Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-01-02
A STRANGE PARTNER.


ment Of woman to strange man,
which really had moral, which moral
was, don't have anything to do with in
ventions.
Brown, who had patented safety
gun which he had never yet found q
man plucky enough to let off, said it
was bad moral. We agreed to hear
the particulars and judge for ourselves.
''This story" commenced MacShaug-
nassy, "comes from Furtwangen, q small
town In the Black Forest. There lived
there a very wonderful old fellow named
Nicholaus Geibel. His business was the
making Of mechanical toys, at which
work he had acquired IN almost Euro
pean reputation. He made rabbits that
would emerge from the heart of cab
bage, flop their ears, smooth their whis-
kers and disappear again; cats that
would wash their faces and new so nat
urally That dogs would mistake them for
real cats and fly at them; dolls, with
monographs concealed within them, that
would raise their hats and say, Good
morning; how do you do and some that
would even sing song.
"But he was something more than a
mere mechanic; he was an artist. His
work was with him hobby, almost q
passion. Ills shop was filled with all
manner Of strange things that never
would or could be sold-things no had
made for the pure love of making them.
He had contrived mechanical donkey
that would trot for two hours by means
of stored electricity and trot, too, much
faster than the live article and with less
need for exertion on the part Of the driv-
er; a bird that would shoot up into the
air, fly round and round in circle and
drop to earth ut tho exact spot from
where it started; skeleton that, sup
ported by an upright iron bar, would
dance hornpipe; life size lady doll
that could play fiddle and gentle
man with a hollow inside who could
smoke pipe and drink more lager beer
than any three average German students
put together, which is saying much.
Indeed it was the belief of the town
that old Geibel could make man capa-
BILE of doing everything that a respect
able man need want to do. One day he
made u man who did too much, and it
came about in this way:
young DR.. Follen had baby, and
the baby had q birthday. It's first birth
day put DR.. Follen's household into
somewhat of furry, but on the occa-
sion of its second birthday Mrs. DIR.
Follen gave ball in honor of the event.
Old Geibel and his daughter Olga were
among the guests.
During the afternoon of the next day
some three or four of Olga's bosom
friends, who had also been present at
the ball. dropped in to have a chat about
it. They naturally fell to discussing the
men and to criticising their dancing.
Old Geibel was in the room. but he APP
peared to be absorbed in his newspaper,
and the girls took no notice Of him.
"'There seems to DO fewer men who
can dance at every ball you go to- said
one of tho girls.
eyes, and don't the ones who can give
themselves airsg said another. They
make quite favor Of asking YOU
"'And how stupidity they talk added
third. They always say exactly the
same things-'How charming you are
looking tonightl do you often go to
Vienna? Oh, you should. It's delight
full" "What charming dress you have
onw What a warm day it has beenv
"Do you like Wagner" co wish they'd
think OF something new
"'Oh, never mind how they talk
said a fourth. IF man dances we'll, he
may be fool for all care
He generally is, slipped in a thin
girl rather spitefully.
81 SO to a ball to dance continued
tho previous speaker. not noticing the
interruption. All ask of u partner is
that he shall hold me firmly, take me
round steadily and not get tired before
do
"a clockwork figure would be- the
thing for YOU said the girl who had in.
terrupted.
"'Bravor cried one of the others,
clapping her hands, what capital
ideal
"'What's capital ideap they asked.
why, clockwork dancer. or, bet
ter still, one that would so by electricity
and never run down.
THE girls took up the idea with en-
thusiasm.
"'Oh, what lovely partner he would
maker said one. He would never kick
you or tread ON your toes
"'Or tear your dress, said another.
"'Or get out of STEP.
cor get giddy and lean on YOU
"'And be would never want to mon
his face with his handkerchief. I do
hate to see man do that after every
dance
land wouldn't want to spend the
whole evening in the supper room
"'Why, with monograph inside him
10 grind out all the stock remarks, you
would not be able to tell him from O real
nan. said the girl who had first suggest
ID the idea.
"'Oh, yes, you would said the thin
'irl; he would be so much nicer
'Old Geibel had laid down his paper
nd was listening with both his ears. On |