The Bodleys telling stories . ofwhite and laid on black, and sometimes they were cut out of blackand laid on white. The most expert at this kind of likeness wereFrenchmen, and in France a machine was invented to secure an ac-cnrate likeness. The person whose likeness was to be taken sat in achair, to which a frame was fjxstened on one side, containing a sheetof clear glass, and on the outside of that a piece of dry, oiled paperthat was stretched tight. On the other side of the person in thechair a light was placed, so that the face should throw a shadow onthe oiled paper. Then the artist, stan
The Bodleys telling stories . ofwhite and laid on black, and sometimes they were cut out of blackand laid on white. The most expert at this kind of likeness wereFrenchmen, and in France a machine was invented to secure an ac-cnrate likeness. The person whose likeness was to be taken sat in achair, to which a frame was fjxstened on one side, containing a sheetof clear glass, and on the outside of that a piece of dry, oiled paperthat was stretched tight. On the other side of the person in thechair a light was placed, so that the face should throw a shadow onthe oiled paper. Then the artist, standing behind the frame, tracedthe shadow on the oiled paper with a pencil. Afterward he couldreduce the portrait to a smaller size if he wanted to. The children immediately thought they should like to take eachothers portraits, and they found that they could get really quitegood ones, l)y throwing shadows on a piece of white paper heldagainst the wall, only the one taking the picture was always gettingin the wav of the TAKING SHADOW PICTURES. GOING TO THE CAPE. 151 Uncle Elisha was a heavy, good-natured man, who would sit inthe store during the long summer afternoons, less to serve out flourand salt-fish to stray customers than to chat with his friends andtell stories. He was very fond of the children, and many a yarndid he tell them of his sailor life. He had served in the War of1812 with Great Britain, and was a sailor on the celebrated frigateConstitution, called sometimes Old Ironsides. He was never tiredof telling the exploits of the fiimous ship. UncleLisha, said Nathan one day, when he was there withMartin, I dont believe Martin ever heard how the Constitutionwalked off from the other ships. Do tell us. Did ye never hear that, Martin ? No, sir. I was brought up in the Green Mountains, and neversaw the sea before. Want to know ! Hen has been to sea, explained Nathan. And who s Hen ? He s Martins big brother ; he s in California. Well, you ve heard of the Constitut
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