The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-07-25
,sTHURsDAY. July 25, 1873. ~.
the rawshide string put through aud

the rawshide string put through and
knotted on the inside. 'ta9 d
The following day was set for the
grand trial OF tho new telephone, and
Liberty street was chosen as the most
proper place for the exhibition OF this
most wonderful invention. Ben was in
extacies. To him, then, Congressional
honors faded into insigai6cance, in
comparison with the great invention of
the genuine, telephone which was dest-i
ined to eclipse Eddison, supercede the
telegraph, and revolutionize the world.
Before retiring that night he had wrlt-
ten long letter to Mum & Co... of
New York. enclosing five dollars with
full description of the instrument and
request that they would file eayeat
Immediately in ..the patent Office at
| Washington. All through that long
night preceding the eventful day
which was to make Baa Jones in
| famous. He would awake at intervals,
disturbed by troubled dreams. At one
sSs;nlo h would be before the crowned
heads Of Europe explaining IN his viva
cious way the wonderous beauties OF
his invention, when some Noblin would
enter and fire charge of blue whistlers
| ~. l1o NF tai ba.
thus Kings, Queens, Courtiers and all,
would become panic stricken, and rush
from the apartment. Then he was
making q telling speech in Congress
upon subsidy bill for the benefit of
Jones Atlantic Telephone Cable, when
Benz F. Butler, in ftof passion, threw
a handful of trade dollars as large as
grind stones, completely demolishing
the telephone on his desk before him.
In this way the night passed off and
morning dawned bright and lovely.
Ben was astr betimes, taking his
stand at the store of Wolf & Cert, as
the western terminus of his line; he
stretched the cord down to the Cosmo>
politan Exchange. On the corner of
which, far above the side walk, he fast
ened a Boxers bitters bottle, with the
neck towards the street, over which, in
the hollow of the neck rested the cord.
On the South west corner of the depot
the cord was suspended in like manner,
and way out beyond, nearly to the
Louisiana State line, in old man Car
:e,s field, was the south east terminus
of the Jones telephone.
All things completed, Ben, through
courtesy, invited Brother Harmon to
operate at the lower end of the line,
while he took charge of the home office
at Wolf & Cerf's store.
Brother Harmon, somewhat elevated
at being chosen to fill so important a
position, and especially by Brother
Jones, whom he knew did not like him
as we'll as most of the members of his
church, took 1T as great compliment,
and cheerfully complied. Some three
or four men, and half dozen or more
boys, accompan ed him to his post in
the old field, while quite a crowd had
collected and remained around Ben at
the home office as as he called it.
"Now You see." said Ben, as he re-
moved his hat, and wiped the perspira-
ton from his brow with his shirt sleeve.
II shall not be much disappointed if
this first experiment don't give salts
factory results, as my isolators are not
as good as they should be, and my cord
should have at least two more coats OF
my electum sizum. in order to make it
impervious to atmospheric influence, but
my friends l shall soon show you all
that you can we'll feel proud of. your
town being the birthplace of the
greatest invention of the nineteenth
century, But we'll now commence Op-
erations, for hear Brother Harmon S
signal at the other end. What shall the
first message be?"
Placing his mouth to the fare end of
the speaking trumpet, he said in dis
tinct aud we'll modulated voice:
"Osyka's greetings to the world,
} having accomplished a wonder"
"Amen," was the response from
the trumpet.
, Brother Harmon, by thunder, hur-
: rah boys, hurrah! Three cheers for
! the telephone!" And Ben holding the
3 instrument in his left hand, tossed his
4 hat in the air with his right and shout
, ing hurrah! was joined by those who
snrroun led him until the air resounded
: with their cheers, while the ours on the
? street climbed in and howled like a
pack of wolves. Presently quiet was
. restored and all eyes were attracted to
, the instrument, from which was heard
like distant echo:
= "What's the matter with you up
! there; are you all run wild?"
mo, only celebrating our success,
: replied Ben, through the trumpet.
Then turning to the crowds, which had
J now become quite numerous, said:
} "Now gentlemen. did You hear that?
Isn't it singular how you can detect a
: familiar voice? That was brother Har-
} mon again, I should know his voice
among Thousand. Still holding the
, instrument to his ear, he continued:
"Hear that? jerks boy, by jingo!
wants to know what Mr.. Wolf asks for
eggs.
sTold him more as ten cents by a
dozen,'' said Jake. one OF Wolff clerks.
"That only shows you my friends, =
, said Ben. without paying any attention
, to the remarks of Jake, ''the impor-
tance of this invention. over all others,
, that is the nicety with which the minu-