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Show Remarkable Picture. "The most remarkable snapshot pic-turo pic-turo in tho world Is owned by a friend of mlno In a tJwn In Georgia," said au enthusliiBilc amateur photographer to a New Orleans Democrat reporter. "Its story is extremely curious. It seoms that ho wont ono day to u blacksmith shop to get a shot at tho men at tho forge, Tho Smith was engaged on a difficult piece of iron work and had" two helpers. Just behind them, on a shelf, was u pint flask, full of yellowish-white liquor evidently the corn whiskey for which tho native Georgian has a peculiar llkiug. As my friend was preparing to take his picture ono of tho helpers caught sight of the bot-tlo bot-tlo and communicated his discovery by dumb show to his companion. Tho smith's back was turned at tho moment mo-ment and tho first man reached stealthily for tho prize, while my friend, unnoticed in tho corner, quickly quick-ly aimed his camera. It was a comical scene und in his mind ho had already named tho photo Tho Stolon Drink.' Tho hulper uncorked tho flask and took a swift gulp, and his comrade snatched it and did likewise Then for a brief, breathless instant they looked at each other, nnd as they did so their foolish trrln cave wav to sueh a starn of hor ror as I never saw before upon a human hu-man face. I know, because it was then that thb camera clicked, and tho picture pic-ture Is us clear as a crystal. The flcsk contained carbolic acid. When my triend took one print be broke the nogativo so as to make tho photograph absolutely unique I shows the forward for-ward end of tho shop, In the foreground fore-ground is tho anvil with tho smith bending over bis work. Behind him are tho two hclpors, ono still holding tho flask, looking at each othor. You can sno tragedy In their oyos as plain as print. |