The sun., 1912-08-04
JIMMY AND THE GABBLER

Yes. want TO go. Papa, but who
was it that asked me-"
Now. this happens to be a very true
story Of little boys experience with
what all little boys and girls sooner or
later know to be the graphophone. But
the experience did not end in that simple
way. Papa had to answer any number
of questions before the evening was
done
What did the gabbler first say 70
me-" asked jimmy.
"oh. that was Spanish for Good day. :
Just rs we say 1t in English. And the
other words meant JUS. like our Eng
llsh How are you"
; But. Papa. why do YOU have a CAB.
bier tina, says things in spanish: Why
not have the gabh!er say everything in
our United States langusye?"
! Because. Jimmy. that Is the main
reason why Papa got the gabble--so
that he could hear just how Spanish
| things were said. and maybe after IL
while he will be able to say things IN
Spanish too"
can You get the gabbler to say any
thing at ali something in Dutch too
Maybe. Papa"
Certainly. Jimmy In Dutch as we'll
as not
But. Papa. how do they fix up CAB
blers" | can't see how they can get
Spanish man and a Dutchman 20 nut
their voices In the gabbler How do
you do It. Papa? 1t must m. awful
hard"
Maybe II is hard. Jimmy: maybe /,
is. but perhaps when | get "a chance
some time III put a Du,chman in the
gabbl-r for you
"Will the Dutchman go righ, In the
gahbler?"
well. In one ,:ay ne will not. but -
his voice is part OF himself. / guess you
can almost ray some of him will 20
right In the gabbler."
When will you make the Du,chman
go in the gabbler box" asked Jimmy
peadingly OF Papa.
We'll. Jimmy. cannot tell YOU ex-
actly. Now. I'll tell you. II yo,i will
run upstairs and study your kinder
gartcn book real hard for half an hour
think | might be able t" put even
Rover in the gsbbler"
Rover" shouted Jimmy. very much
amazed. "lso\cr. Can YOU really put
Rover In that gahbler boxc"
Il think l might lie able to do II, |
Jimmy said Papa "Now run along
and study for half an hour"
But Jimmy could study very little.
He tried real hard. but every letter and
picture In his little book seemed TO be
talking To him the same as the voices
In the gabbler box Presently when he |
Thought he could not endure II :. mo-
ment longer Papa called to him:
Come, Jimmy, think we have Rover
In the gabblcr box"
And Jimmy fairly flew downstairs |
Three steps at time he jumped. al
though Mamma had often cautioned him |
against doing No. As he ram into the |
sitting room he saw Papa and Mamma /
looking at him with curious smiles |
Papa put the shells to his ears again. |
Then he heard the scratching Of the lit
Tie brown sphere again, and then
Bow wow BOw-wOw! Bow wow"
came six barks from the shells. For a
minute Jimmy was frightened so that
he thought he would run from the room.
shells and all But as he turned around
he saw Rover sitting with head cooked
on one side and a look that seemed to
say:
Well why didn't you speak back to
me when you heard me in the box?"
Was Rover In the Gabbler?" asked
Jimmy In amazement. How did he get
M Come, Rover. good dog. go back In
the gabbler again"
hu' Papa and Mamma laughed and
nhally showed Jimmy how Rover had
be"n mad" 10 bark In the big gabbler
norm and then how his voice had been
inhn" |" come back again Then Jimmy
talked until 1t VAS just before he'd time
ana I" hiS delight heard his own words
come back I" him, Just nv his cyelids
ne9an tn dronp and his head dropped ON
Mmmas lap. hc said drowsily:
Mamma Is that how that dog learned
70 talk that rapa told US So many people
had heard In the the-ay-ter? Can YOU
make II 10 Rover will talk to me?" ],