The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-30
BUGGY ELECTRICITY.

mere mas Oeen great zeal OF thought
expended upon the problem of producing
a perfect light for road vehicles, but un-
til within a few days nothing has been
produced that would at all fill the bill
Lamps with candles in have been tried
and failure was the result. Whale oil
has been used. hut both whale oil and
kerosene oil are Objectionable, so that
both are discarded, except on hacks in
cities where there is an ordinance COM
polling hacks to be lighted. For country
drivings at night, light has been lcng
needed, and now We have heard of one
that will do. Since the electric light has
proved a success for lighting large build
ings, it has occurred to q scientific man
of this city that electricity could be used
on wheeled vehicles. He knew. by ex-
perience, that there was always more or
less electricity wasted, for instance when
a young couple We're out riding, so he eX-
perimented. Those were out on the
White fish Bay road last Sunday evening
may have been astonished at the unusual
light that shone the whole length of the
road. as certain carriage passed along.
and they probably observed the fright of
the two occupants of the carriage. The
young scientist had learned that certain
young man had engaged buggy at a
livery stable for the evening, SO he bribed
the livery man to allow him to expert
ment on the buggy. The young scientist
put small electric lamp on the lower
part Of the dashboard. out of sight of
the driver, and run small copper wires
to the back of the seat. 1t is well known
to the student of nature that when a
brunette young man and blonde girl.
who act as the positive and the negative
that is, he is positive that he will put
his arm around her, and she negatives the
arrangements along at first, until after
dark-there is 4 certain electric current
established. small in itself. but of great
power if properly husbanded. You have
all felt it. o, don't blush. 1t is like
your arm getting asleep, or hitting your
funny bone on the arm of rocking
chair. Well, this wire was placed so
that the arms of the young people would
touch it. Just as they were passing Fitz-
serald's there by the tollgate, they begun
to snug up, and before they got to Leud-
eman's the little lamp began to throw out
light. 1t went under the horses feet and
lit up the road for several rods. and the
young people were almost as astonished
as the horse was. They thought there
was somebody following them with a
lantern, and they Strengthened up and
the light went out. Every little while
they would get near together. and kiss
each other shyiy, and squeeze, and i'm
mediately the light would blaze up. The
girl was real frightened, and insisted on
the young man sitting on his side of the
buggy, and he was little frightened the
first few times that the light tlared up,
but as he came out to hug he was going
to hug, if it turned night into day. So
he went to lying to her about the horse
being a PHOSPHORUS horse. He said
there were some horses that were SO full
of phosphorus that when they got warm
ed up a little from driving they shed light
all around. Then they got nearer, and
the electricity again appeared, and for
All hour they rode along in the evening
by the bright light. The young scientist
passed them number of times in anoth-
buggy, and he is so we'll satisfied with
the experiment that he will apply for a
patent. The young lady was very much
annoyed at the queer light, and while
she cannot say that she did not enjoy the
ride. she has requested her escort to be
careful next when they go riding and not
get phosphorus horse. The young man
when he got back to the stables, told the
livery man that was the lightest rig he
ever drove, and he said he wanted a cal
cium light next time he took his girl ont
They will know what caused the light
when they read this. 1t is getting SO
there is electricity in everything.