Judge — February 6, 1886 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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6 THE VISIONARY MAN, The cessity is the mother of in «to think lazi iful child. But we will not q dif. | ficult to settle the paternity » mater nT sce a man like ad-erank on his | ness is the mother of that f rel, as it is m to sous to sitona ndstone tochurn, | T see me than necessity, Robbing. sen was too lazy to be healthy. He would sit so still that everything he ate soured on ch. He was in’ the attitude of sit ach that when he got up his pants his tin wrinkled inthe shape of th fingers of an old glove, or a pair of ice-tongs. In damp LE have not the werw at work in his Yet his some of the weather he smelt mouldy Teast: doubt that n garments as he walk worked and he ha visionary projects of any man T ev Invention 2 Why to his best authenticated facts. I have seen around, knew was all invention, even him, when he founda board gone off his fenee at nd and lackir hammer, lay out more inventive genius than would r heater, First he would break off a stick just the right length to prop up the end of th twenty rods to find a stone weighing about fifty pounds and | then he would cut ag board, then he would go it up against the stick pen with and wrap it ut the board and pest. Then he would whole thing a shake to see if it w Ithen sit down and rest an hour to think it over. [like t e him call at my office and [ have a chair fitted up for him, but T never allow him to sit in my silk fatenil, for he whittles. often wonder whosharpens his jack-knife, for you will observe that these lazy whittlers always have a sharp knife, and so [| hav wady forhiman old wooden arm-ch has whittled off four sets of arms hand si for kindlings and [have swept up the shavi Last summer in 1 one day when the wind was in the ¢ made a good excuse for dropping off work, 1 dropped in Professor this deestrick ? “Why. cheese, of course.” . ly, and T have the bul ess. Why, old man, [he said he, “ what is the staple nthe whole an idea that AT THE ENGLISH OPERA. “Well, Lswear! if they hi * once se Fares n't smart | —all sing 7 er git through quicker. JUDGE. st surges through = -— my head and churns yt rains up so Lean't tno rst. About how many cows’ milk does Dobson get down here to the factory / “About four hun dred.” iow, how much does it cost to draw the milk to the factory “Well, about two doll Ww, or eight uddread dollars.” * All down hill too, the factory is i the valley. Isany nd that wi nwt ust kick the door shut Hush-sh-sh ! t lay an inel pipe to every 1 farm up on the hill and all he has got to do is to milk his cows, turn the faucet and, presto, there is all the the vat at the Thave been summer would) Lay the pipe. Four or fiv farmers would if the lived on one road their milk to th tory for two cents a hing of Mr. DeJones, at balls, receptions, ete Well, you see, ah—th Ah—the faet is, haven't cow, tosay ny the wear and tear of the milk-cans, “Sh sht don't say a word. My head has swelled se for a week tl the band off my hat He borrowed a sheet of dri me and went to working up son to ill fe his idea, Her man T have been uling w nd our patience simul taneously and yet he has ideas t a Humphrey might be proud « It was an unpretentious head resembled that aromatic tropical fruit knows as the pineapple. I resembled the eyes of fishes that ought t have been sold last week but be kept on ice. I was astonished med of gurgling streams of milk ru down our valleys. Robbi hed the right « of the chair and went out chewing a sliver and merged insensibly into the purple shadows ofevening. I heard no more of him for not dari said T, “is a A man who rs out chairs ta Dick or I studied | his head. mon fin rm | month, 10 speak to anyone igantic idea T drove down to his place. It was potatodigging time and Robbingson had a weak back that incapacitated him for work, so I found him on a log in his door yard, smokin “Hat” ss this thus?” his 11. “my Archimedes, why is Professor. Lame back ta rand th ld woman my inv bular milk company ? » hero, what of the tu rand 1, you see, there was one thing con ed with milk that we did not think of. Milk is very susceptible of taint and acid and the pipe would to be taken up and scalded every day, and so I dropped the whole project.” le to | AN EXPLANATION. an you tell me why gentlemen always carry a erush hat tis, it's quite cus ary, you know —it's English ther st ide whittle, calmly split it with his knife and sid in acheerful tone “But T have tl Enlighten mi “Teall it * Every much do you suppose it United Stal or fences? Give it up? Well it costs forty-four millions in « nw if Lean do away with fences Ti eo high road to forta Wi of course.” thing now and it works.” w her own fence.” How wsts these severy year Well, this f xa boy put a hat over a kitten, and th n the kitten ks off it looks as if the hat walked.” “Thave seen the tric S: ly. We idea then, there is m - acow and put wheels on ; alks your cow, carrying her | | fence with he “Well, of all the n heard of this mortg You can puta g rnificent as Tever ps the biseuit.” hie roof on it and the tal and sheds r cow bec in. In hot weather it ke ITA fer Will stop the cow and she der her own vine and fig: tree figuratively speaking. Come down in the pasture and see it work.” ss orn: ps the sun Specehless with admiration, T followed that ble man. When we came to th pasture we saw it dotted with little orna mental houses which moved quietly around | l confess that fora moment I turned and scanned this most wonderful man of the nineteenth century. 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