New-York tribune., 1890-08-31
WHY THE STOVE WAS so HIGH.
A SIMPLE EXPLANATION.


From The San Francisco Argonaut.
Long eS rom Mele e rde o After two days hard climbing
Which the bnrros endured with exemplary fortitude.
Ts slcSE GyeS St at As nesseS ss Sasy S
Jest you al go over into the cabin eEe ere ae S MAKE axe
packed said Long Tom there aint no ono there.
My Psrdner, he's down below ,wo ca,0s. said the
colonel as we approached IT,
That is for economy in ridge poles said the doo,
tor: sleeping apartments on one side and kitchen on
the other IN the space between you keep your h'H'
We entered the righthand section Of the twin.cabin,
which proved TO be the kitchen side Inee waS va ,s 0s
much fnrniture-a table OF hewn logs chAir Oh oeh'
However, we did not notice such furniture as there
oyer wss e Se s efS thssed eer o had MS attention instantly
attracted by the stove and brief rOundeay Of ejacu-
well I1n that stag stagger Said the stocbrocr
a.Hm,' said the professor, in mysterious t0ne'
The stove was plain. small cook!ngrange. rather
old and rusty, The strange as aSSSs large a ceds
posts which planted in the hoor ana were over
SET 5 feet so % at hs the TOP ws s With
face Of the colonel and he was sxfooter s,,rod AZ
tripod We felt Of the posts-they were firm "a ana
permanent, not temporary one Then we an oehs the
necEs and opened our mouths M 70 LOOK u"
suddenly the stock-broker burst out lhto i'uo
laugh.
"Undcrstand what ~ asked the colonel. Sharply: .
"wny Long Tom has his stove hoisted up so hisn
$50 do IL said the doctor: but suspect that my
explanation is Iot the that any one else would
@wen, will bet that ! am right said the stock
broker and put up the money! ,. .,,., ,a..
about that stove and will back it,
Make it a Jackpot" said the colonel; q want 70
The stock-broker drew small yellow coin out OK
his pocket, and dropped it on the table go 40.
better draught In this rariGed mountain air there
only small amount % oxygen to the cubic & inch inc ;os a1a
latudes have heard that II you get hlgh enough .
up can't cook an eggntat5 G t. i b mean SantiSasd
thrown into sudden confusion by the discovery thal to
professors eye was fixed upon him Win "a sarcasuo
is that supposed to be science'' demanded tho
''c Well, said the stock broker. doggedy. never
mind the reasons Experience is probably good enough
tor Long Tom lie finds that he get; better S Srsshs Ss
i3erGs lGr el; stove 0y having 1t up III "'D ''' ~
The right explanation began the professor, ais
Excuse me-" interrupted the stock-broker. tapping
the table; are you in this & pot - o., nrocooasa.
Have you noticed that our host Is very tait man nan
ke most men Of his hssa he % hates to Se Seho 10 s"o
down low when he whirled fapjack or speared,
er q bacon NoT he can stand up aEd SS SS II wfs e
pipe, if it IS straight. the better the fire will burn
me- on the way up that his partner did all the cook
oT epd ss s pad R co@pments a S to e
| continued Now. my idea IS that the stove meats
cooking stove TO be sure but when the winter Is cold
makes this room comfortable Being & up which h ''s =
could not do if it were down below"
The doctor greeted this theory with m ,oIa no iasn mas
Hot t'i air rses Of course and onl S dissent
nate is to have your stove as low as possible nn
The furnace in the attic of house instead OF In the
- think" said the colonel that could appreciate
m3f 81 Pd dast the dSSt ass as the he dspSiS sSsS
you hear T. and Long Tom s TS D w De ye9e mere sma IN
waste. Now. If he had put the stove down where we
9 Of the area S0 undeea as yS see he has done
on all sides Of the supporting posts yGa @ w nans n"cs snS
sets fTS arc Sssrneah SSai G There there i fr
pots and cooking utensils Of various sorts What could
'FT The judge who had listening 70 the opinions
y ns his face When he
that objection was overruea now stepped @ DH I1r%ar
his hi,U decision decision as follows:
at aPpears that none Of yon have ,S not noticed t tho
are not in at present but they are there for some
purpose. imagine that during the winter huge
Stove and are dried for use later Now II the stove
were on the hor. It would be too far from the roof
" & Here comes old Tom" shouted the colonel who
| had stepped To the open door while the Judge was
/ speaking. , .,,
| baggage with which his were loaded and came
nto the kitchen cabin where all stood lie glanced
at the group and then AT the scd stove In or midst
/ II see YOU air all admirin nv stove said he.
and I'll bet you've been awonderln why II Is up so
high ~,
Yes we lave,' said the professor; 81 how did son
know II ," A.,
come into the place BEGIN To ask me about it-tlats
how I knowed." .,
| Well whv is it up hgh7" demanded the stock
broker impatiently. with side glance at the we'll
developed Jack pot on the table. -.
"The reasons simple enough" said Long Tom win
a grin that showed his bicuspids "vou see we had
Ia mack all this stuf up here from down below on
burros Originally there four j'ins OF that stove
pipe but the cinch wasn't drawed tight enough on tho
burro that was carry int them and two Of 'em sppel
/ ont and rolled down the mountain. When we got
here and found that there wasn't but two pieces left
/ reckoned that would have 70 kinder hist the stove
10 make il fit the pipe-sO Jest In and histed her,
And thar she Is vet Say, what's all this here money
on the table for ~ 40.
There was a deep silence which lasted 50 long that
Tom ycnured repeat his question about the money
1T is jack pot said the doctor. sadly ana es
near as | can make out, IL belongs to you."