The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-10-21
THE ANTISCOPE MAN.
4 Burst of Genuine Street EIoquence Inter
rupted BY a Copper.

4 Burst of Genuine Street Eloquence Inter
rupted BY a Copper.
he was rather seedy-looking. He
wore last years derby hat Baxter
street overcoat and spring bottom
trousers with bsggy knees He stood
in Pine street toward Broadway. A
small open sachel was suspended in
front of his body by strap around his
neck. The sachel was filled with queer
little packages wrapped up in red tissue
paper. He was surrounded by an adj
miring group. In the crowd were many
messenger boys and sprinkling Of
Wall street clerks. He was glib, very
glib. In fact, his tongue seemed to be
hung in the middle and to wag at both
ends. He riyaled the late Swaine
Buckley in the rapidity of his articula-
ton. Closing one eye and applying to
the other a peep-hole in little wooden
box containing a bit of looking-glass,h he
thus spoke:
81 have already demonstrated the
usefulness and scientific advisability
Of this remarkable little perspective
optical instrument which hold in my
hand. This is the one hundred ard
seventy-fourth time. gentlemen, since
/ have been here that / have demon
straueo IL. marvellous di~ininp powers,
but for the benefit of those who were SO
unfortunate as not to hear me I will
now. repeat my interesting and
instructive explanation. call
1t the analytical antiscope. or detector
of what is going on behind you By its
use. gentlemen, the unseen world to
your back Is made plain to your senses
1t also reveals the secret domestic econ
omy of the most exclusive household.
All that is necessary to see what is 60
ing on in . second-story room is to place
yourself at the hypotenuse of q right
angle triangle equidistant from the base
OF the building to the spot whore you
stand and the height of the window
from the ground. Then hold tho anti
scope at An angle of seventy-fve de-
grees to the left or right optic, as the
case may be. and the hidden mysteries
of the homes Of McAllister's four hun
dred are revealed. BY slight twist of
the wrist and q simple change of the
angle Of vision one can perceive the
heavenly consultations, the intricate
and involved evolutions Of the planetary
system. the marvellous wonders Of astro-
nomical research. Descending from our
study OF the armament by another
slight change Of the angle at which the
antiscope is held will demonstrate how
one can see all that is passing behind
him. If you will break away there be-
hind me and make an opening / will
tell you all that is to be observed in .
direct line with the back Of my head.
II you will look closely you will observe
coming down the street directly behind
and on the opposite side of the way an
individual who to all outward appear
ance bears every indication of being .
chicken thief But on closer inspection
he proves to be an Italian rag-picker
with bag on his back. Directly be-
hind me and only about four feet away,
is small messenger boy with q very
dirty face. HIS number is s. o56. He Is
now putting his fingers to his nose and
wiggling them at me instead Of going
on the important errand he was sent on
about three hours ago. He is now NOV
ing away with that hare-like movement
so characteristic of the messenger boy
in hurry. On this side of the street
there is tall man with silk hat and .
gray mustache He has a severe express
sion in his eyes and is carrying fifty
cent umbrella under his arm. This will
demonstrate to the most prejudiced OBJ
server that / am, indeed, able to look
behind my back as easily as before my
nose. and you may one and all do the
same If you will now purchase one of
the antiscopes, which you may have to-
day for the small sum of ten cents. one
dime. l wish to get them on the market.
Step up. gentlemen, and buy while you
have time. I've only few of them
left"
At this juncture a policeman saunt-
cred carelessly around the corner and
the crowd melted away. The young
man with the "antiscopes" quickly
closed his sachel and walked meekly
up toward Broadway. The tall man
with the gray mustache and the fifty
cent umbrella, by the way, happened to
be the digniied president of the Gala
tin National Bank.-N. Y. Sun.