Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15

haphazzard way is no WAY. nt ali
II IS Just case of accident if Vol, get
:. !lsht ana then you don't know how
IL is to be done any more than yo,, aid
before. That way of going al y nI,zyla
Is IKE carpenter starting in To b,,il,}
some kind of a house without plans ar
specifications or drawings. He takes :,
SAW ana cuts up all the lumber in sigh,
ana nalls it together just as he hap
pens to reach it and without regard
lor symmetry or purpose he constructs
an editice that is like a lumber ward
struck by cyclone. That is To saw
he doesn't do that either, for :, car
pehter works by prearranged plans and
Knows just what TO ti,. But if h. We're
To start about his job in the way havn
described he would be exactly like tn,
man trying To work Il puzzle bv twist
inE and pushing and hauling. In :, ran
dom fashion,
Do YOU know how to do this puzzle :!
Have you found out the plane Mrs
Williams inquired.
''Oh. yes: it is this way
Tie held it UP ana continued his dis
curse
You see this chain is arranged in n
double loop in combination with Il slim
Knot. II II was string instead OF un-
nehu'ns wire all | should have To do
would be to pull this end so. aud throw
open TINS loop. 50. and there ynu would
be. as IL is 1 do this" And he took
one end of the wire ana started it
through one of the elongated hoops.
EIt when it got half way something
| seemed to be wrong
Il don't believe that is the way" Mrs
Williams observed Because you may
| notice. dear. that the wooden bail is
much too big to so through there"
by George. that's su.'' Mr. W..liinis
SAID. Looking studiously at the tangle of
ball ana wire. and ring ana disk STILL
ptrsistcntly. that's the way It ought
tx go. It's that double loop system. |
tell YOU"
lsut; the little paper says ii all works
easily when You get it right and that
there need be no squeezing or wrench
ing"
"fes-I know-and that's right-of
course; but it seems to newell, I'll try
it at the other end. Ill turn this ball
down over the other dofunny and bring
the disk up to-ah. yes! That's it! Aha,
Aha. You bet you!' He shot the ball
across the back and made u few MIN
bic movements with his fingers. talking
Jubilantly as he worked. AT last he
ceased to accompany himself with
speech. and then. after some moments
OF silent manipulation. lal>. the puzzle
in the palm of his hand, Il pyrandal
cleaning heap.
on, have YOU got it OFF, inquired
MIS-. Williams. I'm glad, but Stln I
believe you did Just what YOU said Van
oushtn't to do. 1 believe you did it in
a random accidental way. without
carefully calculating the why and how
Ihere's no credit to you for getting the
ring off the chain that
''Oh, don't be so exercised in spirit
II it's any comfort to you Eli tell you
that l haven't got it off. It's on there
still"
oh" said Mrs. Williams. in grateful
confusion
Mr.. Williams took it up again and
looked intently at it. Then he spoke
The man." he said. who printed
tllat piece of paper with lying words
about this puzzle is n fool as well as
a lnave. He lied when he said tina, the
ring could be taken Off, and he is Il fool
for believing that any one will credit
ms statement. It's the most preposter-
| Gus and ridiculous think / ever heard
Of You might as we'll say You could
| crowd the sun through n cro,luet wick
ct as to say that that bah could be run
through that loop as to let the ring
out" HN"
But the paper doesn't say anything
about the ball.
It's AL the same That's the only
way to ger it off. The man is a. fool--;.
silly. nonsensical. dodderinS fool And
the only other fool in the world who
eNcelS him is the fool who wastes time
trying TO do his fool of Il puzZle-or any
other puZZle!" and he threw the con-
tivance upon the table and stalked an
gry away. Il should think you wots:s
| DE in better business yourself he call
ed back. seeing that Mrs Williams had
picked up the puzzle.
Mrs. Williams nervously twisted the.
bits of meta! in her fingers without
any special object. and suddenly she
felt something separate, and opening
her hand she discovered that the ring
was off. But she was & good and faith
full and loving wife. and did not tell
| her husband.