The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-02-18
The LampIishter's Story
[coNoLUDED FROM LAST WEEK. !
BY CHARLES DICKENS.

''Gentlemen, Toms father-in-law thai
was to be, took him by the hand, and, hav-
ing lit lamp, led him across paved court
yard at the back of the house, into very
large, dark gloomy room, filled with all
manner of bottles, globes, books, telescopes,
crocodiles alIigators and other scientific in
struments of every kind. In the centre OF
the room was a stove or furnace, with what
Tom called pot, but which in my opinion
was Il crucible, in full boil. In one corner
was sort of ladder leading through the
roof; and up this ladder the old gentleman
pointed, as he said, in a whisper
1.-The observatory. Mr. Mooney is even
now watching for the precise time at which
we are to come into all the riches of the
earth. 1t will be necessary for he aud
alone in that silent place, to cast your ma
tivity before the hour arrives. Put the day
and minute of your birth on this piece OF
paper, and leave the rest to me-.
- You don't mean to say says Tom, do
ing as he was told and giving back the paper
that I'm to wait here long, do you? It's a
precious dismal place.
g Hush = says the old gentleman, its hal
lowed ground Farewell =
g Stop a minute, says Tom, what hur-
ny you're in. What's in that large bottle
yonder 2
g It's a child with three heads, says the
old gentleman and everything else in pro-
portion.
i" Why don't you throw him away ? says
Tom, What do you keep such unpleasant
things here for ?
"'Throw him away cries the old gentle
man. We use him cdnstantly in astrology.
He's charm
4 j shouldn't have ii fought it, says Tom,
from his appearance. lNast you go, say
THE cid gentleman naakes him no ans
wer, but climbs up the ladder in greater
hustle than ever. Tom looked after his legs
till there was nothing of him left, and then
sat down to wait; feeling ESQ he used to say
as comfortable as if he was going to be made
a freenason, and they were heating the polk
eTs
Tom waited so long, gentlemen, that he
began to think it must begetting on for mid
night at least, and felt more dismal and lone
" than ever he had done in all his life. He
tried every means of wiling away the time,
but it never had seemed to move so slow
First, he took nearer view of the child with
three heads, and thought what comfort ii
must have been to its parents. Then he look
ed up a long telescope which was pointed out
of the window, but saw nothing particular,
in consequence of the stopper being at the
other end Then he came TO skeleton in a
glass case. labelled Skeleton of a gentleman
prepared by MIR. Mooney,-w Eich made
him hope that Mr.. Mooney might not be in
the habit of preparing gentlemen that way
H.rifI n,t fhoir 0npSapt hnT,HVAI fJn1ac
at least lie looked into the pot where they
were boiling the philosophers stoue down tc
the proper consistency, and wondered wheth-
Tom, I'll send out for sixpenny'orth o.
sprats and turn EN- into gold fish for a first
| experiment Besides which, he made up hi'
mind, gentlemen, to have couutry-houst
and park and to plant bit Of it with ;
double row of gas lamps mile long. anC
go out every night with French polished
mahogany ladder, and two servants i'll livery
| behind him, to light 'em for his own pleas
ure.
..At length and at last, the old gentleman
legs appeared upon the steps leading through
the roof, aud he came slowly down; bringing
along with him the gifted Mooney. Thi
Mooney, gentlemen. was even more scientit
ic in appearance than his friend and had, a
Tom often declared upon his word and honor
the dirtiest face we can possibly know Of il
this imperfect state of existence.
Gentlemen, you are all aware that if
scientific man isn't absent in his mind, he
of no good at all. Mr., Mooney was 50 absen
that when the old gentlemen said TO him
shake hands with Mr.. Orig, he put out hi
leg Here's a mind, Mr.. Orig, cries the oil
gentleman in q rapture. Here's philosophy
Here's rumination Don't disturb him
saws, for this is amazing P
Tom had no wish to disturb him, havini
nothing particular to say bat he was SO Vi
commonly amazing, that the old gentlena
got impatient and determined to give hin
an electric shock to bring him to for yo
must know. Mr. Orig, he says, that we a
ways keep a strongly charged battery, read
for that purpose These means being resor
ed to, gentlemen, the gifted Mooney revive
! with loud roar, and he no sooner came
himself, than both he and the old gentlema
E looked at Tom with compassion, and she
tears abuudantly.
g My dear friend, says the old gentlema
: to the Gifted, prepare HIM.
. i say cries Tom, falling back, none
/ that you know. No preparing by DIR. Mo-