Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-06-27


He was By this time igniiing qosn,i,y
oil charcoal which he had stuffed under
the boiler. IL filed the b,ler. Say he, ar.
ter ! stopped working yesterday. and 4,
hant leaked drop since. II vii. soon
bile up. the coal is fact rate"
Sure enough. the boiler soon gave evi.
dcnce Of troubled waters. WHEN. by
pushing one slide. and pulling auo.her.
the whole machine, clsnks and piston,
was in motion.
1T works slick. don, i,;' said Jsbez.
But" replied, at don't move"
you mean. said he. 1.-THE travelling
wheels don't move; well. don't ireaa
they shall I'LL l get my patent. You see"
he added; crouching down, THAT trunnel
head. there--ihat small cog-w heel,-
We'll. that's ont of gear jus. yet; " en
turn hef into gear, by this crank, il fits.
you see, on the main travelling wheel,
aud then the hull serspe will move, as
nigh as can calculate. little slower than
chain lightning" and dafn'd le,tlc too !
But Il wont do 10 give il fry sfore get
the patent. There is only Que thing ye.,"
he continues. 'tha: han, con'ri,cd-
but that is q simple matie.-and that is.
the shortest mode Of stopping on her
| My FIRST notion is, 10 see how fast can
mako her woys wi;hoa, su.ashipg Ill so
bats, aud that's done by scIewing down
this upper valve; and III show you---"
And with that he clambercd up on the
top, with a turning screw in one hand.
and hosn of sonp-fat in the other. an2
commenced screuing down the valves,
aud oiling the piston rod and crank loin.s;
and the motion OF the mysterious mass Ia.
creased, until all seemed Buz.
It's nigh about perfection. Amt il Z"
said be.
stood amazed in contemplating the
object before me, which confess could
not fully unders,and: and hence, with the
greater readiness, permitted my mind 10
bear Otto other matters more comprehen-
sible; 10 tho future, which - always more
clear than the present, under similar CIR.
cums,anccs. beeded mol, Tor The verv
best reason in the world, because under
stood not the complicated description ,ha,
Jahez was giving of his sIill more com.
ipiicated invention. Al knew was. tina,
here vas machine on four good sturdy
well-braced wheels. and it oulv required
recorded patent 10 authorize that small
1
be thrown ''inio gear" when ii would
move of, without oats, hay or horse shoes.
and distance the mail coaches. As | was
surrounded with notions, il was not ex.
traordinsry that oae should take full pos
session OF me. II dawned upon me.
when saw the machine frst put in mo.
lion, and was now foil orbed above the
horizon OF my desire: il was TO see tic
first locomotive move off. this tempta-
| lien was irresistible. And who knows
thought l. "but some prying ,comp NAV
have been peeping through the kcyho!c f"
while Jabez was at work, and catching tie
idea, may be now al work al some clomsy
imitation and IL he does not succeed
in turning the frs, Tick, may {, leas. d.
vide the honors with my frand?'
"Jabez." said !, elesaling my voice a
bove the bGzz:ng noise OF the machine,
There IS only one thing wanting
"What is that Z" said se eagerly.
immortality" said l. land YOU shall
have il, patent or no pa;cai" Aad with
that. ! pulled the crank tina, twisted the
connecting irunnel he al into The travelling
wheels, and IN an instant away vent The
machine, with Jsbcz on The top OF il. with
the whiz and rapidi,y OF flushed par
fridge. The side oiiheoid building present
eel the resistance OF wet paper. One
crash, and the "fira locomotive" wss
ushered into this hre s,hing world. I hur-
ed 10 Tie opening, aud had Just tine 10
Chamber 10 the top Of fence 20 catch the
last glimpcs Of MY fast departing friend.
frGe 20 las puuose. ! saw han alternately
scre@ing down The yalves.snd oiiiug the
piston rod and crank joints, evidently de.
ierm'ned hat, ii,hoogh he bad started eli
a h,iic neXPcciodIy. be would redeem
TIE pledge he bad given which a.. that
When j, nd 90 il would 20 leclle slow.
er than sifesk of chain ligh,nin, and
damned leetle tool
Like a cloud 10 i'ie dir distance aeetne,
Li.e sn arrow he ctw fwayi
3ut a moment, and he WAS liar. In
momonihe MAS 6Ur. aud noW uksrcis ht:
--oT rniher. where y he not' But thss
Tor ihc present, ~ "neihcr here nor
there"
My task Is done. IN I now az H.
that although snme doubt anj mysiefy
hang over tic Gre: iuSeniion 81 = steam
bos.--in which doubt however. los orc
d. not participate none vhstetet msy
exist 10 regard to Tie origin O. abe loco
motive bfsnob Of ihe great sielm family.
and that. 10 ali fairle tine, this ffasu.ont
of authentic history may enable tie latest
pustenty O. retrsCu by back tack AID
"iuFo oa', through The long rsilfosl
line d iilmiuaus ancestor. The Fret ,fo.
jeciof snd coDfrifef of"Iur fIHsr TO-
c0IoTng." their mmoual ploscunof
J,grz Dootrrrtr, Esq nigh Wiling
ford, Connecticut"
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