The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-10

whom he turns dull and Indifferent eye out Of
the car window. aad It falls upon certain
station sign which reads " stratford- on.Avony'
Mrs. Sellers went eossiping comfortable along:
"Oh. they like to hear him talk. especially
| IL their load 10 getting rather heavy on ono
| shoulder and they want to SHIFT 1t. Hos oil
| air. you know-breeze you may say-and ne
frcshens them up: it's trip to tho country.
| they say. Many a time hos made Gen. Grant
| laugh and that's tidy job. can tell You. and
| as for Sheridan. his eye lights UP and ho
| listens to Mulberry Sellers the same a. II he
| was artillery. You see. the charm about Null
berry Ia he is so catholic and unprejudiccd
that he fits In anywhere and everywhere. 1t
makes him powerful good company and as
| ponular as scandal You 60 to the White
House when the Presidents holding general
reception--somo time when Mulberry's there.
Why. dear me. YOU can't tell which OF them 1t
liz that's holding TINT reception"
| We'll. h6 certainly Is n remarkable man.
and he always was Is he religious ?"
"Clcar to his marrow--does more thinking
and reading on that subject than any other.
except Russia and Siberia: thrashes around
over tho whole field. too: nothing bigoted
| about him."
"What is his religion ~
"Ile--." She stopped. and was lost for
moment or two in thnkines. and then she
said. with simplicity. Il think no was
! Mohamn,edan or something last week."
| MaSl,ington started down town now to bring
his trunk. for tho hospitable Sellerses would
listen to no excuses: their house must be his
| home during the session. The Colonel re-
| turned presently and resumed work upon his
plaything. 1t was finished when Washington
| got back.
There II is." said the Colonel. all IN
ishcd."
| .Wh,t Ia n Sor Co1nn al ~
"Oh. it's Just . tribe. Toy to amuse the
children"
Washington examined It.
cit seems to be puzzle"
Eyes. that's what It is. call IL Pigs in the
Clover. Put them in-see II you can put them
| in the pen.''
| After many failures Washington succeeded.
and was as pleased as a child
Its wonderfully ingenious. Colonel: It's
ever 30 clever. And interesting-why. could
| play with It all day. What are you going to do
| with it,"
"Oh. nothing. Patent IL and throw It aside"
Don't you do anything Of the kind. There's
money in that thing"
A compassionate look travelled over tho
Colonels countenance. and he said:
"Money-yes: pin money: q couple Of hum
dred Thousand. perhaps. Not more"
Washington's eyes blazed.
| "A couple OF hundred thousand dollAreI DO
you call that pin money!
The Colonel rose and tip-toed his way across
the room. closed the door that was slightly
aiar. tip.toed his way to his seat again. and
said. under his breath:
You can keep secret?"
Washington nodded his Affirmative: he was
too awed to speak.
"You have heard OF marerinlization-ma-
FERTILIZATION Of departed spirits?"
Washington had heard Of It.
And probably didn't believe in It: and
| quite right. too. The thing az practised by
ignorant charlatans is unworthy OF attention
or respect-where there's dim light and a
dark cabinet. and parcel OF sentimentalgulls
gathered together. with their faith and their
shudders and their tears all ready. and one
and the same fatty degeneration OF proto-
plasm and humbug comes out and material
ICES himself into anybody you want. grand
mother. grandchild. brother-in-l law. witch Of
Endor. John Milton. Siamese twins. Peter the
Great. and all such frantic nonsense-no. that
is all foolish and pitiful. But when a man
that is competent brings the vast powers Of
science to bear. it's different matter. totally
different matter. you see. The spectre that
answers that call has come to stay Do you
note tho commercial value OF that detail ~
when I-the-the truth is. that don't quito
know that l do Do you mean that such.
being permanent not transitory. would give
more general satisfaction. and 80 enhance the
price OF tickets to the SHOW"
"Show? Poly-lsten to me. and get q good
grip on your breath. for you are going to need
1t. Within three days shall have completed
my method and then-let the world stand
aeliast. for it shall see marvels. Washington.
within three days-ten at the outside-you
shall see ME call the dead Of any century. and
they will arise and walk. Walk ?-they shall
walk forever. and never die again. Walk with
all, tha muscle and spring Of their pristine
vigor'",
Colonel! Indeed it does take ones breath
away"
Now do you see the money that's in it?"
"Tm-well. Pm-not really sure that do"
"GreatScott. look here. I shall have a mo.
nopoly: thoy'll all belong to me. won't they 7
Two thousand policemen in the city OF New
York. Wages 81 a day. I'll replace them
with dead ones at half the money"
"Oh. prodicious! I never thought OF that
FIo.u-r thousand dollars q day. Now do
begin to seel But will dead policemen
answer?'
Haven't thoy-up to this timer"
well. II you put 1t that way"
Put It In any way you want to. Modify 1t to
suit yourself. and my lads shall still be
superior. They won't ont. they won't drink
| uOA uC0O tuOSo tuCS "oh WIN W.
cash at gambling dens and unlicensed rum
holes: they won't spark the sculiery maids:
and. moreover. the bands OF touGhs that am.
Suscado them on lonely beats and cownrdy
shoot and knife them will only damage the
uniforms. aud not live long enough to get moro
than momcntary satisfaction out OF that"
why. Colonel. il you can furnish policemen.
then OF cOurso--"
-"Csrtninly-I can furnish any line OF goods
that's wanted. Take the army. for instance
now twenty-five thousand mon; expense.
twenty .two millions year. will dig up the
Romans. will resurrect the Greeks. will
furnish tho Government for ten millions a
year. ten thousand veterans drawn from the
victorious legons OF all the ages-soldiers that
will chase Indians year in and year out on ma.
terialized horses. and cost never cent for
rations or repairs. The armies OF Europe cost
two billions year now-I will replace them
all for n billion. will dig up the trained
statesmen Of all ages and all climes. and fur
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