Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-06-08

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They had met n; a church soesahls
dunng the previous winter: she had
invited him to call at her house. He
bad accepted the invitation, and an
intimacy had arisen between them
that afforded him many bright prom
ises OF future happiness-but, alas
for him, all human hopes are vain,
and the brightest dreams of earthly
life are but fleeting. "Old Meddle-
ton, as Amos sometimes called his
prospective father-in-law, had high
er aims for his daughter. When he
saw how matters were going, he sud-
denly, as he subsequently remarked
to one of his neighbors, "put his
foot down." and forbid Amos the
hospitalities of his house. The
lovers were therefore separated, their
interchanges of affection were inter.
rupted for season, but not hope
lessly ended.
Immediately adjoined the Muddle-
ton mansion was large boarding.
house-one of those vulgar institu-
tions that will thrust itself into Sc
lect and aristocratic neighborhoods.
At this habitation Amos Immediate
ly secured an apartment, from the
windows of which he could obtain
q frequent glimpse Of the fair Miner
va, as she fitted from room to room
about her fathers house, engaged In
her various household sdutieS. some
times she would appear at her win
dow, and they would engage in So
cial lconverse by means of various signs
and signals. Yet they still seemed
very far from each other, besides
they were in constant fear of being
seen.
One day, while Amos was walking
along the street., rejecting upon his
melancholy situation, his attention
was attracted by crowd, who were
closely pressing about seedy look
ing individual who was engaged in
selling a new and wonderful inven-
ton which he called Lovers Tele-
graph"
Near at hand stood a couple of
men, about thirty feet apart, with a
long string in state of tension be-
tween them, to each end of which
was attached tin cylinder about an
inch and half in diameter, with a
piece of bladder skin tightly drawn
and fastened over one end, the other
end being open, the end of the string
being made fast by means of a knot,
and the string being drawn through
a small hole or puncture in the CEN
ire of the bladder skin, the use of
the contrivance being to enable per-
sons to converse in low whispers
while standing at a considerable dis
tance from each other, the open end
of one cylinder Icing held to the ear
of one party, while the other party
whispered in the open end of the
other cylinder the words he wished
to say, and sound being distinctly
transmitted along the cord.
Amos saw at glance that the in-
vention was q practical one; he
bought one at once, and went home
ward.
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