The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-11-09
From the Central New Yorker.
The Spotted SUM-.

The Spotted Sun.
On looking oul Of our office window the
other day, we observed a peculiar atlrac.
lion in The street, which prompted us to
vacale our saclum for the purpos of giving
acloser inspection. hresembled a small
barrel wanting the bilge, about eight inches
in diameter, aud seven feet in length, well
bound with brass hoops to preserve its
comellness- In one end wasa double con.
vex glass head, and the other was e~longa.
ted ln'he shape Of spindIe-all of which
were Perched upon a tripod well secured
WIN Iealher s~lraps--also a strap regulator.
Inc operator, after about all hours toll,
succeed in bringing The thing TO The desi.
Ted position, by alternately looking into the
spindle and extending his range Of vision
through The barrel 10 The glass head, and
then moving the concern and securing its
position by The strap indicator. During
this adjusting operation, a considerable
crowd accumulated out of curiosity to sec
"whal was up''--whercupon the following
racy dialogue ensued:
"What do you call lbst?" asked a BY.
SANDER.
alt pc a telescope responded the ope.
rator, "would you like 10 look in hin, al
de sun, and see his spols!"
ais ii iree-or do you charge 2"
81 charge six cents to see de sun wild
mis- spots (; ii pc a goot sight 10 see HIM"
"How long do you let them look !
"Jisl as long as he like"
The bysIander ttereupon placed his
Pbiz in close proximity with the end oil
lhe spindle, and Immediately remarked that
he saw no spots Oh the sun,
The operator then subilitnted his facial
indicator in the position Of the bystander's,
which was done so. qnick as 10 shake our
faith in the philosophy of impenefraJiHty
from thence proceeded the sounJ-"O,
de sun pc gone, fix de telescope SO pint
right"
He then commenced an assault on the
straps pushing, twisting and jerking, for
the purpose of bringing the glass head to
stand between the spindle aud the sun,
when commenced a continuation of the
sonnd, "Dar, look, now you see him"
The bystander thereupou clapped his
visual organs 10 the spindle and exclaim.
ed:
81 see them now"
"Do you see someliDg like shmoke by
de spots!
ayes, | think So"
"Ddre pc one volcano dare-de spot :
dat you see dare, pc Two hundred tousand
times larger den dis whole earth"
GLOW much did this concern of your.
cos, ye T. inquired the b. slander taking q
superficial glance at ii.
''Dis telescope cost me Tree lousand toll
lars and dirty two cenis-l buy him in Ger
many. dink il You buy him in dis coun.
try you bay so much as ten tUusand tol.
lar
by this time, curiosity was on the qui
riue and fifty stood ready to take a peep
anu one aller another IN rapid succession
satisfied their curiosity, 10 the no small
delight of the Dulchmsh, who was fas
accumulaIing the sixpences.
We relate this 10 show the avidity will
whlca a great many persons will squandeI
their money upon almost any species o
humbug that any one may choose to pre-
sent 10 The public; and thus give counle
nance and support TO thousands engaged
in that species Of business-which, werr
it Otherwise, would force all of them /,
adopt some employment both honorable
and useful; and add, in no small degree, Il
the wealth and happiness of the country
and Glso, for the purpose of showing til
importance of a permanent Telescope il
our city, free 10 all, with a clear obieC
glass, 10 view the wonders of the great Al
chlteci Of this boundless Universe.
'Fly-sPeck on the glass hcad-doubtlcsr rect
muiAted in some specimen ofrural archite cture i
Germany.