The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-05-16
THE COFFEE MACHINE.

Diu yOu vi lily WIG
nsked me one morning over the break
fast table, fathers birthday is day
after tomorrow. What present are we
to give him this year? Have you made
up your mind?"
l was deeply Interested in my paper,
celebre, a murder trial, and not paying
any attention to her remarks, 1 an
swered absent-mindedly:
"Ten years states prison."
'W-h-a-t?" a startled expression COM
ing into her eyes. drop that nom
sense" she retorted, holly, land give
me a sensible answer If you can"
I put the paper away and looked up,
noticing for the first time that she was
in q temper, and remembering the fool
ish remark had made.
Pardon me, darling" begged, re-
morsefully. "You know well enough
that couldn't have meant the words in
good earnest. Twas so very deeply en-
crossed in the district attorneys adj
dress to the jury that became some,
what confused. Overlook it, and be
friends! But to the point. What are
we to give the old gentleman? A nice
pocketbook?
"Would that not be like throwing out
an indelicate hint?" she replied, some
what paclfied.
Him. / don't know! Well, then,
how about morning cap of red, white
and black, with large tassel?"
''He has one"
"Or comfortable house coat?"
mo, no! tell you what; self
Actor machine!'" she exclaimed tri-
umphantly, "just the thing"
IA what?" queried. shaking my head
incredulously. Heaven defend us!
What kind of thing did you say? and
what in the world is he to do with it?"
you know, dear'-Anna was all ex-
element now-"how fond father is of
good coffee. How he scolds the cook
for not making the beverage to his
liking (what does she know about MAX
ing coffee, anyway. Not long since
I saw in Mrs. Faber's house a newly in
vented Observation-Disclosures coffee and
tea machine. / tell you that is exactly
what father wants!"
$50 that is il. A coffee machine! /
thought 1t was a sewing machine or
some such thing. What did you call IL?
A Observation-Disclosures and SO forth
machine? What monstrous namei
How DREADFUL"
"But practical, unspeakably practi-
cal, l tell you. You pour the water into
the boiler, and then some coffee into
little bowl above. Then you light the
alcohol beneath. The heated water is
by means of glass tube led from the
boiler into the bowl. The boilers
weight diminishes as the water lessons.
The latter therefore raises itself a
trifie, thus releasing spring attached
to the cover of the alcohol lamp, which
falls upon the lamp and extinguishes
the fame. Do you understand?
'.Not the least bit!" was my energetic
response. But my wife went on as
though it mattered little whether l
understood or whether did not under
stand.
Anu 90 cSOii do tliC bOnCI HAS COOlc&l
of, the beverage in the bowl, as the re-
suit of the pressure of the outer air-tlo
you understand, now?"
"No!" 1 exclaimed more energetical-
ly than before, but with the self-same
result; for my better half kept on just
as II I had replied yes" instead of
mol"
"As the result of the pressure of the
outer air the now ready coffee runs by
means of Sieve and the identical tube
back into the boiler. Then you can
empty 1t into cups at your conven-
ience," she concluded deliberately. Il
find that a wonderfully simple process"
Eyes, surprisingly simple, my dear, /"
/ said doubtingly. ''See hcre,wifey,
think / shall have to take another
course in physiology and technology
before would be equal to comprehend
ing the raising of the tube by mir press
1rs and the dropping Of the lamp cover