard. I am glad
you like it, Mis- Walters-Dealkin
Elkins says it does me justice without
| mercy.
"Wot did I do with the other 'levep.f
Well, of course couldn't have Va
easel in every room in the house, so
I'm a-sendin' of em to all the patent
medicine cures in the kentry, with a
in the papers with my name. / amt
no more vain then the rest of the
Pukknses, but wen I pay five dollars
| it amt for Jay Corners alone to have
the benefit"