The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-26
NED's FOLDING nED.

How the Invention Got Him In
Queer FITS.
Even though the school year II over
he boys OF Orange Military Academy
are not through talking about Ned
Bartletts folding bed.
Ned entered the academy last fall M
a freshman. Il was the first time he
had been away from home, hut lac telt
quite able To take care Of himself. Ills
room was az the top Of big brick
building. and Il had one small window
looking out over tile drilling campus
When Ned first saw Il he said:
"Whew, but this Is "A box Of place;
hardly room enough In u to turn
around
And when he and his roommate were
both inside with their trunks ana va
Uses. Ned declared that II any visitors
came they'd have 10 invite them To Il
seat on the table. Ned was of an In.
yentiye turn Of mind, aud he resolved
10 make room In some way. In order
10 do this some of the furniture would
have 10 hccrmoved. and the two boys
agreed that the bed, as taking up the
most room, was the most objectionable,
Hut when the captain Ia charge oi the
dormltory was appealed 10 he refused
10 listen to a proposition 10 purchase II
folding bed
III We give you one" he said "wCll
have to supply every one In the hail
IL was then that the bright Idea
popped into Ncd's head.
"Ill make one myself" he declared.
The student swere allowed To ornn'
mcnt tchlr rooms. and under this per
mission Ned bought set Of ordinary
wOven-wire bed springs. To the noor
near the wall he fastened two strong
cleats. aud bottled to them arms about
twenty inches long The other ends Of
these arms he bolted 20 the ends of the
springs about fifteen inches from th,
inner side. Then on the other side Of
the springs he fastened two stout legs
This made an ideal folding bed. ac
cordlng Ia Ned for when u was drawn
down Il was rs big as an ordinary bed
and II could be easily folded up Will
all the clothes against the wall.
Mhen Il was finished Ned drapcd eur
tain cloth. 80 that the bed would b.
hidden when not lea use, and thus leay
ing plenty VI floor space Ia the llttl'
ru0m Al the boys came In 10 admire
1.-The wonderful bed. and see u work an,
learn how Il was made
For two or three nights the room
mates slept In Il without accident Bu
one Friday evening Ned was alone
Bert having gone out 10 an entertain
mcnt Feeling sleepy. the wonderful
bed was let down, and presently Me-
rolled into Il. aud. In spirit OF fun
Kept on rolling until he bumped aenins
the wall. In an instant. Bert not hcin
there ns usual 10 hold down the from
side. the bed shut up like a Jack knife
Ncd's nose rubbed hard against th
wall proper. aud all the hcd-cloihr
gamc tumhliug down on top Of him. \
!irSt he laughed az the queer ia he wa
In; hut when he tried 10 get out an
found that be- couldn't. he began {
grow ALARMED lie couldn't set unde
the edge 81 the springs there WASH
room. nor could he get the bed opci
nor could De crawl ont az either on,
. The moro he struggled the more suii'
, eating became the bcd-clnthcs. An
presently be- began IN shout Tor he'll
but his voice was 50 muliicd that u
ono heard him. After i've minutes
This kind of struggling Ned had mad
up his mind that hc would die IN ID
luatput bed. and already Dec was gasl
7 ing hard for breath hut Just ~ i
b felt his consciousness going the do,
Opened and hls roommate came in
, iist Bert saw nothing wrong, bot pre-
entity he heard a mutlled cry, accnmp
r. MED hy loud crcaklng % the bed
Help. help" cried Ned's voice.
4 Bert ran 20 the bel aud tiled d pa
@ Il down
"Dontr shouted Ncl family; "you'
mash my head
= In terror Pert iap. shouting. into Z,
q hall The yCung ,a'cis swarmvl OFT Z
their rooms and uu to iert's help. Sc
n cral of them tO,k hold ~ Nod's Jog al
n arm. and 10y main force lifted him Z
until tie bed could be opened VII,
he was at Inst face ned dropped dow
70 palc gud more dad than alive.
, Aud nj the hoys who Ind resolve
10 have beds like Ncd's cont luded thu
n would not.
4 but Sea- invented lu anchor 10 ke,
y the front side ot the spring down, ~
&c has s'ept Ia his patent folding b,
ever since.