The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-10

"All right, old fellow; I was only Jok
ing. But come, you must look sharp and
get ready for dinner"
Alter Harry had left, and when I was
ready to go down, l determined TO try
tube number one; blew the whistle.
end.
81 am ready to so down when you are;
shall you be Iongp
81 am ready now, and Will meet you
ON the landing," came his answer.
AS we were going down stairs Harry
told me we should be Ioar at dinner, as
his sister had invited Miss Denbigh, q
young lady who lived near. We found
The ladies in the drawing-room, where
was introduced to Miss Denbigh. i
could not help thinRing she was more at
home with Harry than With his sister,
land this was confirmed later on, when
he walked home with 'her.
We had very nice little dinner; and,
after the ladies had lett us, Harry ex-
planned to me some more OF his ingen-
| tions, and showed me his telegraphs, by
which he communicated with his neigh
bors. White we were talking one OF The
bells rang.
"Hono,o said Harry, 'sthats Pool.
What does he want, wonder~ Then
| followed u series OF clicks. 'He wants
i to know il l viii come and have a game
of billiards tomorrow evening. shall
! say have a friend staying with me-"
Click, click, click. "He says: Bring
lyour friend with you.' What say you?
4 Marka Will you go?'
81 nave no objection," / answered.
4 Click, click, click, went the machine
4 for some time; and then Harry came ana
sat down, saying: "He says, sAn right;
he shall expect uS.'n
A After time, we joined the ladies in
the drawing-room, aud had some music
and singing, as MISS Denbigh had a
very fine Voice; she and Harry sang
some duets together, and appeared SO
much accustomed to it that they must
have had a great deal OF practlce. Ii
| the room was a nice little organ. OF
Il which Harry gave very creditable per-
formance. He explained to me that il
! Twas. blown by water-power. He hat
, liked a horizontal wlnd-mill on top o.
, lthe mouse which pumped up the water
! and from the height to which it was
: raised he got sufficient power to work a
t jsnlall waber-engiAe to blow his organ
II When he had finished playing he re-
markedi "Perhaps you are not aware
) that this is self-acting organ"
) "What do you meanW l said. scar
, iyou wind up like clock, and make il
1 play by means OF a barrelW
} "Nothing of the kind, L can assure
| you; it has neither barred nor spring"
II And now, to my great antonishment, {
t sonata by Beethoven pealed forth from
the instrument; the keys went down
, | inst as though the fingers pressed them
) But no fingers were there. could no
understand it at all.
Il At length Harry let me into the secret
He had musical friend, who lived only
) a few hundred yards distant, and Wac
+ had am organ exactly like this one. Be
3 tween the two u cable containing &
7 number of wires was laid, and ON draw
ing out certain stop the current passet
| from one to the other, SO that when {
b. note in one organ was struck, the cor
. responding note was drawn down by al
+: electromagnetic in the other. Thus, tht
piece Harry had just played had beer
| produced simultaneously on the Other
t organ, and now the friend was perform
ing ON his, and this was repeating it
Several pieces were played in This
} way, Harry, between times, holding
conversation with his friend, ant
telegraph. When it began to get late
I Miss Denbigh declared she must b
!. going; and Harry walked home witt
3 her, leaving me to the tender mercies u
Ell Miss Gradient. WAen we were lei
l alone, she began asking me if had seel
8 anything of missionary labors durin
o my residence abroad. / told her l nal
8 not. She then said she look great inIef
y est in such matters, and was now a
e work on some gauze irocks .lor negr
8 ehildreh, thinking they would be cOe
e and pleasant to wear. was next cross
/; Questioned as to the moral character @
4 t,,s. ,Nnk,Sa w haIn I nan hahn atnUinu,
thought Harry (Lhe rogue) would neve
+ come back, ana made up nay mind tha
t he must BIZ flirting with AIss Denbigi
; or he would have returned sooner, lvf Il
had remarked that she lived close b.
a However, he came at last; and, after
4 glass uf gfUg and one pipe Of tobacco
e we went 10 bed. Before we did so, no "
9 ever, Harry told me OF one more OF IN
9 conlrivances; this was TO prevent I'll
}. entrance ai butgiars.
}, "Between ethe kitchen and the fron
4 part of the house," he explained, sis
!; pair of swing doors, ON when are tW,
s BRASS handles; these are connected wit
u an induction coil, and when / 60 TO he
e | turn on The battery power bJ "a sma
l. winch III my room. Now, woe betid
!. any one who tries to open thes
!, doors in the night Ii he takes hold q
!: these handles ne immediately receive
u u tremendous sinking. and tue muscle
b Of his fingers 50 Contract that he can nt
y open his nands TO release himself, bu
y must grin and endure it untll cnoos
= TO turn of The battery power"
t But suppose you did not hear him,
= mignt stand there all nlgnt."
"Oh, but If any one touches this al
v rangement, a bell Immediately rings
d my rooln."
. We now went up to bed, Harry BIZ
Q ding me goodnight at the room doc
II but saying il wanted anything l coul
speak TO MIN through the tuDe. wa
d very soon in bed, and almost as 500
o asleep and dreaming that was in th
train, and that the engine was shriekin
e madly. aw0ke and found Harry Wa
d blowing the whistle through The TUT
IS close by my ear. drew oul The e>w hist
u and asked him what he wanDed.
Z, "Only TO inquire il you are all righ
= and to say we breakfast at 8 o'clock"
e [ answered rather pettishly, l al
e afraid: 81 was all right just now, for
9 was fast asleep. Goodnight, old fellow
b don't wake me up again."
pI 1t was all very well to say don't wax
u me up again, buI could not go TO sleeI
e do what would. AT length, after toss
u ing and tumbling about, determined I
play Harry the same trick he had playe
d me. / seized the tube, blew through /
:. and ljstanpd