The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-02-22


! in useful mechanism One day. seeiu.
prisoner being taken to jail Wal
struck With the construction Of hi
handouts They led me to some 9th
er IDEAS, and began to wonder how
man, a maniac, for instance, or yer,
iutractable fa'ou--could be 80 secured
IS 10 give him 10 chance Of crying out
moving his arms or legs, or, in fact, oI
doing anything but sitting perfectly
quiet For long time the matter puz
zled me bat in the end | began tc
plan article that would combine every
necessary purpose. Improved on the
/ first model for six years In the mean
while finished my apprenticeship. bat
continued in the business, principally
because | had nothing else to do. Fl
nally, | completed my invention, and
/ applied for patent The work was,
as far az ! was able to make il, perfect
/ absolutely perfect / eandiiiy ac-
knowled to myself that / could add
nothing else that would DO it harm. As
/ said, ! applied for u patent. | scrap
ed up money with which to go to Wash
ington and live there in expense some
time. ] made the acquaintance there
Of person, and preseoted him with
something to give me the necessary il. FL.
formation. He sent to me another. 49,
There ] paid again. | was directed to
third, Another payment. SO cou-
tinued, moving from one department to
the next, but never reaching the one
sought Sick and tired, ] took what
may be called outside advice. OF
coarse, more payment, which finished
that part OF the business The advice
was To obtain an agent, and, as my
money was gone, to go home and await
his action.
This is extraordinary l interrupt
ed, 'Sach, am aware, is the mode Of
doing business in England, but | GER
tainly thought not here
Every word l say to you ia true. /
speak from bterest experience. Well
to resume / went home and waited.
The as Mt wrote me very sanguine let
ters and said he was certain OF success
very soon. To dny recsived letter
telling me that the list OF patents was
to be published in this mornings tele-
graphic news from Washington. ]
looked for it, MS you know, few mo-
ments since, but was as usnal, disap-
pointed. ] was not there.
Wonderful exclaimed. i never
imagined anything Of the kind to be
the case with an enlightened country
auch as ours is supposed to be-
i assure you solemnly it is all truth.
You have listened to mo very atten-
tentively, for which thank you now
suppose I show you the invention.
Here is a counterpart Of the article in
Washington. He produced what APP
peared to be a long steel chain from
the bundle under his arm. IF you will
be so kind as to allow me, | will explain
how the thing works
Certainly, said |,
lie stopped and adjusted clasp
around my legs oext he secured my
arms, and finally placed au ingenious
gag IN my mouth. | was poweress. --
No child Of three months could have
been more so.
Now, said be, in singularly cheer
fuiI tone, smiling with Sudden citation.
4 will prove very satisfactorily, / trust,
how well my invention works. 1t is 30
generally useful that il nay be applied
to vatlons purposes You are com.
pletely incapable Of moving or crying
ont consequently you will not object,
first, TO my locking the door Tor fear Of
intruders secondly. to my borrowing
your watch and jewelry, and obtaining
the loan Of your poeket-book thirdly,
to my emptying your cash draw
fonrthly, 10 my helping myself to what
ever portable property / may find
worth carrying off and finally, my
dear, good-hearted friend, to my walk
ing of undistarbed. Good even NJ Z
He unlocked the door and departed
Astouuded from the commencement
Of tae above most unexpected proceed
iugs-periormed in actions as in words
Il could do nothing but stare. The
internal gag would not let me cry oat,
and the steel clasps about my legs and
arms prevented ue from moving So
I rat stIll until my clerk came in from
his supper and set me free,
But shall take good care hereafter
10 beware Of articles for which there is
q patent applied for and not YET re.
ceived.- Western HOrid
TRE Ts.u1rs-S.SD Irs cULrEEE.