Newark post., 1911-12-27

he was moving so gracefully, when
one Washburn saw him and I'M
mediately he shot a line over ms
biplane and brought him to the
ground and told him he should be
exercising his great powers ana
noted ability nearer the earth,
where the people were, and not
wasting his time and energies III
the air. That a girl had more use
for rolling pins and kneadlng
trouohs than for wings and he
ought to put leather aprons on the
boys and put saws and hatchets IN
their hands instead Of trying to
teach them to be aspiring to the
aurora borealis Of thought.
Well. it looked to some as II that
was the end of the professor, but
| saw him on the street, walking
along with his same gentle tread
and that happy, contented smile on
his face as if nothing had happen
ed. and as if he hadn't been trying
to fly away and had been caught IN
the act and brought back. But
that was net the end. Washburn
did not stop when he smashed the
biplane; he rushed right III after a
lot of fellows that had nothing
to do with the Professor s attempt
ed fight lie pitched into the law
yers and wiped them off the land J
did not see one Of them for sew
eral days. Mr.. Evans and MIR.
Cam have returned, but they
claim they were away buying their
Christmas presents and dldn t
know anything about the fight.
Next he turned upon the orators
who were doing nothing to harm
him and who were just standing
looking on-mere, innocent specta-
tors; and he whaled them right and
left and spreading his legs and put
ting one foot on ''To the Poor In
dian.' and the other on Abraham
Lincoln. made the whole army OF
oratorical geniuses pass beneath his
self-constructed Colossus OF
Rhodes. / tell you. you ought to
have been here. 1t was fun.
Things were getting lively and as
always happens when any excite
ment is on hand. the ministers came
| fiocking around to see what was go
inc on. when without provocation
he struck out right and left and
Methodist and Presbyterian and
Episcopalian and Catholic all went
down together. There was a scene
that beegars description.
| wish you hadn t gone till this
week and YOU and Jack could have
been here to see it; for | can never
describe it to you. Women screamed
and children cried. At this point
some one sent in an emergency cal
and soon all three doctors came
rushing in with their automobiles
and each one had a druggist witt
him; when he saw this array OF lat
inized healers he capitulated. But
he would not give in wholly.
He said they did not need to gt
up in biplane of Latin and Greel
but he would acknowledge tina
they must walk the bridge OF Latin
At this sign Of peace, quiet reignet
and the air cleared but when DR.
Kollock looked down upon his ma
chine instead of a Mitchell automo
/. bile it was simply a Mitch Aut'
and DR.. Steel found his Chalmer
Automobile was merely Chal an
to and DR.. Blake, instead Of hav
, ing a steamer automobile found h
only had steam auto, and fearing
, the results of their authorizations
they compelled the druggists t
r get out and walk back home. A
, this point l went home to suppe
> and I have not heard much NOR
about thet matter. Every nigh
+ these things-and especially tn
auto calamity-are discussed ].
= the town Forum-you know wher
a that is-Nou remember | told yo
, before you went away that tn
p Forum is Mr.. Donnell's Office.
= Now | must close, not because
o have told you all the news but
y oh, I must not forget great mil
: acle was wrought and every one 9
, the ministers was brought to lit
j and appeared in his pulpit on SUI
4 day and conducted Christmas SCI
!, vices. Now l must close, becaus
a if you spend too much time rea(
: ing my letters, you will not ha,
q time to cook for Jake. Remembt
. . Jake is a good-hearted soul, bl