The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-12-16

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%! yrs, sir--a porter who 10 hired to
show the invcninn in c0reect manner.
The old man put IN his spectacies and
came nearer. 'Well,' said he, 4 declare u
seems tn me very important invention.-
BIT can the man msve with case in the
watesf Can he see pl.inivr
20 yes! Walk littie,' ssjd Charles thro'
the conversation pipe.
The Major staggered acr,ss the r0nu1 ~
we'll NJ he could, hut almnst tumi.led down
Aud you think the stock is inclined To-
.Pamp-pump. interrupted The Major,
within sepulchrxl Voice.
sPumpr aaid the old man, sweIl, il il
pAmps M badly NJ some sb'ek, i will pump
s,me folks dry. Bun, ~. Gerald d. you
think il will, -
Pump grAned e.. man IN armor-
Charlie. E,rced in sssss more atmospheric.
Well, my sesgsp exal.is.-l ~ l..sS .-.--
sssss ~ csSsbssS5 sffais. think Charlotte
will he plcared u see H. hs rnne she len
Berry appeared. Betty, mid he. cali
Chsrl"tie.' She losked with sstonishment
at the specimen bsfo.e her, and vanish. d
In momenf Charlotte entered. sAh,'
said Mr.. O., hero is curiosity for
Won. Charlssle, Mr. Gsrald.' The intr.
durtion, at the same time that il delighted,
confused ihe luvers. Charlotte, scarcely
mile 10 restrain herself from laughter, in
quiret ~lsss the machines l,ef,re her were
Pump, ejacalated the Major.
What, DIES il speakr asked the girl
is IL a.
Pump!
"A pump, i iif' hammered Charlotte.
%, n..r said Charles, this is the pump
tho air punp,' and hs SUPPLIED the ari..o.
with breath sgain, .this il the
.Pamrv
.H.,ld vosir Jaw! hawled CharIes. thru
the Conversation pipe, while The old mas
ssnk up the thread of narration, and explain
ed the invention, after fashion pecu
liariy his own.
sNow for the letter. whispered Chsfler
through the pipe, and he carefully depsasit
csi in the mailed hand or the Major nea
billes-doxx. A Charles went on 10 explain
calling Charlos,e's attention more par;icn
l,r.yto the srmor, he neglected the mir
pump, and the Major, thinking he migh
venture TO be exhausted from his hing cun
fiaement, began to express himself as any
hing l.ut 1t home sPump-pump-ur
shall die! Qnirk, mp-rump- Pnml,-
pump pump he almnsi inaudibly ex
claimed, ~hi he sank up.n the carpet ap
pareniiy unntle t. lear his incarceration
l0ages. Rskihe old me md CtsTles ils~
| 10 The mir pump, while Charlotte, IN her n
lsensps to snppu,st the sinking man, receives
The letter, which she quickly cuncealed IL
her h&nm.
s1hslrl do. rm tetier nowr cried the
Msjar. .l',a glad of H. said the old man
| 81 thought we should have b call the cors
ner, and that would be bad for the news
papers
sPumpr
Yes, they do psmp wi,ha vengeance!-
They are always pumping and never dry
They
| sPumpr
Charles Let fly the atmospheric yet again
and Charlate leit the rs.m in haste. Hav'
| ing read the note. she sole slyly oat Of the
frunt door, has ing told Betty that she wa,
going ~ her own sOom, and then deposiset
herseli IN the carriage, which was only OBJ.
served by the lover AT the winds'w.
| 4. Is all right whispered Chrries througt
the pipe. sPrepare 10 DEPART
The old man having expressed = favora
lie impression If the invention. reqaesees
Nc. Charles 4, call upon han on the nor
INV Cor derision als,ut the amount Q
ii res that he ..0uld iske, and assisted ths
enierps;sing young men 70 depart. He ~
them % the dsssr, bus, ant,cky chance! =
the N pr passed over tho ihresbosd, ha
f;sa caught, and be was ihnwu headhn,
down the sisp-! The amos projected HIM
| however; and lirrying 10 the carriage d.Or
with tho assistunre &c Charles, his cumber
sums p.sssn cssscasled The xffrighted Char
Ieie fnMn The eyes u the guardian. and ~
/ success III tri, drove off amid the cries q
: ,,,mp-pumI,-pumpn Ia an acs'osnn,Dda
ling cierxynan, WIN made Charles an
CfsarhAse one thatyeey night. and that ten
/ u the. pressure q The srns,r-clad A1ajsi
and, Ms We ksa5w, Mt 3 chagrin uf Mr. c.
:sIsIs siss;.ss.ee sspa>es-~nna sf Retty
The whole affair has been nnsicably rel
lied. hua whether ihe old man han bOugt
ans s(s;~k. win 10 fyand IN appl'cstinn I
shs el1ice u tho Subj Marine Arnss ca,
n. B. The auslks r~q,iesss kis bsuherdr
Ssaaisss 10 ssispand any opssatinAs uEnn "a
Isnrilemts ,alrsve narrated. asEa 6sce = =
ready prepared, which enShsacos III hel
In.tl. and ssane what uIDre.
4 u.....a $3.50 .,.d s,,&.v,@ - 49, vsrl,v