The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-11-18
ALWAYS INVENTING.
An INGENIOUS MAN WHO % USUALLY
DOING SOMETHING.

A Story That Shows Whist . Terrible A.
fiction the Disease Of Improbable In
genuity May Be-rve Rvsninss In sAs
House Of IN ~iaventos.
Had it not been that my family went
out Of town q short time ago and left me
homeless and dependent, l would never
have been able to write this story. As it
was / was won over by the e~ntreaties of q
friend and went to live with him and his
little family-for awhile.
1t pleases me to meet geniuses. like
to touch shoulders with men of ideas.
and that is just what this friend Of mine
might be labeled-a man Of ideas. Ibid
not know it before / went to his house.
but then I discovered he is an inventor.
What he invents is immaterial; sui.
nee 1t to say he invents in the full sense
OF the word. II he works out an idea.
and when the model is perfected it doesn't
do what he thought it would, he makes
1t do something else.
It's Q double back action style of in
venting that is destined to fill long felt
wants or leave an aching void. The in
ventor is not to blame for either Of these
happenings, his business being exclu-
sively to invent.
We were sitting in his dining room the
first evening l was at his house. The
servant had just cleared the dinner table,
and my friends wife was looking after
the youngsters and keeping their nurse
out Of mischief.
George was looking intently at one Of
the gas tips, and his brain machinery was
grinding exceeding fine material, I could
see.
Well, what is it," I asked, looking up
and around for a stray June bug or some
other bird of plumage.
"Tm just thinking" George said rather
dreamily, Il can improve on that gas
tip. I'll do it. I've got it sure" Then
he began drawing things on a piece of
paper that looked like deformed church
steeples. He said they were gas tips.
For a day OF two George ate very lit
tie. I afterward learned this is COM
mon with inventors, q they are able to
60 for weeks at q time without touching
. morsel. Their brains stop working
when their owner eats. There's NO mon
ey in eating except for the dealers in
edibles.
When George came back to earth and
food, he had a model in his pocket. 1t
was the tangible outcome Of his think
ing.
isn't that splendid?' he said, with
ecstasy, holding it up before me. His
black eyes glistened.
eyes, it's very pretty" Ireplied. "Wnl
it work."
You bet it'll work. The user will
get a large and steady fame, with no
waste OF gas and with one-third the usual
pressure. I'll show you"
George got up and adjusted it to the
He got out matches and
then turned out the remaining gas Jet.
Fully IA matches were struck while we
in the dark. l held my breath be-
cause my hold on solemnity BETTING the
occasion was fast loosing.
He said many things which l could
be led to repeat. The sanctity Of a
private home should not be invaded. It
was his right to say things. as he paid
the rent.
The thing did not work. l could see
that, even though it was dark. He re-
lighted the gas and sat down. You can
never tell what IN inventor is going O
do, SO l said nothing. Oh, l believe |
did ask him if there was an opening in
end for the gas to ooze through. I'm
sure, though, but l know George
didn't answer.
de finally secured a couple of feet of
small rubber hose that he had used in
another experiment and fastened the gas
tip on n end. He thought perhaps
there was an obstruction that water
would clear away. The other end of tho
he attached to a faucet.
l stood by like any well behaved in
guest. George turned the water,
md it shot through in first rate shape.
The fact was the gas tip was a splendid
sprinkler. Even Georges wife acknowl-
edged that, and she gave up acknowledge
ing anything but his inventive failures
years ago.
by gracious!" George exclaimed,
isn't that a dandy sprinkler? I'll get
that patented" Then he laid it down.
1t was the next evening Georges wife
said that her expensive music box was
put of order and would not play. The
valuable instrument was put on the ia
Die. and George peered into it for about
i've minutes.
mo wonder; see what's the matter
remarked as he left the room,
BE returned with four or five imple-
nents that for all l know belonged to q
range.