The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-26
LES INCOnPREHENsInLEs,

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LES INconpREHENsInLEs,
Or, The Tailor OF His Suit.
No. from the french CIV. HusO.
BOOK /.
A man sat on picket fence.
Picket fences were invented by Charlie.
mGgne and improved on by Charles II. Of
England.
Still the man sat on the fence.
BOOK II.
The fence surrounded a tall, gloomy
building. The building had shutters at
the window. The man was Frenchman.
There were other Freuchmsn in the same
neighborhood. They were in bed. French.
men were discovered by Oliver Cromwell,
and subsequently, patented by the author.
They are copyrighted. All Ffenchmen
not bearing the signature Of the author are
spurious.
1t was night. II was dark night. Dark
ness Is 4 shadow that rises from the
ground when the sun goes down.
| AAV man wa kAC ANdGC was
His name was Lippiatt.
HOOK Ill.
Lippiatt loved Maronette. Maronette
was girl. She knew Lippiatt. She did
not know Lippiatt loved her.
Maronette nved in the gloomy house.
Lippiatt did not tell Maronette that he
loved her. He was contented to sit on
the fence In front Of the house. He was q
quiet man. Like oil Frenchmen, he was
the brAvest man In thirteen countries. He
was tailor. A tailor is one who promises
TO have your clothes done Saturday, and
then brings them around week after next.
Lippiatt was poor. All hetoes are poor.
BOOK ".
Maronette opened window and SHE'D
an old boot at Lippiatt.
us that you, LippiattP" she said.
"Yes," said Lippiatt.
Maronette laughed.
"My father says must marry the man
who will bring him the Norwegian mael-
slrom,h said Maronelte.
Lippiatt got of the fence and walked
away.
BOOK v.
Like all tailors in France, Lippiatt was
a good sailor He stole boat and started
for the coast Of Norway. A fearful storm
came on. The world drew on a heavy
cloak TO protect 1t from the storm. The
sea opened thousand mouths 10 swallow
Lippiatt. 1t was hungry for him. His
beard and hair were filled with salt. Great
grasping hands Of darkness reached down
TO snatch him.
Lippiatt only laughed.
The scene grew wilder. Monsters Of
water crowded against the boat. They
were reaching for Lippiatt He steered his
boat TO avoid them.
A wave averages twenty feet In hight
It contains four hundred tons Of water.
1t Is thicker at the base than at the top. In
that respect II looks like pyramid. But
1t Is not three.cornered. II Is oval In shape.
A round wave is q water.5pout. A water
spout Is thick at the top and bottom and
slender In the middle.
LippiAtt knew that.
He was afraid Of waves. He was lsartnl
Of water.spouts.
BOOK VI.
In four days LippIatt arrived at the
maelstrom.
at Is for Maronette," said be.
The maeIstrom is shaped like funnel.
The lower end Is at the bottom. The
mouth is at the top. 1t Is caused by the
tides. The Norwegians suppose 1t Is
caused by hole In the earth. Lippiatt
knew better.
He vent down In tho maelstrom and
fastened rope around the lover end. To
this rope he adjusted block and pulleys.
Then he climbed ont OF the pit and ias.
tened the other end Of the rope 10 the
masthead. The blocks gave him apur.
chase.
" rested,
HOOK VII.
Having rested. LippiAtt pulled on the
rope. He pulled the maelStrom inside out.
The bottom was thsn at tho top. ItsPun
around like an inverted top.
Lipplatt drove 4 staple into u and fast:
ened his line. Then he set sail. The mael'
strom followed him.
az shall marry Maronette,' he said.
hook VIII.
Another man sat on thp picket fence. II
was Goudenay. GOudenay loved Marc.
uette. Maronette loved Goudenay. Cloud.
enay saw something coming In the harbor
"What Is III" he asked. Itlooked like an
inverted funnel. II was 4 thousand feet
high. az don't know" MArouette. She
was right. She didn't.
HOOK TX.
Lippiatt disembarked. He took the
maelstrom on his shoulders. Then hp
went to the gloomy house. He hung the
maelstrom on the picket fence.
elbow do you do, Goudenay? 2" he asked.
He knew Goudenay. He had dlsap-
pointed him about some trousers.
u am happy" said Goudenay; ~ am
to marry Naronette this morning"
Lippiait wOnLto the Wedding. gave
MAronotts ESiiver card receiver.
MAfonette smiled.
LippiRtt want back TO the picket fence.
He A;s the maslStEom up.
BOOK II.
As the wedding party went home they
saw dead body laying beside the picket
The point oithe mAelstrom was sticking
ont OF his mouth.