The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-24
From the overland Monthly
Who Was He!

On dreary November afternoon, in the
year 1866, MIR. Blonger, senior member of
the we'll known firm of Blonger & Co.,
machinists and manufacturers of marine
engines, established in 1903, was sitting
before blazing fire in his office in the east
end of London, when visitor was an
nounced ''Show him in, James" said the
old gentleman, and continued the perusal
of the Times. A moment after, the door
opened, and young man, apparently
about twenty four years of age. plainly at
tired, entered and stood hat in hand, await
ing the leisure of the gentleman, who mere
ly glanced at the stranger, and Immediately
resumed his paper, evidently thinking his
visitor to be a person of no Importance.
After silence of few minutes, Mr.. Blon-
ger laid down his paper, and looking up,
abruptly said:
"Well, my good sir, what do you want
with me?"
"Are you the elder NJ. Blonger?" inquired
the stranger, with an unmistakable Amer
lean accent.
81 am"
81 heard of you, and came to see you.
understand that you transact a large and
successful business, but it is not on that ac-
count that have called upon you. | am
told that you have considerable influence
with the chief persons in this government,
and it is for that reason that pay you this
visit"
Mr.. Blonger placed his god-rimmed
spectacles on his nose, and gazed in mute
establishment at his visitor, who continued
81 am the inventor, or dscoverer, rather
of secret of nature, process which will
revolutionze the world, which will reverse
natural laws, which will inaugurate new
order of things discovery, the results of
which are so vast that no human mind can
comprehend them. In short, can suspend
the law of gravitation."
At this monstrous assertion a look If
alarm appeared upon the countenance of
the listener, but as he compared his own
brawny frame with the slight figure Of the
lunatic before him, it gave place to con-
temptuous smile. and he answered some
what impatiently:
"Well, well, my dear sir, perhaps you
can-perhaps you can; but am not in that
line of business and you had better apply
to somebody else"
The young man went on with impertur-
able gravity. ~ can swing the mightiest
man-of-war England possesses into the air
with my little finger. can lift the largest
cannon at Woolrich like cork;
| can--"
"Yes, yes, l know-but am busy now"
replied the manufacturer rising and adj
vancing toward the bell to summon SER
want
"Wait, Mr.. Blonger,' said his visitor, in
tone of such deep earnestness that that
gentleman hesitated in spite of himself.
"Wait moment, am not mad. l know
you do not believe me, and do not Won
der at it; but l will show you that what
say is true"
| He laid his hat upon the table, and drew
from the breast pocket of his coat glis-
tening blue wire. There was an iron an
| vii in the corner of the room. He wound
| the coil of wire round the anvil in mo-
| ment, lifted it like feather from its place
| in the middle of the apartment, and then
stepped proudly back. The anvil fioated
like bubble in the air.
To saw that Mr.. Blonger looked aston
ished and ghast would convey but mild
idea of the expression of his countenance
| at this moment. 1t was one of absolute
horror. He stood gazing first at the anvil
and then at the man, and at last with sigh
of relief, he calculated, perhaps this i;
only jugglery." and dropped into O
chair. Tho young American snatehea the
coil of wire from around the anvil, and i
fell at once with terfihc iorce, crushing III
a portion of the floor. ~ beg your par
don, sir. but is there any jugglery about
that, think your" he asked with smile
and sat down. The conversation that en-
sued was long and earnest, and resulted IN
this conclusion Mr.. Blonger was to notify
one or two of his personal friends in the
cabinet, sew eral scientific men Of high re-
pute, and two or three prominent foreign
ers, the whole number not to exceed twelv'
that he wished them to meet him in ordei
to investigate in concert wonderful dis
coyery in science, the nature of which
would then be communicated. The young
stranger agreed to repeat his experiment
on the occasion of the meeting, and explain
the process by means of which they wer'
accomplished for the present he decline'
TO make any further revelations.
On the night OF the Esd of November
1866, there assembled in st. Georges Hall