Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-08-27

who passed were invited to take
a free look" through the telescope,
and, of course, with the laudable
desire which all had, of seeing everything
that was to be seen, the invitation was
generally accepted. But everyone who
looked through the deceitful instrument
saw only a tallow candle shining, and
flooding with its dim wick light the WORD
!" sold" All seemed to feel that, though
they had taken "a free look" they had,
indeed, paid heavy price.
Two printers went out on lark, anu
became, to the disgrace of their craft, be
it said, quite drunk. They concluded to
make some scientific observations; sothey
took station near the Fifth street market
house, and procuring some glass and some
paper, rugged up in an unknown way a
quaint cOntrivance that bore some distant
resemblance to the mysterious instruments
of astronomers. Their preparations soon
began to attract the attention of the by
ISLANDERS, and by the time they had all
their unearthly arrangements completed,
the crowd pressing and iostling in upon
them was numbering four or five hundred.
With the gravity that comes in state OF
disgraceful intoxication, these two drunken
fellows soberly went to work and began
to talk in language which was intended to
Astronomical, but which sounded like
the gibberish of the Choctaw AS the
| throng grew denser, they dignifedly re-
quested it to "keep back, gentlemen" AT
length they even called in the assistance
of two policemen. But this presumption
| proved the ruin of the young inebriates
| for their foul deceit was discovered, and
the young pretenders were sent away to
suffer the condign punishment of shame
and modification. 1e
A gentleman was fishing near Plainville,
| and there happened to be at the same
place encamped an old countryman, who
with his family had gone out for days
quiet sport. The Cincinnatian began
about three o'clock to smoke, not his cigar,
but his glass, and the proceeding was
watched with curious looks by the man
from the country. Finally he could con-
troll his desire for knowledge no longer,
and bluntly asked the smoker what he was
doing. When told that he was making
preparations to view the eclipse, the man S
desire for information was in no wise les
sened, and he wanted to know what was
meant by that. The Cincinnatian tried to
tell the old gentleman about the phenome-
non, but it was all to no purpose, for when
at last the moon began to slowly creep
across the sun, and the rustic fisher was
offered the glass, and then saw with his
own eyes that a part of the sun had ap-
parently been removed, his astonishment
knew no bounds. But establishment gave
place to dread when he was told that the
end was not yet. Hesheok his head sadly
but earnestly, and then sat down on the
green grass, with the quiet and silent res
with brave daring and stout heart all that
was coming. AS the eclipse continued,
he still held his place, but it was quite evil
dent his soul was severely tried. His head
was occasionally observed to be solemnly
shaken, and he muttered once in a while
to himself, but open word never spake he
But when the light again flooded the hills,
he heaved great sigh of relief and then
fell to dancing a jig of joy.