Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-01

the pasture, by the second. growth, over
the stream, into the trees,-and under
them, fingers we'll pricked, bags all the
time growing fuller and fuller. Then the
afternoon lunch, which well compensated
the esbstemiousnesso OF the morning s, then
sharp game at ball with the chestnut burs
and even the smallest boys were made
to catch them bravely-and, ss the spines
ran into their plump little hands, to cry,
pain is no evili" A first-rate frolic-
every minute success. The sun would
steal down, but for once, though we had
not too much time, we seemed to have
enough to get through without hurry.
We big boys were responsible for the
youngsters, and we had them safely up on
the Holderness road, bv Clspp'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 Il was pitch dark we we're
at home, and were warmly welcomed by
the master and Miss Tryphosa. Good
soul, she even made dip toast for our sup
pers, 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 to put on some OF
the chestnuts to boil. For me, stepped
into the scbool.room, and, in the dark,
| moved the minute hand of the clock back
two hours. Before long we all gathered
| at tea-the master with us, as was his Gus.
tom in the evening.
After we had told our times, as we big
boys sat picking over chestnuts, after the
little ones had been excused, Miss Try
phOsa said, "Well, boys, am sure l am
much indebted to you for one nice long
afternoon" My cheeks tingled little,
| and when the master said, Yes the af.
ternoon fairly made up the shortcomings
Of the morning" / did not dare to look
him in the face. Singleton slipped of
from table, and think he then went and
replaced the watch-keys.
The next day, as 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 SO? He is now Bishop of New
Archangel. Will he perhaps write me
| line to tell meY And that afternoon,
when Brereton was on his Scientific
Dialogues" actually the master said 10
him, "I will go back to the last lesson
Brereton. What is the length of q
seconds pendulum ?" And Brereton
told him. "What should you think the
beat of our pendulum here ?" said the doc
tor, opening the case. Brereton could moi
tell and the master explained that this
pendulum was five feet long. That the
time of the oscillations of two pendulumi
was as the square root of the lengths
| Brereton had already said so he was SCI
to calculate on the board the square roo
| Of oiUtu inphoo onA thu n
the seconds pendulum, 80 190 l hav,
remembered that to this day. So he founc
out the beat of our pendulum,-and theI
we verified 1t by the masters watch
which was going that afternoon. TheI
with perfect cold blood the master said
"And if you wanted to make the pendu
lum go twice as fast, Brereton, what woulC
you do" And Brereton, innocent a
Psyche, but eager as Pallas Athene, said
of course that he would take the squar
rootbf five, divide 1t by two, and squar
the quotient. 1.-THE square is /, 1896" sal
he, rapidly. "I would cut the rod at on
foot two and quarter inches from tn
pivot, and hang on the bob there"
Every good" said the master, "or, NOR
simply you move the bob up three quar-
ers of the way" So saying he gave u
the next lesson. Did he know, or did b
not know2 Singleton and looked ealml
on, but showed Neither guilt nor curiosity
Dear Master, if there is ink and pape
in New Archangel, write me, and say, di
you know, or did you not know2 AcceI
this as my confession, and grant absolu
ton to me, being penitent
Dear master and dear reader, am nc
so penitent but 1 will own, that, in thor
sand public meetings since, have wishe
some spirited boy had privately run tn
pendulum bob up to the very pivot Of tn
rod. Yes, and there have been a thousan
nice afternoons at home, or at George
or with Halliburton, or with Liston, {
with you, when l have wished l coul
stretch the rod-the rest of you uncol
scious-till it was ten times as long.
Dear master, am your affectionste
FRED. INGHAM.