The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-04-21

sion on his face Then he stood for a
minute or two looking helpless as the
two women attempted to sootbe the in
FAINT
Suppose we put him up in the chair
now and perhaps can distract his at
tention," he said, at last Here:
Kecher kecher, baby! Here!"
The baby stopped crying and looked
at him wonderingly.
"Kecher, kecher!" he repeated. Il
guess he's all right now. II you'll get
down behind the chair and hold him
from the back We'll get at it." With a
parting ''Kecher!" he hurried to the
chair and shifted screen.
why, mercy" said the grandmother.
We've got to change his dress first.
Does the man think we're going to have
his picture taken just as he is? In the
bag, Mary. If you had taken my ad-
vice and had the little null with the lace
trimming l think he would have looked
much sweeter. Bessums, dear, a Pc
cious! Was ums going have ums pic
ture tookened, dear? No, he mustn't
cyl"
The changing of the dress was an OPP
Grafton that the infant resisted siren
uously and with all the power OF its
lungs. When it was over the soothing
process had to be begun anew. 1t was
only by the application of bottle taken
from the travelling bag and then the
quick substitution of dubious contriv-
ance of red india rubber that it was hap
PLY accomplished.
Now, them" said the photographer.
"Wait!" said the mother. Just look
how his hair has got rumpled! Nam
ma, see if his little brush isn't in the
bag"
The brush was found and applied.
Are we all ready now?" asked the
photographer.
Il think SO" said the mother. Now.
will you hold him while 1 stand little
to one side and see how he looks? Why.
if didn't forget to put those ribbons
on his sleeves. Did you ever!"
The photographer sighed deeply as the
baby was carried back to the sofa and tho
travelling bag. When the ribbons had
been adjusted he posed the infant care
fully, and then producing bell-deco-
rated doll he stood by the camera, the
shutter bulb in one hand and jingling
the doll with the other while he
watched for the psychological moment.
That moment came. His fingers con-
tracted on the bulb and the mother
To-. I'D ~ hNfx h1 nd no
baby simultaneously.
His dress was all pushed up in front,
and l wanted to straighten it," she ev-
planned, meeting the photographers re.
proachful gaze. There. It's all right
now"
'Ill put in another plate" said the
photographer.
Before the second attempt could be
made the child began to cry and had to
be taken out of the chair and soothed.
When the picture was taken the mother
insisted that it had startled look in its
eyes, which she attributed to the belled
doll. The third time, she said she
wanted particularly thoughtful ex-
preston which the baby quite frequent
ly wore, and declared that she would not
give two cents for any picture from
which that expression was absent. The
photographer explained that it was not
his custom to take more than two pic
lures of subject, and an animated de-
bate ensued, in which the women were
victorious. The photographer consent
ed under protest to make one more at
tempt, whereas the grandmother said
in that case she was going to see that
the sweetest angel was perfectly COM
Portable beforehand. That took several
minutes.
WELL" said the photographer, 81
think that last was a good picture. In
fact, 1 think the last three were. I'll
send you the proof, however, and you
can judge for yourself"
AS the women went downstairs the
grandmother remarked to the baby's
mother: "Well, of all things! Did you
ever see such a cranky, independent
wretch in all your life? 1 was never SO
hurried and driven before. If the pic
lures aren't satisfactory l wouldn't take
them if 1 were you. I'd go to somebody
who was willing to take little time and
trouble. "-Chicago Daily News.