Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22
LETTER FROM SMOKER WRYTOUT.
NO. by NAID-SAMAiT BECOMES AN IN
NENTOE.
BUSGuOGLYN, March 9Th 1875

Perhaps you would like to know why
the Professor should gaze in that partc-
uiar direction. Let me explain. He has
d rival--one who in deIicateness of con-
| ceptlon, and mechanical ingenuity bids
| fair to outrival him. How the feeling
| of paternal pride overiows from my TO-
som like motassess from the bunghole
! of q hogsheads when L tell you that
Samuel Wrytout, my son, is destined to
| become one Of the shining MARKS Of this
| inventive age.
For n long time Samuel has been trying
to invent something, and as he is on the
best Of terms with the sons of our village
carpenter and blacksmith he has great
facilities for experiment.
| lie first tried his hand on a double bar
relied spring acting bootack, one that
could be warranted to hold the boot
every time and jerk it ohIn exactly three
| seconds.
! 1t was an innocent looking concern
! and during q moment of temporary IN
! sanity Samln% prevailed upon me to try
I it.
With smile Indicating, "I know all
! about IT, placed one foot on the machine
crossed my leg and put my ether foot i'll
| to what vesemblad the gaping jaws Of an
| infant crocadile.
Now you Jest touch that little mob, dad
directed Sammy smiling triumpha-tly
did 50 and by the great jehoopiter, if
| that alligator mouth didn't reach up, grab
| ne 10y the ankle and then with a sud
| denness that was simply appalling it
| terI>ed me with such force that it made
| me perform /. complete revolution in the
! air, thenbriug up nu,y head, in the corn
| er.
! AS my heels flew around with that
| Giabolical machine attached, it struck
| Sammy on tie chin and for about five
minutes after We had quite an. aiiccttp:
| ia ,canx, rubbing lny head and trying to
| persuade that boot;' cl> 30 let so, while
| Sammy contocteu himself and carresseu
| his chin.
! This little episode somewhat danpen-
ed his ardour. 1t did not stay moist long
however, for very soon, the look OF
| thoughttuincss he carried around on his
handsome countenace Sammy rcseul-
hles mc, my dear sir) convinced me that
| Sammys Inventive genius was at work
again.
i;d not have long to wait, my dear
sir, before Sammy brought to me for ex,
animation, an ingenious contr;vamce
which he coni:leutially informed me he
WAS going to call, Nrytouts Patent
GrayAcalclcagle Midnight Tranqunizer
and Harmonious Catarclt.
It consisted Of Il box containing cleck
| work racltiuc:y together With II power
fll spring. This was devised to screw
on to q fence post. Attached to the
spring aud reaching from the box was 4
long wooden arm, made to resemble the
top rall of a fence IS nearly IS possible.
| Tho use of tho machine, Sammy explained
! WAS to anuihil&te such lneTbers Of the fc
line race that take mp their stltions or
the back ienco at midnight and practice
their VolccS.
| The machinery WAS set into action oy
?. string leading from tie bed to the ope-
| Tator.
could easily perceive how it worked,
my dear sir. Suppose Il cat should at
tempt to rcrambulate that wooden arm,
under the ,leluScfI that it was the fence
top and all the while waliny ont in s"r
rowful accents ''Ma-o Hr-ar' one, pull at
the string and the arm would fly up Wit!
lightning ranitity and hurl that cat OF
into space.
was anxious to see it practically teS
ted, 50 that very night Sammy adius
ted it to the fence within sight 0f my
study window. \ stutted cat that h,
had borro we'd was placed on o"e of th'
pos 5 as II lecoy. The moon was shinin.
bright and wo took mp our position by
the window and awaited avonta.
The chimes Of eleven o'clock Eal
= scarcely died away upon the silent air
when my attention was attracted by 4
q plaintivc wall to the top Of ncighborin!
& three stored house, where | beheld :
G disturber of midnight dreams, taking al
, observation of the neighborhood.
Q Catching sight Of the stuffed cat, i
slid down tho water spout, jumped TIVE
fences, and was soon seated on ono OF th'
post nearest the dccoy.
n 'Pr-r-r-mcow,' inquired Thomas.
$ No answer from Dummy.
4 "Pe.ow mo-war,' in an anxious tono.
Again 10 rrspose.
= "Wa-ow-h hop-cc,' almost ficrcely, ari
s hearing 10 reply he started to invcsti
gate.
No sooner had he toUched the end O
that arm when Sammy pulled the string
Up went tho arm, off flew that surprised
feline and can confidently asscrt that
that animal will trouble the iunizens o1
this earth no moro