Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-08
TuEMAN WITH A PATENT.

sion Of something he may never
have, and should he get it, ia most
certain 90 make him miserable
then there are models and patterns
Of happiness TO lie met with every.
where. from which to copy There
il no condition-no station Of life,
that does not furnish n model. As
il il an inward principle and not
dependent upon outward circnm-
stancea. IL may oftencr be found in
iowiy walks, and by.ways than in
the brown stone buildings and mar
ble fronts, that line the crowded
thorough fares. The man who
worsbips a single idea, or who con
cepttates his mind upon single
subject, aud persues it to the end,
though he live in the shadow VI
NEAR dreams, is happy Such a
man is he, of whom the Century
furnishes this picture.
Happiness is present enjoyment,
and that, the man with n patent has
to degree and with relish that few
others can equal or appreciate. We
have him now before us--in an orpo
site room--one Of the spry.st, jollesl.
hest nalured FLOWS that ever lived.
He has model Of machine that he
calls The Original Grinder" Il
wo,ks with handle like n piston.
anil it, great merit consists in the
power Of the back stroke being equal
to- that Of the IN stroke. II il worth
volume Of Dickens to see ihis man.
lie has been twenty years he'ells us)
in perfecting his patent. When a
visitor comes in, he begins with suiia.
bic explanations, to work bis piston,
watching and pralsing the effect. The
visitor becomes interested. and works
the piston himself. Then the patent
man puts bis thumbs in his waistcoat
arm holes. walks the floor and pulls
ut his segar the end Of which points
TO the ceiling. Visitor goes on work.
ing the piston. Patent man is just IA
sure he has uahbed n customer with
fifty thousand dollars in his pocket, "a
II the Gold Washiugtons were already
piled upon his table. lie would spurn
MI offer Of one per cent 10 guarantee
II. Another visitor. and another, four,
6,e--a rrsh --"Ab gentlemen, you've
come just in the nick Of time. This
ia the greatest invention of the age.
II will grind both ways grind up,
and grind dowu-g'iud in and out
grind corn, pea nuts. black walnuts--
grind the hardeat stones nature ever
made grind gold quartz twenty tons
n dfy-luok Tor yourselves gentlemen
this is the age of invention" At
this m, ment the visitora are studying
in silence the wonderful machine
Patent u an takes hold Of the piston
and works it. Then steps back and
sits down. crosses his legs, an1 looks
straight ut the ceiling Ms he putls out
hissegar-smoke, like the powder smoke
OF q cannon, in dense rolls and curls
that finally spread into u thin cloud
ABOVE.
The visitors having gratitied their
curiosity, go out, promising to call
again. We can read the patent.
mans soliloIuy, just a. clearly AZ
If we heard it-"That's right. Sen.
sible men always want time to re-
feet. They will he backed with
their money tomorrow. | have a
safe place 10 keep it, no matter how
much they may bring" Then he
takes another turn at the piston,
Just for the pleasure Of it, to show
himself how beautifully it uniforms.
lie considers himself "a visitor. who
comes in to look at the Original
Grinder"-aud he calls himself Mr..
kringle. "Why Mr.. KriugIe, says
he, you've got an elegant thing
here u Haven't 7" he answers
Indeed you have" says he again
That's my calculation sir" says
the patent-man. "Well NJ. Kringlc
it is a very extraordinary thing that
you should be here with your doors
open one hour sir, without some
body snatching that that up-what
do you ask for a right 2" "Well
SIR" answers the patent man, who
begins again to work the piston,
You may have the right for any
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