Show the optimist mrs catherine acerbity was the widow of a soldier in the civil war she could not understand the impulse which suddenly seized her to have her picture taken but she yielded brighten the eyes a little said the artist as he popped his head out from under the black pall pail which covered the instrument it was a new notion of mrs acerbity that any one could brighten her eyes by an effort of the will she felt for the button which she ought to touch to turn on that subtle electric light but it was like feeling with your foot foo t tor for the bell knob under a table when an extra leaf has been put in for invited guests the effort was an ignominious failure the dull and heavy look still lurked more like a shadow than a light in those once brilliant orbs arbs look a little pleasanter plea santer said the photographer in an but commanding and confident voice look here mister retorted mrs acerbity sharply if you think that an old woman who is dull can look bright and feels cross can become pleasant every time any an v little upstart t tells ens her to you yon dont know anything abo about ut human nature it t takes ake 8 something e from the outside to brighten the eye and Mu illuminate mInate th the elace tace 0 0 no it its a trick to be worked tram froam the inside try it again 1 said the photographer good humor I 1 edly something in iris his manner inspired falth faith and mrs mm acerbity felt tor for the button again and touched it good yon loot twenty years younger ru iq matthia pat put thia this victure picture in my glass pase case outside toy mij front toor loor exclaimed the artist WI as h a squeezed the bulb and caught the transient glow which had not in TIM fixated faie faded and h lack leater countenance since the hemenger bo olal terrible teT raan lachanda chanda ln si m aila ori ago 4 7 41 1 a a sars 0 id Sf xa rs A C baty kac it homei nita 1 1 av 1 I 1 deu jv i I 1 I 1 t iutin I 1 ix hei ner ir 1 V 1 I 1 a CV 0 h ir i mi s 4 er T md 13 d aliett ate and aa 1 14 xoa kotva Xo tva h el I 1 ahrer I 1 I 1 ari w 2 of C e ake i A P pinia 6 j t 4 I 1 I 1 aa I 1 i ak t Z 4 tal ia ft tl siy egiy ss I 1 i 4 r I 1 4 k I 1 A e eminent pension the toot took a loss lookin the glass and said in an audible voice there may be something in it ft but ill wait and see the picture she did and slat could hardly believe her eyes it was like a resurrection resurrect fon it was as if some fine old lady had suddenly stepped down out of a frame in a picture gallery and danced a minuet until her countenance was all alive with the lost fires of youth she gazed long and earnestly and then said in a clear firm voice if I 1 could do it once I 1 ran can do it again and then she kissed the beautiful face upon its lips and laid the picture down approaching the little mirror above her chiffonier she said brighten up catherine and the old light flashed up once more look a little pleasant eryl err and a calm and radiant smile diffused itself over the features and then she kissed the mirror what an old fool I 1 am she said with a blush and the blush was the sweetest thing of all well everybody noticed the difference why mrs acerbity you are getting young how do you manage they asked its almost all done from the inside you lust just brighten the eye and took look Plem pleasant ant she answered simply ex |