Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-27

who else would have thought of such
thing?"
Probably no one.
Jolly, the dog, had for long time
managed to get along very we'll with
an abbreviated caudal appendage-the
result of youthfulmistake which led
him to attack large and cannibalistic
tramp dog For some reason Pink
finally conceived the idea that Jolly
needed more tail, and proceeded to sup
ply it.
Perhaps if the reader had felt called
upon to retail dog he would have con-
structed serviceable if not ornament
al tail by making cloth continuance
not unlike stuffed club. At least
should have done So But Pink re-
solved that jolly should have tail
that he could feel proud of, no matter
in what company he might find him
self
To this end, he procured at the
slaughter house the tail of lately de-
ceased COW, which he carefully fitted
and sewed over an oak stick. This was
spliced on to Jolly's stub and really
looked first rate, in spite of the fact
that yellow dog with perfectly stiff
red tail tipped with hy-brush, is
rather unusual sight.
Jolly was introduced to the family
and the merits of the improvement ex-
patiated upon. just as the baby wad-
died up Mrs. Lazenberry presented the
rejuvenated Jolly with beef bone,
which SO delighted him that he wagged
his new tail with such vehemence thaFhe
knocked the baby down and threatened
to beat his unfortunate brains out be-
fore the wagging could be stopped.
This led to the speedy detailing of Jolly,
Mira. Lazenberry considering large
dog with club attachment undesir-
able
That was the way it was with the
majority of Pink's inventions. They
promised fair enough, but often man.
| aged to achieve the most unexpected
and sometimes distressing results.
Pink's rabbit traps were the wonder
and admiration of the youth of the
neighborhood. But, it seemed as if
| they had an unaccountable predilec-
ton for catching skunks instead of
| rabbits
At one time, he constructed COM
| plicated attachment to the churn. The
only fault to be found with it seemed
to be that churning with the improve
ment involved an outlay of labor near
ly double that required to operate the
unimproved churn.
Pink's riding-saw promised great
things, but at the first trial it would
probably have sawn the young invcn-
tor, himself, in two had he not been
rescued before it was too late.
1t certainly was an ingenious and
promising continuance that he rugged
for rocking the baby by wind power.
With the expenditure of no little time,
thought and labor, he rugged a wind
mill above the roof of the porch, to
which was attached an arrangement
that rocked the cradle nicely when the
wind blew gently. 1t promised to
make quite saving of time to Mrs.
Lazenberry, who could place the baby
in the cradle on the SHADY porch and
let the mechanism rock him gently to
sleep. This she did, one afternoon,
and when the trial was over no fault
could be found with Pinkney's crea-
ton.
But, upon the following afternoon,
the invention fell from favor.
The wind was mild, the day fair and
the baby sleepy, and SO Mrs. Lazen-
berry placed the little fellow in the
cradle and ran over to Mrs. Shipley's
to borrow some yeast Little Henry
Clay Shipley was threatened with
whooping cough, and, after the child
had been brought out to cough for the
sympathizing visitor, the ladies drifted
into a discussion of various childish
maladies and their treatment, and
from them to the gossip of the neigh
hood. Thus it happened that the
errand occupied an hour in accomplish
ing.
Meanwhile, the breeze was freshen-
ing preceptibly, and by the time Mrs.
Lazenberry started homeward it was
blowing briskly. She looked to dis
cover the windmill revolving merrily
and the cradle rocking at great rate.
The baby was being ratified from side
to side in q way that must have been
decidedly uncomfortable, and bowling
like good fellow
The mother hurried thither at her
: best speed. but was too late to avert
the catastrophe which followed. Just
as she reached the gate, there came 6
sudden and harder gust of wind, ant
the cradle gave one mad roll and hurled
the baby out on its head and off from
the porch.
While yet there was considerable un
certainty as to whether the poor little
chaps nose was really broken or only
badly skinned, Mr. Lazenberry up
rooted the windmill and reduced it, to
gether with the attachment, to kind
ling wood. This, of course, happened
before the ague fastened upon Mr.
Lazenberry.
But, in spite of such drawbacks
Pink continued to invent and his par
ents to prophesy triumphant future
for his genius.
By the time that Mr.. Lazenberry an,
his ague were approaching the Uncl
Darby Hicks cure stage Pink wa
deep in the greatest effort of his life
This was an attempt made for the spe
cial benefit and pleasure of his Athlete,
father--a kind of wheeled reclinin,
chair or vehicular couch.
Not being an inventor, l can hardl
describe intelligently the wonder
!. there not now existing its like to whic
! might refer. Two old cultivate
8 wheels Of equal size placed side b
). side and connected by an axle, a small