The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09

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Ing. But come. YOU must Look sh;rpu and
eet ready for dinner 81 a - '.7.$s .:: ~,
After H.rrv hal left. and when, I was
ready "a % down. T Determined ia trv
tubc number on: J blew the whistle. i"
:. ..Hollo - renlied Harry from the other
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j.. 81 am ready to 20 down when Won are ),
shall YOU be longi >:,.n.?II:..: -, II -.,,y
Il am ready now, and will meet you
on the landing, 2 came his answer.i ''''
. As We were going down stairs Harry
told mo We should be four at dinner, as
his sister had invited Miss Denbigh, =
young lady who lived near! We found
the ladies in the drawing room, when. l.
Was introduced, to Miss Denbigh. could
not help thinking she was more at home
with Harry than his sister, and this was
confirmed later on, when he walked home
with her. 49, 49,. ,..,,....,. ~:
We had q very nice little dinner; and
after. tho ladies had left us, Harry ex-
planned to me some moro of his invent.
ions, and showed me his telegraphs, by
which he. communicated with his neigh.
bors. While we were talking one Of the
bells rang. -.
"Hello !" said Harry, "that's pool.
What does he want, wonder I" Then
followed series of clicks.
He wants to know if I will come and
have game Of billiards tomorrow even.
inc. I shall saw I have a friend stsvine
with me.'' Click click click. .He saws !:
Bring your friend with vou,' oWhat
saw YOU. Markl Will YOU 20 1"
III have no objection" I answered.
Click. click. click. went the. machine
for some time and then Harry came and
sat down, saying, s'Ho says; All right !;
he shall expect u.s.
After time we Joined, the ladies
III the draWing.rOOm. and had some
music and singing, as Miss Denbieh had
very fine voice: she and Harry sang
some duets together, and appeared so
much accustomed to it that they must
have had great deal Of practice. In the
room was a nice little organ, on which
Harry gave q very creditablc perform
ance. He explained to me that it was
blown by water-power. He had fixed a
horizontal Windmill on top of the house.
which pumped up the water and from the
height to which it was raised he got suf.
ficient power to work small water.cn-
CINE to blow his organ. When he had
finished playing he remarked, s'Perhaps
veu are not aware that this is a sclf:act.
ing organ!"
"What do YOU mean g. I said. "Can
YOU wind it up like a clock. and make il
play by means of a barrel 90
sNothine or the kind. I can assure
YOU it has neither barrel nor spring.
And now, to my great astonishment. a
sonata by Beethoven peeled forth from
the instrument: the kevcs went down
lust as thourh the fingers nressed them
But no fingers were there! T could not
understand IL Gil.
At length Harry lot mn into tho secret
He had a musical friend who lived onIv -
few hundred wards distant. and who had
an organ exactly like this me. Retveen
the two a cable containing a nnmher If
w;rae waa laid mud IN drew;no ont , cor.
tim eton the cnrrcnt nassod f2on, o,e -
The other 90 that WHEN a nota IN ons NO. ~.
oon w.. strnck Tho corrosnond;nr noto
I.a drawn down hv m e1ect ro.m.Sno+ y,
the other. Tins he n;ece HarTv haI
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fr;cnd wos ncrform;nc ~ h;s md +n;s
WA reneating Il. Several n;eccs ware
played in this way, Harry between times.
holding conversation with his friend, and
making suggestions by means of a tele-
graph. When it began to get late, Miss
Denbigh declared she must be 20 ing and
Harry walked home with her, leaving me
to the tender mercies of Miss Gradient.
When we were left alone she began ask.
ing me If I had seen anything of mission.
ary labors during my residence abroad.
I then told her had not. She then said
she took,great interest in such matters.
and was now at work ON some gauze
frocks for negro children, thinking they
would be cool and pleasant to wear. I
was next cross'questfoncd as to the moral
character OF the people whcle had been
staying. l thought Harry (the> rogue)
would never como back, and made up my
mind that he must TO flirting with Miss
. Denoe"; g.. VI nc Moula nave Ieturned
Soonel' lor he; naQ remarked That she