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In Haste.--Amish woman on a cold day going to a public "vendue," one of their delights and a way to save money.
Willing Little Helpers.--Twins help mother carry a purchase of plates and some odds houle from a public sale.
Nonchalance.--Three trusting youngsters waiting--until the canera snaps--and they are off in a great big flash.
Contemplation.--An Amish woman has purchased an ironing-board at a sale, and now says to herself: "Is it o. k?"
THE CANDID CAMERA GOES INTO ACTION IN LANCASTER COUNTY
(All photos by Chas. S. Rice, except one above, by Kepler)
Contrast.--An Amishman and helpmate on a wagon with modern springs, passing a school building in Belleville. Education in the higher grades is op-posed by them as unnecessary and tending toward worldliness. ()
Bonnets and Shawls.--The Amish, too, have time for conversation. Note the bonnets, and initials low on shawl, left. (Upper row, center)
Satisfaction.--Here we see the contented expression of a successful bidder at a public sale. Possibly the woman in the foreground did the bidding for the one to the left, while the one in the center says: "Oh!" (Upper right)
All Together . . . Broad-brimmed hats, full-grown whiskers, heavy sweaters, a great-coat or two, and a bonnet. We don't know what she might be saying, but her audience is giving her all possible attention. (Lower left)
"Rule of Thumb."--Patriarchal Amishman in animated conversation indicates his "point" by an old standard. (Lower row, center)
Transportation--Nearly every "Old Order" Amishman has a buggy as the highest type of transportation with which to get to town. Patterned so alike, it remains for the Amish to say: "We know ’em!" (Lower right)
Father and Son.--Amishman with store suspenders and "broadfall" pants (no fly) . . . and a bewildered-looking boy.
Curiosity.--The child on the left just "wants to see" . . . while the one in the center "listens in" on the conversation.
Religion . . . is the topic of this pair, as when most Amish gather. Child, in center, and man at right, eat ice cream.
Planning.--"I got the stuff at my own price, now I wonder how I'll ever get it 'to home' without a neighbor's help."
