Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-12-08
W HOLE, NUMBER B. 1872 4 q. s'is I,
80, o.sGNd GeOmetriZeS.n = ,

jJi The tolioWlng eloquellt s1.l ss
the Donooretic Reyiew, by MT ATringsoonl L.
of Iexhs. To mathemotlclqn, ioo :, lsn- rsaa
~,ring ii fayoF of. intel elfgent First Cruise
IL lnd conclusive; stand sinalarsSesi4
may he DRAWN. from almost every OBJ aa
\ srba 81 construction M t of the following argp
ln,ent ii nv mind, originutedin the necess
ti,y o. riy iiature?G Some Years ago iif'd =
}ibe misfortune toln,eets with she lallncles SIR
LOT Hume. on the subject Of fcausation. ftIs
specieas sopbistries shook the aIih a n,y zs
l reason as 10 the being Of a God but could
- d ssisnnee iisnss
d Eto 4 5,fs 3ffio51 81 3s5iSll 5Gs I'D Coz
i4ly left thar irlfitifte and fessi sekaYins
] for some, poin.gef fxoisrepess, which pthess
ism not only cannot give, but ,,t.t, absolutely
| and nadly disafirns. !,
80 sOne Beautiful evening IN May r. dwss -
reading by The igiip ofthes setting sun in4.s9
| nv fayorite Plato.ral was seated. onalhensa
grass, iaterwoven; with golden blooms, i'm 81,
tmediateIy on the crystal Colorado OF Texas
EDim in the distant west arose with smoky ~
,Iou,1ines, massy' and irregular, the blue y
Econes of an ofshoot of the Rocky nous r
,tiains l., : Il ,lgsteg.1'.l via. Er3y .s~ssga3
.Iz Il was perusing one Of the Acndemici-, :,
Eall's most starry dreams. 1t laid last hold
!, ot' my, diancy without exciting my faith. T.
twept 10 think it could not be true. AZ,
length came to the startling sentence,
God geeometrizes.'' s'Vain revery!' L =
lexclaimcd, as / cast the volume on the .
aground at nv feet. lt1ell close by a beau.ga
iltful little flower thut looked fresh end =
r bright. as If it had just fallen from the boz
som Of rainbow. broke it from its sll-
lyerv stem and began toexannrle its strvc'
e lure lis s,atnens were FIVE inanumber,.i's
fgreat caiyx had five parts, its delicoteeornl e
tbase FIVE, parting. with rays expanding !lkesi-T
. rays OF The TeAen star. 1hIls, CO. co'noNilnla, Nll =
d ltion Of five in the same blossom, appeared
d to be very singular had never thought I.
v on such a. subject before. '~Ihe last sem
IS ftenco had just read in thepage OF aheepu- :
Il Epl Of Socrates, was ringing IN my ears q
n s.God geometrizes - There was the text 4
a written long centuries GO; and here this
n little flower, in the remote wilderness oi the
- - west. furnished tho commentary. There 90
of suddenly passed as it were before my, eyes
i. q rain, fash OF light-E rolt my heart leap,
utl into nv bosom. The enigma Of The AMI
verse was open. Swift as thought icalcu-
,e lated the chances against tho prodac.,on' of
o. these eodusions Of FIVE in only one fower, o.
ke by any principle devoid of reason TO, per1y
ofi ceiye numbers found that there were
nd one hundred and iseventyefiye chances a.
,v gainst such supposilion. 4 extended tho
#: calculation to two, flowers by squaring the p,
q sum last mentioned. The chances amount
Of ed to the large sum Of fifteen thousand six .
9. hundred and twenty-five. ~ l cast my eyes"s
Of around the forest; the old woods were lit u
III orally alive with those golden blossoms.
ct where countless bees we're humming, and
We butterflies spinning honey-dews. - :. -
ct 81 will not attempt 10 describe nay feel. :.
nd ing-tny soul became q tumult of rudiand
ch thoughts. took up my beloved Plato &
from the grass where / had tossed shimg in
= fit Of despair. Again and again press, i,
"A ed HIM to my bosom, with clasp tender as ,
~ mothers around the neck Of her sleeping
ng child. kissed alternately the book and
the blossom, believing them both with tears
We of Joy. In my wild enthusiasm, called
or on the little birds sitting upon the green
boughs, trlling their cheery farewells 10
'ir the departing dny.-''Sing on sunny BIRDS;
q sing on, sweetminstrels; fo! ye and have
yhs still n God" sz--,.l !. -.rr-z. -ssta7 szs II
No Iovr ann X MATRINoNY,--W omen III