The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-07-28

man he is, too)-tell his audience that turn.
ed on my axis once month. He ia mis-.
taken sir"
. "Excuse," !" replied the Astronomer, "my ap
parent rudeness in contradicting you; but GER
tainly you are joking! Don't you turn on
your axis? You know you do you turn on
your heel once month to have peep at all
the stars. / have caught you now!"
81 did not think" replied the lady, with a
toss of her head, "that you We're such a.
(what word shall use, ,)--such hard.shell.
] have to go round the Earth to light up the
dark nights for you, and am so used to it
that it is no effort-nOne whatever, sir. How
could get round the Earth without letting
all the stars see my face? Do you ever
waltz, sir?"
''I confess, Madam, that have waltzed, on
certain occasions, in my younger days."
ayes, sir, know it. looked, and that not
rery long ago-into a certain room, one eve
ming. Your partner was very handsome-a
bright, lively, good girl, sir You kept your
eyes on her eyes, studying astronomy, it is TO
be supposed, sir--convincing yourself that
attraction is actually increased by decrease of
distancew
The Astronomer could not help laughing.
Snow answer me this question, sir. If,
when you were whirling round your partner,
you unfortunately y turned on your axis, could
Won have kept all the time face to face with
that pretty grill"
"Positively new idea, madam !"
"Yes," continued the Lady, "and new ideas
are very troublesome at first. Pray tell me,
sir, what would be the result if your Earth
should leave off turning on its axis as it
whirls around the SUM-"
The Astronomer, much pleased: Il see,
Madam. 1t is all plain. Strange never
thought of this before. The Earth, in that
case, would keep one face to the Sun"
"A second Daniel come to Judgment ex-
claimed the lady, something can be made of
you. Now listen to my confession; when |
was very young | set my face on one point
the Horrox-discovered point, strand forgot
to rotate. / was firmly caught And now,
in my more mature days, have not the least
idea of turning on my heels. Qmpressing!y)
am content with my lot, sir"
"Do tell me more of that time when you
were caught and left off turning about, and
became fixed for ife."
The Lady replied with great dignity and
perfect propriety: "Not tonight, sir; must
hang my lantern over other heads. Now, put
up yopr star-seeing apparatus and 60 home,
for your wife is getting cross, ana you may
have time of it. dearly love to see the
boys and girls frolicking together of bright
evening, but my poor heart has been sorely
distressed when have looked into the case
ment upon lonely wife-her husband far
away-studying astronomy-making expert
ments on the theory Of perturbating attrnc-
tioEs. Good night, sir. iwon't detain you
n moment longer"
"Good night, Madam" replied tbe Astrono-
mer.
The Astronomer hastened home. His face
was so frightened up by the nep idea, that
his wife forgot to scold. After while the
wife exclaimed: "What are you walking
round the cradle for, my dear! Sit down or
you'll wake up the baby"
all sit down in moment, love-I am
working out an astronomical problem. Look
here, represent the Moon; | consider baby
as the Earth-wife, you are my SUM-
"Pooh, pooh, you ought to consider the
baby as your son! How do you succeed
how do you come out!"
The Astronomer replied musingly, as if
talking to himself: "lt is so. Who'd have
thought it &? it is strange | cannot 60 round
that cradle and face baby all the time, if !
rotate on my axis"
"Husband, could have told you of that
before! Nobody but great astronomers ever
believed that the Moon turns round. Don't
we see the same side of her every eveningN
The Astronomer did not reply.
AsTERoID.