The Lake Charles echo., 1893-09-22
ALWAYS INVENTING.
AN INGENIOUS MN WHO IS USUALLY
DOING SOMETHING.


DOING SOMETHING.
A Story That Shows what Terrible Al.
Hietion the disease oF UnProatahis In
Gonuity May ns--Two EsshIpgs Ia the
Houss Of an inventor
Had it not been that my family went
out of town a short time ago and leftme
homeless and Respondent, would never
have been able TO write this story. As it
wasI was won over by the entreaties of
friend and went to live with him and his
little fanily-for awhile.
II pleases me to meet geniuses. like
to touch shoulders with men Of ideas,
and that is just what this friend Of mine
might be labaled--a man Of ideas, / did
not know it before went to his house,
but then discovered he Is an inventor,
What he invents is immaterial; suf-
fee it to say he invents in the full sense
of the word. If 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 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 thes6
happenings, his business being exelu-
sively to invent.
We were sitting In his dining room the
first evening / 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, Icould
aee.
well, what ia itSn / asked, looking up
and around for a stray June bug or some
other bird of plumage,
"rm just thinking" Georgesaid rather
dFeamily, II can improve on that gas
tip, Ill do it. I've got it sure.n Then
he began drawing things on piece of
paper that looked like deformed church
steeples, He said they were gas tips,
For O day or two George ate very lit
tie, / afterward learned this is COM
mon with inventors, as they are able to
go for weeks at time without touching
a morael. 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 splendidF' he said, with
ecstasy, holding it up before me, His
black eyes glistened. -..-
"Yes, it's very pretty, Ireplied' "Wils
it workF'
lyon bet it'll work, The user will
get large and steady flame, with no
waste Of gas and with one-third the usual
pressure. I'll show YOU"
George got up and adjusted II to the
chandelier. He got out matches and
then turned ont the remaining gas jet,
Fully IL matches were struck while we
sat in the dark. held my breath be-
cause my hold on solemnity befitting the
occasion was fast loOsing,
He said many things which / could
not be led to repeat, The sanGtity of q
private home should not be invaded, IL
was his right to say things, as he paid
| the rent.
The thing did not work, l could see
that, even though 1t was dark, He re-
lighted the gas and sat down, You can
never tell what an inventor Is going to
do, SO l said nothing. Oh, believe !
did ask him IL there was an opening in
the end for the gas to ooze through, I'm
not sure, though, but know George
didn't answer.
He finally secured a couple Of feet of
small rubber hose that he had used in
another experiment and fastened the gas
| tip on one end, He thought perhaps
there was an obstruction that water
would clear away, The other end of tho
hose he attached to faucet,
stood by like any well behaved in
Yited guest, George turned the water,
and 1t shot through in first rate shape,
The fact was the gas tip was splendid
sprinkler, Even George'swifs acknowl-
edged that, and she gave up acknowledge
ing anything but his Inventive failures
years ago,
"By graciousP' George exclaimed,
isn't that a dandy sprinkler9 I'll get
that patented" Then he laid 1t down.
It was the next evening Georges wife
said that her expensive music box was
out Of order and would not play, The
valuable instrument was put on the ta-
bic, and George peered into II for about
Ave minutes,
! ''No wonder; see what's the matter, =
George remarked as he left the room.
He returned with four or five imple-
ments thaRfor all ! know belonged to q
kitchen range.
He unfastened couple Of screws and
then-yes, and thenl The case was full
Of snaFled up springs, things that looked
like comb teeth and various odds and
ends that one wonld never suspect hav-
ing been within 10 miles Of the house Q
minute before. Tears ran down the
cheeks Of Georges wife and dropped in
on the cylinders.
f'What are you trying 70 d0-spoil and
rust the worker George asked, Then hf
dickeTed and dickered until he had
about hushel Of pieces of machinery
streWn about, Georges wife retired
and | fell asleep on a lounge My hosI
worked until O'clock IN the morninl
and then gave II up,
left the next day. II was impossible
for ma to remain longer In the houal
with Georges inventive brain. II faitll
crowded me out. The music box Ii nov
III Geneva being ixsd, the gas tip spFin
Her keeps papers from flying about. an
George Is working On something taa'
cRn bs used a d self adjusting car coup
Ter or q seltzer watagsiphon. Now RoFl
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