Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1877 — A Photographer’s Fright. [ARTICLE]

A Photographer’s Fright.

Hk is a young photographer, just starting in business and love. The other afternoon his girl's mother called for a sitting. He desired to make a moat favorable impression upon that portion of her mind which could appreciate photography, and so he became a trifle nervous in the work. But he got her settled finally, with her eyes fixed glassily on a certain object, as is the Custom. Then he drew the cloth, took out his watch, counted off thirty seconds, restored the cloth, and drew out the case. “ Gracious!” he unintentionally ejaculated, “I forgot to pull out the plate.” The old laay had to sit again, and she prepared for the ordeal, but with confidence in the operator considerably abated. He was more nervous now than before, and it was some minutes before he had her arranged to suit the focus. Then the cloth was again removed, the watch again palled out. He counted off thirty seconds, removed tne cloth and drew out the case. *• Great Heavens!” he exclaimed, in a frightened voice; “I forgot to pull out the alide." - —— ; —~ —r. The prospective mother-in-law sprang to her feet, snatched up her hat and shawl, and pausing long enough to inquire if he was drunk, shot out of the door, leaving the pallid-faced artist grasping a chair for support.— Alta California. _ —People who make a habit of chewing paper are hereby warned not to use postal cards for mastication purposes. During the letting of the contract for printing tliem last Week, it was developed that the linen rags from which the cards are made are mosSy imported from Egypt, and are obtained by stripping mummies. Many tons of mummy wrappings are imported every year by American paper manu—When a Cincinnati reporter tried to interview Mr. Samnel Bowles, the latter Mid: “ I have a newspaper erf my own, and if I have any views to disseminate I’ll give them to the public through its columns.” ■% —lt is seldom that a sick man leaves a will that somebody doesn’t attempt to break; but has anybody recently heard ol an attempt to break a woman’s will ?