The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-30
MR.. AND MRS. RISING.
From the Times-Herald.

From the Times-Herald.
''The telephone Is a back number
now. Emily" said Mr.. Rising. laying
aside his morning paper.
"How SO. John?" asked Mrs. Rising.
"a man named Gray has u new In
vention that makes the old phone take
back seat" MIR. Rising replied. Its
the telautograph."
"What does II do, John?" was Mrs.
Rising's natural inquiry.
ut writes In anybody's handwriting"
explained MIR. Rising.
II thought everybody had to use
their own handwriting, just like their
own name." observed Mrs. Rising.
$50 they do-sO they do. Emily" re-
turned Mr.. Rising. but II | went to
New York could take telautOgraph
pencil there and write and another
pencil here would write the same thing
In my handwriting
That's just wonderful. John. but
you amt going to New York. are your"
inquired Mrs. Rising.
Not this evening"" facetiously re-
sponded Mr.. Rising. 80 l won't be able
to use the telautograph. Notice that
name. Em'ly-autograph-y know
writes your own name-see.
"Yes. John. I used to have an auto
graph album before l was married. II
I
pencil?" asked Mrs. Rising, enthusias-
tically.
what kind Of a pencil. Em'ly?" Mr..
Rising asked. a
"Why. one like you've been telling
about. I'd want II to write the Presi-
dents name and lots of other big
MEMS" said Mrs. Rising with growing
eagerness. ''rell-autograph IS nice
name like a tel-a-phone. SO plain to un-
derstand."
''rell-a fool" groaned Mr.. Rising.
under his breath.
There's no doubt about, II the United
States ought to have a cable to the
Sandwich Islands," Mr.. Rising asserted
with considerable warmth.
"Why. John, they're way out IN fhe
ocean. aren't they?" exclaimed Mrs
Rising.
well. what II they are. Emily; isn't
there the Atlantic cable on the other
side?" inquired Mr.. Rising In an argu-
mentative manner.
I'D forgotten that" said Mrs. Rising
deprecatingly.
.Well, what II they are. Emily. since
you've no call to use II. continued Mr..
Rising In a mollifled tone.
But John, who would use the cable
way out there?" asked Mrs. Rising.
encouraged by his milder tone.
"The secretary of the state for one
man and Claus Spreckles for an.
other" sapiently observed Mr.. Rising.
would it pay to have 1t for two men.
John?" wonderlngly inquired Mrs. Ris-
ing.
"Those were just samples, Emily.
The secretary stands for millions of
men and Spreckles for millions OF
money" Mr.. Rising replied with some
thing of an oratorical flourish.
"How many people ride over the At
lantic every year. John?" pursued Mrs.
Rising. intent on information.
Cant say, Emily. I don't know how
many ships there are on the Atlantic
Ocean," replied Mr.. Rising.
81 don't mean on the ocean. John;
mean on the Atlantic cable" and Mrs.
Rising regarded Mr.. Rising with inno-
cent Interrogation.
To Mrs. Rising's alarm and astonish-
ment Mr. Rising grew fairly purple In
the face. and without a word In reply
hurried out Of the house.
"He looks as II something had gone to
his head" unused Mrs. Rising. Hell
have a stroke some day, and black isn't
becoming to me. Dear. dear, there's
lot of trouble In this world" and she
rocked back and forth, humming Two
Little Girls In Blue"