Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-07-03

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+, ty-eight hours.
'sstr M E*1{@g l have no de-
MW1 CENN sire to repeat
AN 20 e + ! the trip which
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" journey on my
part. Not true? Yes, it is true,
though scarcely expect any one to
believe the story. Crazy! No, l am
not crazy, though ] have gone
through enough in the last two days
to qualify any man for lunatic asy-
lum. There is only one satisfaction
in the whole business-a Chicago
drummer is ahead as usual. Tell
you all about it? Well, if l can, l
WILL
And the speaker lay back on his
reclining chair, as if to collect his
thoughts. There was a haggard,
scared expression on his face, a wild
look in his eye which justified the
suspicion that he was partially in
sane.
"Here, then, is the story" he said,
after little. II have been in Mich
igan, and what have to tell began
in kalamazoo. had a good trade
till l entered Brunton's place. /
could sell him nothing. could not
fix his attention on my goods, and l
could not understand things, for
hitherto he had been one of my best
customers. My pride was stirred,
and when he suddenly said to me: 4
think you know something about
electricity and mechanics answer
ed promptly: There isn't much
worth knowing about either that
Jim Gerar hasn't climbed on to,
though what, in the name of the re-
spected Sam Hill, an ordinary me-
chanic Ind to do with electricity l
could not for the life of me rarely.
You will presently see that / had not
caught Brunton's DRIFT, but l was
bound to sell him goods, and l would
have known all about Uriah and
David or the tax systems of Turkey
and Mongolia had Brunton asked
lne about them.
"Well, come down with me to my
house. There is something there l
want to show you,
"There was no getting out oft. l
might lose my sale if ! refused to go,
and could not leave Kalamazoo
without an ordor from Brunton. !
wish to heaven l hadn't gone; but
have had an experience that has tall
EN- to the lot Of no other man, and il
get one or two points out OF the
old fellow, have the biggest thing
for the Chicago worlds fair that has
been dreamed of. The Eiffel tower
Pshaw! I'll give them daily trips
around the earth, and for consider
alton stop to enable u fellow drum
mer to sell a bill of good on the way
Only he must hail from Chicago.
"Well, went down to Brunton'l
house with him. 1t is goodisl
looking place, for the old man is com
tortably fixed.
'"Where are the mechanics?' ask
ed, as we passed round to the rear o
the building.
He gave me an odd sort of look
but led the way to a high structur,
in the middle of the back yard.
concluded the men must he at wOrl
in it. We entered, and then m,
wonder and troubles began.
+" Here are the mechanics he said
pointing to an object with the grace
full outlines of a pigeon. 4 saw yov
misunderstood my meaning, blu
You now see before you the creates
Invention OF the age. 1t is a com
bined flying and swimming machine
whose motive power is electricity
AS you look at it now it's arrange
ments is such that it can rise an
move through the air at )ightnin
speed. Now and Mr.. Brunto
touched a button, you see it is fish
"True as gospel, Tom. the wing
of the bird closed, it's feet were draw
up under it, covering encircled
almost in q moment, and right b.
fore my eyes was perfect fac-simil
'ofa fish, probably 26 feet in length
II forgot soap, sugar, and starch
Was ! in the presence Of Aladdin. q
iSinbad, or would wake up at hon
from an attack of nightmare?
"'The change can bemade in an il
lstant, you see, continued Sinba,
a. he pressed another button whic
uncoiled the fish covering and gay
Ms hack the bird.
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