The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-01-02

the pasture, ~ BY the second growth, over
the stream, into the tReess-and under
them, ,--hngers well pFieked i--bags III the
time growing fuller and fuller. Then The
afternoon lunch, which well conf pensated
the abstemiousneasOf the morning 3, then (.
sharp game at ball with the chestnut burs
land even the smallest boys were made
TO catch them bFayely--and, As the spines
ran intoitheir plump little hands, TO cry,
uPain Ii no eVill1t a firstsrate frolic--
every minute success. The sun would
steal down, but for once, though we had
not too much time, we seemed to have
enough 70 get through without ! hurty.a
We big boys were responsible for the
youngsters, and we had them safely up on
the Holdefness road, bY Clapp's grand
mothers, Tom Lynch driving and the
little ones piled in Sarah Clavers in front
with the chesnut-bags, when the sun
went down.
/ BY the time it was pitch dark we were
at home, and were warmly welcomed BY
the master and Miss TTyphosa Good
\ soul, she even made dip.tOast for our sup
lpers, and had hot apples waiting for us
/ between the andirons The boys rushed
| In shouting, scattered to wash their hands,
and to get her to pick out the thorns, and
some Of our fellows 10 put on some Of
| the chestnuts to boil For me, I stepped
into the school-roon, and, in the dark,
moved the minute. hand Of the clock:bac
two hours, Before long we sll gathered
at tea--the master with us, as was his GUS
| tom in the evening.
I. After we had told our times, as we Bic
boys sat picking over ohestnuts, after the
little ones had been excused, Miss Try.
phosa said, "Well, boys, am sure / am
much indebted TO you for one nice long
afternoon" Ny cheeks tingled 8 little,
and when the master said, Yes, the Of
ternoon fairly made up the Shortcomings
Of the morning. did not dare To look
him in the face. Singleton slipped oh
from table, and / think he then went and
replaced the watchskeys
The next day, 60 we sat In algebra
the clock struck twelve instead Of ten
The master went and stopped the strik
ing part Did he look at me when he
did so2 He is now Bishop Of New
Arohangel. VIII he perhaps write me
line to tell mei And that afternoon
when Brereton was on his "ScientiflC
Dialogues,n actually the master said *
: him, / will 70 back to the last lesson
Brereton. What is the length Of {
seconds pendulum n And BreretoI
told him. What should you think thi
! beat Of our pendulum here Z" said the doc
: tor, opening the case. Brereton could no
, tell and the master explained that thi
/, pendulum was five feet long. That tho
: time Of the oscillations Of two pendulum
: was as the square root Of the lengtha
Brereton had already saidj SO he was se
: TO calculate on the board the square REQ
lof sixty inches, and the square root o
the seconds pendulum, $3.50. / haF
remembered that 10 this day So he founl
. out the beat Of our pendulum, -and the
we verified 1t by the masters watch
: which was going that afternoon. Thei
I with perfect cold blood the master said
: And If you wanted To make the pendu
lum 60 twice as fast Brefeton, what Woul
you dor And Brereton, innocent a
Psyche, but eager as Pallas Athene, sale
Of course that he would take the sQuaT
root Of five, divide It BY two, and squaI
!, the quotient. e The square is !, ,225, : sal
!, he, rapidly. l would cut the red At on
I foot two aid . quarter inches from Ii
e pivot, and hang on the bob there
I VERY good, said the master, aoE, moi
1 simply you move the bob up three quar-
I ers Of the way 30 saying he gave I
T the next lesson. Did he know, OF did
mot knowl Singleton and / looked ealml
Z on, but showed neither guilt nor ouriosit,
g Dear Master, If there is ink and papS
!, in New Archangel, write me, and say, a
q you know, or did you not know Accel
e this as my confession, and grant absolI
tion to me, being penitent
Dear master and dear reader, am n
q 90 penitent but / will own, that, ina tho
Y sand public meetings since, ! have Wlsht
! some spirited boy had privately run Il
E, pendulum bob up to the very pivot of Il
E. rod Yes, and there have been q thousaI
g nice afternoons at home, OF at George
ls or with Halliburton, or with histon, /
e with you, when / have wished / cou
stretch the rod--the rest Of you nnco
as scious--till Ii was ten times as long.
y Dear master, I am your afectionate
= FRED. INeHAaf
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