Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-01-09
VOL. XVIII.

thropically. I'm l."
Cant there be another l ?"
"I wish there could" retorted his
friend.
Tommy ventured to ask Whyg"
because it'd divide the work, but
nothing can't divide l."
"But what Is all this about division?'
inquired Tom, whose escape from the af.
ternoon lesson had led him into fal
wider field of figures.
"Why, don't you know that every fig
ure may order about those that divide it:
They're his slaves. ., and have to
wait on 16, and 16 has to wait on 80, and
they all have to wait on "a. Some of them
may have many servants, some have but
few, but they all have me.
There was a world of pathos in his
tone.
"Of course" said Tom, 4" divides ev'
erything."
"Yes, everything, even and 8; and
they're the hardest masters of all; they've
deal of waiting to do; but they shift
most of it on to me. But here we are at
arithmetical progression"
What's that?" asked Master Spratt.
"The kings palace, of course. Stop q
moment. though" And 1 drew respect
fully back, as an elderly gentleman with
large board, on which was inscribed
482964, stopped up the doorway.
"Where are you going, 1, the indivisi-
ble?"
grew red at the taunt; his weak point
was his indivisibility.
81 am going, o msny-figured 482964, to
the king, and bear with me this unnum-
bered boy"
4S2964 drew back his skirts to let them
pass, and the boys hurried on through a
long ling of soldiers who, Tommy OBJ
served, were all uneven multiples of 5.
On his requesting an explanation of this,
/ said:
"They're the army; all the 5's are SOL
diers, and all the rs are sailors, and
where the two meet, as in 35 or 105, they
serve as marines on alternate days."
"Oh!" said Tommy and the matter
dropped.
They passed on through the outer
courts into the inner chamber, where a
large and merry party were Assem- bled.
In one corner group of princeses, the
very lowest of whom was at least mil
lion, were playing at "buzz," with such
rapidity and precision that Temmy's head
swan with the effort of following them.
In another portion of the room little
princess (whose number terminated in
five naughts, such being the royal prerog-
ative) was doing her sums by means of
her fathers subjects, who stood on one
anothers heads, and whirled in and out
in manner incemprehensible to ordi-
nary mortals, accustomed to the COM
paratively tame use of slate and pencil.
The king reclined upon couch, dictat-
ing new novel, entitled "Conic Sec
tions," to four secretaries at once.
"Whence comes this numberless crea-
ture? And 1, too! 1, how darest thou
intrude within the groves of arithmetical
progression?"
20 thou of many numbersr' answered
1, prostrating himself, 81 have brought
hither this boy who has descended on
this earth by strange conveyance, hith-
divis1ble, shouldst bestOw on him num-
ber and place in the royal register"
The king frowned, the secretaries fol-
lowed suit, and the unhappy 1 sank be-
meath the glow ering storm of their eyes.
"What number shall we give him?"
said the king, pensively. "Fetch hither
the register"
A small detachment of subjects carried
in with great difficulty 8, 900 volumes, and
the four secretaries set to work with a
will.
After looking for some hours, one OF
the secretaries, with low bow, announc.
ed all were occupied-that the last mum.
ber used was 80, 999, ,999, and that there.
fore the newcomer must be 90,000,000.
E The king for one moment foamed at
the mouth; then, recovering his speech,
flew at the secretary, (71032l and, tear.
ing off his number, cried:
''The traitor has dared to propose that
this stranger, this indivisible boy, shall
henceforth become of the royal family
one of The nearest to our own person"
Every one hooted 71,032, who hid be.
hind his fellow secretaries to escape the
popular storm.
"No," continued the prince, "some
other plan must be thought of. Who
ever brings, before tomorrow at noon. an
unoccupied number, not over SO, ,999, 500
for this boy, shall have nought added to
The people shouted and withdrew but
Tommy, who had never before looked on
royalty, fingered behind to stare open
mouthed at the gorgeous rooms and grand
company.
The king continued his dictation, never
observing the absence of II ,032 so every
fourth chapter of the novel was missing
but this, of course, only made it the more
Interesting.
Tommy's curiosity soon got the bettel
of his manners, and he Interrupted then
with
"What did you have for dinner what'l
your name and how old are you ?"
"Boy," said the prince, ''you are az
yet unnumbered."
"Wen, come now, that amt my fault
you Know" argued Tommy.
The king had never seen it in this ligh
before, and Lis face grew milder anG
more gentle as Tommy dared to add:
| whats your name or number ?"
81" said the king, with pride, 81 an
the Innumerable Nought."
Whatever is that ?'' thought Tommy
but he didn't ask only went on to him
self, thought into nought, nought re
vide by nought, and the answer il
nought." But he soon became confuset
and gave it up.
&c You do not seem to understand"
And SO saying, the king unwound from
his waist white satin scarf of fprodigiou
length, on which was embroidered il
gold thread an endless succession OF
noughts-thus, 00000000, etc. Tom look
ed at him with awe.
What divides your" he asked, repeat
ing the current phrase, and acting up t.
the spirit of that proverb which advise
you what course to pursue when you fin,
yourself in the city of the seven hills.
'Everythingp was the proud reply; o.
which Tommy resumed his former calcu
lations, and relapsed into a temporar
state of hopeless imbecility.
No. 1 and Tommy both passed a resi-
less and feverish night; but ere they lei
for Arithmetical Progression in tn
morning, the mind of No. was mad
up. He would gain the promised noughI
and being thus promoted to 10 (while tn
original Of that number was degraded t
his humble positionl, he would have n
less than three servants.
"And which of you," asked the II
Vulnerable Nought, ''has thought of
number to bestow on this waif OF th
skies?"
His majesty piqued himself on th
!, poetical turn of his sentence.
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