SENSATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC STORY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2248, 4 December 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

SENSATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC STORY.

Quite a semtional photographic story comes from Madrid. A Spanish photographer, having lately made all the necessary arrangements for taking a comely young damsel, had placed the dark nlide in po-ition, and was in the act of drawing it out, when, on finally glancing at his 'sitter,' he was horrified to see that she wai holding the muzzle of a small revolver to her forehead. "Stop, for Heaven's «ake !" cried the artists, adding rather selfishly, "If yo»i shoot yourself you will utterly ruin my business." In reply the young lady only laughed, and handing the revolver to the photographer said, "Don't be alarmed. It isn't loaded, you Hea. But I want you to take mo holding it to my forehead, so that I can send the carte to my lover, who has deserted me, with a letter saying that if he does not oome back to me I will really fire off the revolver !" Assuring himself of the fact that the revolver was not loaded, the artist consented to so far assist his " sitter " in her proposed stratagem as to take the desired photograph, The sequel is perfectly satisfactory. Some time afterwards the photographic artist had the pleasure of again taking the same young lady, but this time she was with a gentleman, her companion being her once fickle lover, who had returned to hU allegiance a short time after the tragical photograph had been despatched to him.

Sth.vncjeu (after lunch at a cafe): "Waiter! Waiter ! bring me a tooth- pick." Waiter : "Senor, they're vising it at the other table." " I tell you it's a great thing to have a girl who knows enough to warn a fellow of his danger." " Hay« you ?" inquired one of the company. " Yei, indeed ; Julia's father and mother were laying for me the other night when she heard me tap at the window, and what do you suppo.se the girl did *" "Can't you think." "She just sat down to the piano and sang the insides out of ' Old Folks at Home.' You can just bet I didn't call that evening,"