Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative, read this sentence from "uses and abuses of the umbrella." the reduction in umbrellas during the rainy season demonstrates that there are still a goodly number of gentlemen who know what this black, molded tree with metal branches is for, a device invented by someone who grew desperate in the face of the compelling concept of being unable to fold up a bush and take it for a stroll, dangling from his arm.