Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-06-03
BEYOND IMPROVEMENT.

his Hi9t SNiipOi itpotb 1NliitttSN Ai7
ingenuity end invention, but referred I'd
his temperament DIS restless, dissatisfied
and ilascibe
Il feared as much" said his mother.
q have always noticed it. Do you re-
member the rage and fury that he got
into when he was quite little boy be-
cause the nursery door would net shut?"
Yes" said tic father hesitatingly
still, You know the door would not shut,
and doors are meant to shut. Also he
afterward borrowed a plane and did
what was wanted to make the door prac-
ticable"
Later school reports seemed to confirm
the fathers view of the boys character.
He got angry when anything, particular
ly anything mechanical, was wrong, but
he was also very clever and laborious
ut putting it right again. Just before he
left school he got over a difficulty in
acoustics in the school chapel. Previous
~ the excellent sermons of the head mas
ter had been totally inaudibie: now every
word reached to the farthest benches,
and the heal master decided that this
was a remarkable boy.
promise of boyhood found It's fulfllment
The inventions that he patented were
many and valuable. He was in dead
opposition to things As they are. and con-
sent with nothing lie plunged constants
+ into some fresh sphere Of activity, and
always with success His name became
great IN the land. Ii began to be ac-
kn0Wlcdged that he was sent into the
-
efficient, ara that he was carrying out
his mission.
At the age OF 50 he was a baronet
and millionaire; peerage was expected
in the following year. His house was a
miracle of comfort and convenience;
every single one Of the stupidities present
in the construction and arrangement of
all ordinary houses had been improved
out Of it. He was somewhat lonely. for
he had never married. He had wished
to be married, but had never found Il
woman with whom he could be perfectly
satisfied. There was always something
to improve in her, and he never failed to
mention it. A certain GOODNESS generally
followed. He had relinquished the idea
of marriage altogether now.
One night in his sleep he dreamed that
he was dead and that he entered the land
Of tie hereafter. The hereafter of his
dreams bore some resemblance to The
local town hall, and he was received
there by very friendly gentleman IN
fIock coat and gray trousers.
Delighted to see you, sir" said this
gentleman, gcnially shaking him bv Tho
hard. Long before your decease we
had heard of the great and splendid work
that you have done in the world. We
have a list of the many inventions for
which humanity has to thank you-hair
dyes, motor cars, quick firing guns. the
singularly economical form of gas LIGHT
ing which bears your name, and the alb
solutely perfect dog biscuit which you
were the first to compose. We have re-
memhcred your great generosity, your
numerous charities, and the free libra.
RIGS with which you have peppered the
municipalities of Great Britain. If Won
see anything wrong, mention it. | an
here to serve gGu."
lie could find nothing wrong whatever.
1t seemed to him that he spent weeks in
Il futile search for anything that could
possibly be improved All was for tie
best in the best of worlds There was
rot orc single thing that he could rage
about or denounce, not one single THING
that he could By any possible chance
make any better than it was already.
Always the friendly gentleman with
the frcek coat accompanied him, answer
ing every question with great suavity
and readiness. The last point over which
the inventor fingered was the heating
apparatus. Surely that would be W ono.
He did not think that he knew one single
house except his own in which the heat
ING apparatus was just exactly as it
should be-
You shall see it for yourself" said
his guide. He examined it in detail. IT
was considerably better than the ono
which he had Mt his own house. He
could not find a fault in il anywhere.
Charming place, isn't itg' said his
guide
Very" he said dolefuIly Shall be
here long!"
oh, that depends upon what You call
long. It's eternity, Of course
And everything viii be perfect all the
Quite. Only the really great and
good come here, you see
And where do the rest 90 :"
That's next door, but it's too shock
ing to talk about"
He fumbled in his pocket for some
colus, Il say" he said, dropping his
voice. couldn't You get me passed in
there?'
At this point he woke His valet was
drawing up the blinds. lie noticed with
pleasure that the arrangement of these
blinds was singularly stupid and that he
could improve upon it.-Bamy Pain in
the Tattier.