The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-02
A FLYING MACHINE.
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Cup north replied Jim as he coolly
secured the best seat in the club. -
''What, your exclaimed Bill.
ssThe same.''
swell, Pm But thought you despised
the Scottish people. Jim"
$50 did before I went away, but since
I've been north I've been forced to change
my opinions bit
''Well, neyerl" cried Bill. 'sBut how
were you converted?''
''The first night 1 spent in Barntoul did
It,
"Let's have it, 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
was to get there, for was dead tired
wash up and a good supper, however, soon
set me up again, and as it was too early to
turn in 1 strolled down into the back par
lor of the inn.
''There 1 found several villagers drink
ing, smoking and discussing politics.
g Hellor' cried 1 entered.
What's this ye haze gotten, Jockf'
IA stranger that's tourin ABBOTT, an
swered the landlord.
"'Hen be English, I've nae doot,' re-
marked another.
g Name the waur for that, Bob' said
the first speaker.
oh, I'm no sayin that, Dauvit though
they English budies W ha come herea boots
haze an awful conceit O. theirsel's.'
't'That's as maybe said Dauvit.
What dae you ken ABBOTT it2' demand
ed Bob angrily.
'''AIair nor you,' answered Dauvit.
''By way of diversion 1 struck in with,
You'll not have heard about the new fly
ing machine, I SUPPOSE
" Hoots, man, leein machines is auld
things in they pairts,' said the landlord.
"'Ehl What do you mean?' I cried,
rather taken aback.
"'There, you see, put in Bob, he jist
thinks we're an ignorant lot
g But what about these flying ma
chinese I queried.
"'Oh, there's naethin particular an
swered Bob. Lang Tam made ane last
fa'.'
" "A man in this village?' I asked.
"'Ou ayl Lang Tam was born here, an
has lived here a his days, answered Bob.
ooh, he's a wunnerfu' man, Lang Tam
mas continued Bob. He cam room tae
me ae day at the hinner en- O. simmer, an
says he, g I'm thinkin on maxim deein
machine says he.
" A RIGHT, says I, though I'm thinkin
yen be turnin intae craw sune'
q Well see, Wen see! an VII that he
gaed aft ha1ne
sc 'Weel, for weeks on en- he keepit in
bye O. NIGHTS, chaplin an hailnmerin, an,
in short, maxim his heein machine. In
abcot a month or mair he draps intae this
same inn, an says he:
If ony O. ye lads want tae see me
deein, come tae the Knowe next Seterday
efternune'
''Of course maist the hale village
turned cot, for, ye ken, BUDDY feein wasna
a SIGHT tae be seen every day, leave alamo
it bein ane o. oor ain folk. Weel, close on
hauf three, Lang Tam appears wi twa
men ahint him, carryin the feein machine.
1.-the machine lookit for "a the warld
like big bird, there bein wuddin body
for Lang Tam tae hang on tae, an twa big
wing shapit things, which were for heein
wi.
''Asides these there was a sma' balloon
tied on abune the machine, for maxim it
gang up, Lang Tam said Weel, efter the
balloon was filed O. gas Lang Tam babe
us a gudebye an syne he was strappit on
tae the frame the rope was cut, an AVA
he gaed sailin up bonnily.
cit was an awful quate day, SO the
feein machine shot straucht up. We a
stood starin, sac astonished that we couldna
cen gle bit cheer. A boot three hummer
feet abune the Knowe the machine stappit,
an syne we a watched tae see Lang Tam
heein; but, look as we likit dell a flee did
we see. The thing jist hung up there quito
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 cot his
spygless an has a bit squint up tae see
what was the matter wi Lang Tam. He
could max naethin OF ava, but he said he
saw that Tam was levin RIGHT ENOUGH
Then the skulemaister he taks a look
through the captain s gless, says he,
'There'll be somethin gaun wrang wi they
muckle wings, I'm thinkin, that's keepin
Lang Tam frae Vaughn them, says he.
"'Aye, that'H be it, says the captain,
for 1 saw him masel' workin fell hard WI
his ARMS
It's 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 szulemaister, for, as maxi
it cot, 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 If 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. Haze name O. ye plan for gettin him
doom, for we Gamma afford tae leave him up
there
"'Aye, aye, ye're RIGHT there, says the
captain. Moo, if there had been cen the
least Whit O. wind we MIGHT haze f1owin a
kite up 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
dee, unless it began tae blaw, when the
doctor cam on the scene. When he found
cot what was wrang, says he:
&C 4 think ken hoo we'll get him doom,
says he. Wen haze tae telegraph intae the
toon for balloon an sen it up for him.
''Tae MAX lang story short, the doc
tors plan was agreed on, an a balloon
| was ordered frae the toon. Hoover, Lang
Tam had hicln -Lsra he, Snter-