The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-31
A FLYING MACHINE.

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In the world have you been all this time,
ehS'' ,.f
"Up NORTH" replied Jim as he oooIly
secured the best SCAT In the club"
"what, your' exclaimed Bill.
'The same.''
swell, Pm But thought you despissd
the Scottish people, jim"
$50 did before went away, but since
I've been north I've been forced to ohange
my opinions Bit"
"Weli, neverr' cried Bill "But how
were you convertedp"
"Tbe first night spent In Barntoul did
it."
Lets have IL, then, jim"
"Well," began Jim, ION the second
night of my tour In Scotland I found my
self behind my timetable, stranded In the
little village Of Barntoul. The only inn
the place had was one called the Barleycorn
Arms. To this went, and right glad I
was to get there, for was dead tired A
wash up and good supper, however, soon
set mo up again, and as 1t was too early to
turn In strolled down into the back par
lor of the inn.
"There found several villagers drink
ing, smoking and discussing politics.
"'Hellos'' cried one as entered.
What's this ye haze gotten, Jockf'
GA stranger that's tourin aboot, an
swered the landlord.
"'Hell be English, I've nae doot, re-
marked another.
I" Name tho waur for that Bob, said
the first speaker.
"'Ob, I'm no sayin that, Dauvit, though
they English budies wha come hereaboots
ha' e an awfu' conceit o. theirsel's.
"'That's as maybe said Dauvit.
"'What dae you ken aboot it?' demand
ed Bob angrily
MAR nor you,' answered Dauvit
"By way Of diversion struck in with,
You'll not have heard about the new fly
ing machine, SUPPOSE
Hoots, man, neein machines Is auld
things In they PARTS, said the landlord.
"'Eh! What do you meanp' / cried,
rather taken aback.
There, you see, put in Bob, he jist
thinks we're an ignorant lot
"'But what about these flying ma
cbinesS' Queried.
"'Oh, there's naethin particular an
swered Bob Lang Tam made ane last
fa'.'
ga man In this village9' asked
"Ou ay! Lang Tam was born here, an
has lived here a his days., answered Bob
'Oh, he's a .wunnerfu' man, Lang Tam
mas, continued Bob. He cam room tao
me ae day at the hinner en- o. simmer, an
says he, "'I'm thinkin on maxim a fleein
machine, says he.
ga RIGHT, says /, though I'm thinkin
yell be turnin intae a craw sune'
"'We'll see, We'll seep an VII that he
gaed aft hame.
"'Weel, for weeks on en- he keepit in
bye o. NIGHTS, chaplin an haimmerin, an,
In short, maxim his feein machine In
aboot month or mair he draps intae this
same inn, an says he:
"'If ony o. ye lads want tae see me
heein, come tae the Knowe next Seterday
efternune.
"Of course maist the hale village
turned oot, for, ye ken, a budy fleein wasna
a sicht tae be seen every day, leave alane
it bein ane o. oor ain folk. Weel, close on
hauf three. Lang Tam appears wi tws
mon ahint him, carryin the fleein machine.
"'The machine iookit for a the warld
like big bird, there beln a wuddin body
for Lang Tam tae hang on tae, an twa big
wing shapit things, which were for deein
VII.
"Asides these there was q sma' balloon
tied on abune the machine, for maxim Is
gang up, Lang Tam said. Weel, efter the
balloon was filled o. gas Lang Tam bade
us a gudebye an syne he was strappit on
tae the frame the rope was cut, an ava
he gaed sailin up bonnily.
"It was an awfu' quate day, SO the
heein machine shot straucht up We a.
stood starin, sac astonished that we couldna
cen gle bit cheer. ABBOTT three hummer
feet abune the Knowe the machine stappit,
an syne we a watched tae sec Lang Tam
feein; but, look as we likit, dell flee did
we see. The thing iist hung up there quite
quate, no budgin nae wey. An 'oor gaed
bye, an still the machine didna move, an
then we egan tae think somethin had sure
ly gaun wrang.
Captain Bruce, wha sailed ava tae In
dia jist last week there, he gets oot his
spygless an has bit squint up tae see
what was the matter VII Lang Tam. He
could max naethin OF ava, but he said he
saw that Tam was leevin RIGHT ENOUGH.
Then the skulemaister he taks look
through the captains gless, an says he,
'There'll be somethin gaun wrang WI they
muckle wings, I'm thinkip, that's keepin
Lang Tam frae waggin them, says be-
"Aye, that'll be it, says the captain,
for saw him masel' workin fell hard wi
his Arms. c ~
"'It's a wunner he disna haul the valve
rope an come doom, says the meenister,
apearin on the scene
"'That's no tae be wunnered at ava,
answers the skulemaister, for, as max
1t oot, the en- o. the ropes got on to the
tap o. the frame.
"'Why does he no. unstrap himself an
climb up to the rope, then?' speers the
meenister.
"'He couldna II he wanted tae, says
the skulemaister, for we strappit his arms
on tae the en- O. the wings as he telt's.'
"'That's peety, gangs on the meenis-
ter. Hae name o. 20 plan for gettin him
doom, for we Gamma afford tao leave him up
there
"Aye, aye, ye're RIGHT there says the
captain. Moo, IL there had been cen the
least Whit o. wind we MIGHT hae 1owin q
kite up an pulled Tam doom that wey.
"On till aicht o'clock we stood lookin
an wunnerin what tae dae, while Lang
Tam hung up there jist the same We were
beginnin tae think he would jist hae tae