The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-13

ifmm ino My WHO Appeal
fovoInl WethN ngD, under the pressure
ni uthiil 1l htuR, Wo WrOlV aii No..
euu ~ tuc hll Ut nn uerulIlo or ineie-
OTlc stone, uOHf MufyHylllc. We aid II
in Il moment Ui haste, aud repcntod Of
u the iuuncut WCtuw N In " e. II
vac itptlW Out and-out, fiHi.i0UtCd,
nbumipnur lir, v thOut particle of
Foundation, nud We confess Ii act
aud VIII cndrht or when va have
nothing else 10 d0-to feel sorry for II
We had no idea that II little lie like
that could kick up such u laundering
connection all over the country. Near
~ every editorial muggins IN the
State and there are lots VI 'um-c0p-
led the, item, and attempted n scicn-
tilic explanation of II, and asked for
more light on II. At Inst the
excitement increased, the Eastern press
began TO talk about II, and papers In
Chacogo, Omaha. ", Louis, and New
York made grave mention of 1t. The
California Academy OF Science tried
to hire man 10 come up here ANA
steal IL and u large delegation from the
Agassiz Society, AT Sacramento, came
IN take a look at II.
Hearing Of the arrival we rushed
around town and securing about two
thirds of an overturned, halfmelted
brick, we placed it on our table aud
awaited their approach, They came
VI stairs in body, headed by IN old
white-hended man. Good morning
sir; We understand that yon have ~
very remarkable curiosity III this office
in The shape Of meteorc stone,
Might We be permitted 10 examine II,
US n delegation from the Agassiz Society
Mt Sacrame.ito!" "Certainly, sir; the
stone is ut the disposal OF any body Of
scientific men who may choose to
examine it, free Of charge" "Qh, my
dear sir, we have no Idea Of charging
auything for its examination. Our
~ issiun is for the advancement Of sci-
entiiic truth, without regard for pecu-
mary emolution." ~ meant that the
office would charge you nothing for the
stone" "Ah, indeed, beg your pardon,
i labored under Il misupprehension Of
your meaning, Is this the stone ~
uues,ion?p pointed to the brick, aud
the old man leaned over with mhgnl-
tying glass to his eye, "Igneous fofu,o-
tion,n was his only remark, as he
handed the. glass to the next man. "a
long time in state of FUSION" was the
next comment, aud the magniyiing
glass went 10 cadaverous savan VINO
had no buttons on his vest, "Sulphur,"
he calculated quite slowly, sand IL lit
tie LituminOus carbon.'
After the glass lad passed from
hand, TO hand, worldly Looking
individual stepped up, nAd tn eXamln-
Ing the geological specimen, with"ut
tho aid OF u magnifying glass, made u
very important discovery. lie said,
"H-l, gentlemen, it's II brick The
fall Of IL bona fife meteoric stone in
the Appeal office could not have crea-
ted greater esciienent,
The man who had first discovered
1t to be II brick was II new member OF
the society, and the chagrin and jeal-
ousy depicted Oh the faces of the elder
members was painful to observe, The
lender Of the elng Wished TO have 1t
understood that lie considered US am
impostor. And then wileL we see
letters piled up In our mail box, just
when we expect remitances from the
East, and find they are nothing but
inquiries about tina confounded stone,
win return postage inclesed, We feel
50 mad that we pocket the postage
stamps and never say anything about
il to anyoady. This is written to i'll
form every body that we've got no
meteuric stones in tt!is uiiict.