The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-09

afternoon of Sunday, October the 10th,
just three weeks after the memorable deci.
sion which had 80 cruelty defeated our
hopes For about half an hour the con-
versation ran upon ordinary topics; but
at last, we contrived, quite naturally, to
give it the following turn:
Capt. Pratt well, I have been ab.
sent just one year. Just one year to-day,
as live-let me seel yesl-this is Octo.
ber the 10th. You remember, Mr.. Rum
gudgeon, I called, this day year, to bid
you goodbye. And by the way, it does
seem something like coincidence, does it
not-that cur friend, Captain Smitherton,
here, has been absent exactly year al
so--a year to-day?"
Smiherton. Eyes! just one year to q
fraction. You will remember, Mr. Rum.
gudgeon, that called with Capt. Pratol
on this very day. last year, to pay my
parting respects"
Uncle. "Ycs, yes, yes-I remember it
very wcll-very queer indeed! Both of
you gone just one year. A very strange
coincidence, indeed! Just what Doctor
bubble L. Dee would denominate an ex-
traordinary concurrence of events. Doc.
tor Dub 81
Kate. TInterrupting. ] "To be sure,
papa, it is something strange; but then
Captain Pratt and Captain Smitherton
didn't go altogether the same route, and
that makes difference you know"
Uncle. II don't know any such thing,
you huzzy! How should 1? think it only
makes tie matter more remarkable. Doc.
tor bubble l.. Dec
Kate. "Why, papa, Captain Prat,
went round Cape Horn, and Captain
Smitherton doubled the Cape of Good
Hope"
Uncle. "Precisely!-the one went cas-,
and the other went west, you jade. and
they both have gone quite round the world
By the by, Doctor bubble L. Dee"-
Myself [hurriedly. Captain Pratt
you must come and spend the evening
with US o.morrow-you ard Smitherton
you can tell us all about your voyage
and we'll have a game of whist. and"-
Pratt. "Whilst, my dear fellow-yor
forget. Tomorrow will be Sunday
Some other evening"
kate. "Oh, no, fe"-Robert's no
quite so bad as that. To-day's Sunday.
Uncle. ITO be sure-to be surel'
Pratt Il beg both your pardons-bu
I can't be so much mistaken. know to
morrow's Sunday, because"--
| Smitherton, (much surprised.) "Wha
are you oil thinking about? Wasn't yes
teraay Sunday, 1 should like to know?'
I AH yesterday, indeed! you are cut!'
| Uncle "To'day's Sunday, ! say
don't know?" s's..-..
| Pratt. "Oh no!--to-morrow's Sun
day" ........
i Smitherton. "You are oil mad--evcr,
one of you. I am as positive that yes
terday was Sunday, as l am that sit upo'
this chair"
i "kate, Dumping up eagerly II se
i'll sec it all. Papa, this is q judgmen
upon you, about--about you know what
Let me alone, and I'll explain it all in
minute. It's very simple thing, indeed
Captain Smitherton says that yesterda.,
was Sunday: SO it was; he is right. Cousi
! Bobby, and uncle and /, say that to-da
is Sunday: SO it is; we are right. Cap
tain Pratt maintains that tomorrow vii
be Sunday: SO it will; he is right. too
The fact is, we are all right, and thu
! three Sundays hare come together in
, geek" ea-1-A
, .Smitherton (atter a pause "By tn
: by, Pratt, Kate has US completely. Wha
, fools we two are! Mr.. Rumgudgeon, th
J matter stands thus: the earth you kno,
} is twenty -four thousand miles in circum
, ference. Now this globe Of the cart
/ turns upon its own axis--revolves--spin
} round-these twenty-four thousand mile
of extent, going from west to east. in pre-
cisely twenty-four hours. Do you under
stand, Mr.. Rumgudgeon?"
. Uncle. ITO be sure--to be sure
) Doctor Dub a
Sm,ithsrton, (drowaing has voice. I'VE
sir; that is at the rate of one ;housan
miles per hour. Now, suppose tina. ! sa
from this position a thousand miles east
Of course, l anticipate the rising of th
sun here at London, by just one houl
see the sun rise one hour before you Dc
Proceeding, in the same direction, "
e another thousand miles, anticipate tn
: rising by two hours another thousant
!, and anticipate it by three hours, and S
I on, until 1 go entirely round the glob'
and back to this spot, when, having gon
twenty-four thousand miles east, antic
pate the rising of the London sun by n
: less than twenty-four hours; that is to So.
am day IN od0ance of your time
: Understand, eh?"
Uncle. "But bubble L. Dee"-
ISmitherton, (spsaksng very Ioud) Car
, tain Pratt, on the contrary, when he ha
sailed a thousand miles west of this pos
: ton, was an hour, and when he had sale
! twenty-four thousand miles west, was twer
! ty-four hours, or one day, behind the tim
s at London. Thus, with me, yesterda
was Sunday-thus, with you, to-day
Sunday and thus, with Pratt, to-morro
S will be Sunday. And what is more. Nj
} Rumgudgeon, it is positively clear tha
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