Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-15

l heard a loud rapping and an excited
voice say, your honor, I'd fine him for
contempt of court" A court room APP
peared, crowded with anxious people.
One very flushed face glowed with sat
isfaction as the judge pronounced the
verdict guilty, and Harold F'uller's
usual wink brought my attention to a
blushing little girl, who was folding
the report of the argument of H. Fuller,
Esq, the attorney general of Pennsyl-
vania, as she returned the salutation,
1 recognized the happy smile of Chris
tina Hayes.
The next scene led me far away from
the court roc IN. A farmerish looking fell
low, was plodding along with a wheel
barrow filled with handbills. One of
the bills fell from the barrow into the
dusty road and l could plainly see in
large red letters. "a great sale at the
Manchester Department Store. Reduced
rates on cheeses, cowbells, calioes,
canned goods, boots, shoes and rubbers.
Buy of me and live in the lap of luxury.
w. Il. Skillin, sole owner, bookkeeper
and proprietor
! could see from this cloud of gas
the whole panorama of the Atlantic
seabOard stretching away toward the
north, and soon the District of Column
bia with the beautiful capitol building
became my point of view, why. what
a sight it was. A Post Office with the
door opening, out of which came a
rortly. robust looking man. A tele-
gram is passed to him by a colored lad,
which it read, BE at the $50 train" A
bright look passed over his face, and I
saw though greatly changed that it
was james Leighton.
He had just entered the busy station
humming " Clemintina' and as the
train came to a stop he watched the
passengers anXio6ly. All at once the
blood rushed to his face, Qille the Bay
of F'undy) and in a minute he was
shaking the hand of Ruby who had just
returned from a most successful study
of music in Germany. Now she was to
take the position Of head teacher in
the conservatory Of Boston.
This scene faded and in a minute
could see the familiar hills opposite the
Stone Shed in Hallowell A fellow with
dark (black) hair and piercing black
eyes was very much interested in a
conversation with young lady. lie
said he had been greatly impressed by
the unreasonable amount of work re-
aired of the students in the high school,
ard that he had found an easier way
to knowledge. knowledge, he said, was
a disease slightly contagious, and he
had discovered and cultivated mic
robe that he was trying to introduce to
the world in closing he said that he
WAS reporter for the Chelsea Gazette
into which he was putting many ac-
counts OF his new experiment. During
this speech | saw brace of feet which
seemed familiar and when he started
to walk on | saw that it was lsae
Fuller.
The next change of scene was made
very rapidly, almost Immediately. L
heard d click, click which seemed
| long Uav off, then / could see q large
station with switches tended by girls,
vino were confusing me by saying get
them" waiting" etc. A lady entered
the office and gave q few orders, she
was soon followed by some inspectors,
| and nv their conversation I understood
| that this was a wireless telephone Of
fee. which was kept very busy. Ii
was the latest invention and had been
perfected by Helen Nye, my class mate
She looked much older but happy be-
| cause of her success.
Slowly the scene changes again. TO
my amazement it showed school filed
with pupils watching some one at the
hoard Evidently it was lesson IN
nonmanship, and the words written by
Tho teacher were for copy. On one OF
the pupils blotters | saw Vlgus busi-
ness College, Chicago. Bookkeepins'
Stenopraphv. and Penmanship taught
in less than three months. Geo V lguS'
Pros. Sec'y., and Treas. | looked up
with q start for it was George WrltlhS
at the board.
Thcn through the gray dusk Of the
smoke large library seems 10 IlSF
bcfora me. The words "Chiidren 3 Ii
l,rarv'' appeared over the door cut III
! tho stone. The reading room was NIL
al with children sitting at the tables
,,itb smiling faces, and the stiffness
was broken by the shuttle OF their zee.
-, tho hard wood floor. The buzz ana
Jill, nasscd and noticed lady IN inc
bocl, of the library writing at q desk.
She was the popular writer vi
ch;Idron's stories which far eXcelleu
..Iother Goose" or Grimes fairy
Tolce, On the title page Of one OF
tbnsn hooks | saw the authors name
ana was not surprised when ! reaa -
p LYNN. Now I know that her chiiu-
ish WAYS have worked her great goou.
Ncar the library I saw store anu
,>ofnrn II Il large sign of "Mender OF
Pad Soles." under this c. f. Fuller
coming out Of the door | saw the ever
flushing Chas. Locking the noor Is
walked on and who was joined at inc
, oIIr class.
had become 50 interested IN these
visions that I waited long time eN-
nncting to see more. but l was ois-
a,nointcd there was nothing but the
1ahratorv and satisfied old man talking
r. his niece. The next morning tne
,,.av hack to the Inn was easily 1ounn'
and T continued my journey with ny
friends. hapny in the discovery OF tlle
future Of my class mates.
Harold Fuller was characterize IN
bis remarks incidental to the presehta-
/ lion Of gifts. His paper follows:
have no apologies to offer LOT my