The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-29

A. O'Clock uu Monday afternoon Geo. +.
s,.,prt. E.win VI. Fox. two old Geographic
,r,r. al. lroL Thomas A. Edison, and Col
r,ba. Murphy sat upon the stoop Of the
it,riur, m N,ulo Park. Tho Professor was
r.d.re wlth his wife and children. His
I, to'.n Mr. Grinln. was cscoriing tiny
trd, and her hu-hanl through the laboratory.
q.ero were hut few changes in the long ROOM
I'll, chemicals had no, boon removed from
,,.f shelves. and the lars Of green Vitriul east
n mrd l,h upon the floor. Tho kerosene
lnn.ps o.. upi,d their usual places under an i'm
urnec inverted funnel. and were sputtcring
and smo..ng while "a boy was scraping carbon
from tlelr rhmncys. The organ was out Of
tnc and the hail completed machinery scat
tired about the room had dusty look. big
bard marked like target, with hole in the
t,ntru i..l upon one II the tables. II il to be
us,a IA the acr0phonc which the Professor
t,,l..,s 10 erect in front uf his factory. and
Wal which he says he can hold sweet inicllcc-
lao. ,onv, rsations with old Bill Allen Of Ohio.
nall dozen improved speaking monographs
ld upon another table near an open box Of
miOa Shci,dc Is no longer used in holding
Me fuil ON the cylinder. IL IL wrapped about
l,c cylinder. its ends meeting over groove
Nncr they are fastened by strip OF steel which
r. Ircss'd into the groove.
The tiny bride looked like fairy in the den
{. 90 alchomi-t. Her ola K eyes dilatod with
Wonder and her checks were flushed with cx-
element Grlilln eot the photographs 10y the
rhr- aul they tnnmpcd the Dying Soldier 81
lrrou whalcd the Little Girl with Little
Cur and urodlrd Marys Little Lamb"
without m,r'y. Meantime stranger began to
noddio with an electrical machine and re-
a ID. - 81 a
cc.e He doubled up like a Jack knife. and on
deserving smile ripping over the face of the
auy bride. saw something through the window
that attracted his attention for several minutes
The Geographic operators. warned by his tat"
NOIpcd fuoling with magnet so powerful that
It could have picked up a small bar OF railroad
iron. and the tiny bride. robbed Of further
source 81 amusement left the laboratory.
The operators returned to the vcranda. light
I'd cigars tipped their chairs back aeains, the
siding and were retailing spicy telegraphic
"reminiscences when rockaway wagon APP
pearcd in the distance.
That's Tom. now said Griffin.
Mrs Edison was driving. The Professor sat
at her side with his hands pressed between his
knees. His little ones were piled In behind.
The rockaway stopped before the gate and he
surang out. He wore a straw hat and linen
dustor. His moustache had disappeared. and
he looked more like "A boy than ever. Half way
up the path he recognized one of tho operators
and shouted. Halloo. Stewart Shaking hands
oil around. no backed w against pillar and
the chat began 70 fly. Ii was the same spirit
that animates bootblacks or brokers when they
meet in group and begin to guy each other.
Mr.. Edison looked well. His face was bronzed
and his scalp lock stood up like tassel on a
NJ Ia a lal fv,af
Of his trip on the plains. told how he had coaxed
caloric out Of Aecturus and Vega with his tasi-
meter. and laughed over the establishment II
the astronomers when they took observations.
figured away all night and found that the town
Of Rawlings was three miles from the spot laid
down In the Government maps. The town
must have been moved at night when the in
hatiianis were fast asleep" he said, for the
Government On sills could no, possibly make n
mistake H. Was satisfied with the tas meter
ant thought 1t might Doe used 90 measure thu
he.t % stars so iar away that tAey could not Doe
% through telescopes.
H. d -'r.b.d bis visit 20 semitic. Arriving
o tho valley at L. W.. he rode to the top of
G.ae.er Point came down the trail after dark.
rld started for Maripo-l the next On ruing.
ii race Greeley was she only man who ever
iatt his time Mr. Greeley roa he'd thc valley
after dark. ana left 70 before daylight. The Pro-
lessor mathematical th- CouiteryiIle route. and
was pleased with the spanking way in which no
WIS riupcl al1wn the mountain roads %. tho
S.erras. \ Miy. weighing AT lea~t 2jo pounds
was n fellow pas sengcr. As the driver cracked
his whip. and turned corners shelving awful
basins at a fun ga.l9p she bra.ed herself. and
when tho danger WAS passed fervently elacu-
lated Thank the Lord" She was tho Widow
Y IL fIf L. aaaTut-
rar ,d ner and was delighted with the ride.
fac Prof s-or spent day in Virginia City
.li ole 81 sat- Francisco. Herereivcl much
ar"ntl1n. ana was oyerl1yed to meet in those
.fe- old Geographic operators with whom he
aal .ton intimate in his boyhood days. From
Raw ne- he went on hunting expedition, and
Vas charmed. Il was great said he.
eeLt 60 -lscpon the ground under the blankets
-nenlsht anil when awoke in the mornin Z
found my eyes full Of water. II was raining
and the water had formed in pools over my
Cel.l- while was asleep
When asked II he had seen any rattlesnakes.
Dc replied No. | heard u great deal about
h"u. hut saw none"
GrGlu suggested that he might not have had
tie right Kind of whiskey. and the Professor
laughed. He went into ecstacles over the hunt
M Auielopcs and Jack rabbits covered the
ground. but said he. you must be good
marAsman To- hit them. Fox here was with
me. H. and became pretty good shots, but
FOX IAN beat me shooting round the corner"
THIS alusion brought out an incident Of the
trip. Fox had been inveigled into shooting at a
IA,e through a curved rife barrel,
f0u re- right" he answered, but | never
pad a. 70 NJ and Kick over Il iack rabbit after
bad eAo' 10 before il would fall" This devel-
opei another incident. The Professor had
suweI q hundred yards on his hands and
Ehf- Ranked a stuffed rabbit skin. and filled il
Will bullet holes.
The guides and trappers excited the Pro-
lessor admiration. One Of them" said he.
inllrl as eighty miles from Rawlings over n
perfectly Wild country. and delivered DIES patches
lteNcd after We had left | was lying down
Hh'n they tod ne man had come in with
H-pHieios. ! thought 1t the foundation for
Some Joke. aud concluded not to bite. When lie
came ~ mud handed me the letters / could
hardly heiieye IT, II was barely possible that
nr might have tralcd Us over the open
rVtl country. but We had crossed miles Of fiat
to'K whore We left not the slightest track. !
HHhtl nm how hrtr9iled us over the rock and
W. hdli hy ihe tobacco 4nifq. AMI ! guess he
"ls right. continued the smiling Professor,
i.r We were all thoroughbrcds. | don't be-
M ihrrH WIS man ia the party who didn't
M trapper charged them only s2j for trail
~. ii' ia N and delivering the messages, lie
s"5'i Ma them until they returned.
VA being asked What he had been doing since
~ l'tlrn home. tho Professor said: " Well
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