, 1874-03-01

snotharel saeer.
~ .,Whst aFe they :" cried T. eagerly enough.
"wen, air. he continued, md the de-
/ liberation OF his speech seemed the very
refinement ct cruelty, ''you have only to
provo yorself worthy m alliance with
mathematical family. You haye only to
ACCOMPLISH TAsI
which shall presently give you- Your eyas ask
mo what it is. l will tell you. Distinguish
yourself in that noble branch Of abstract scionco
III which. you cannot but acknowledge. you are
1t present sadly deficient. will pIaco Abscissa'a
hand in yourn whonoycr you ahall como before
mo and eQnare the circle 10 ,ny satisfaction. No!
That is too easy Il condition. should cheat
myself. Say perpetual motion. How do you like
that? Do you think it lies within tho range OF
your menta1 capabilities? You don't smile.
Perhaps your ta!erts don't run in tho way
TINT theirs didn't. I'll give you another CHANGE.
No were speaking OF tho
PEoDLEn OF TIE COUNTERS,
and think you expressed desire to know
have the opportunity. Sit down soma da7, when
you have nothing else to do, and discover the
principle Of infinite speed mean tho
law Of motion which shall accomplish au
infinitely great distance in an infinitely
t;oal teal mechanics, IL If You You choose. ' Invent
soma method of taking tho tardy Courier over
his road at the rate OF sixty miles a minute
Demonstrate me this discovery (;ghen you have
made itD mathe1natically, and approximate it
practically, end
ApsclssA IS rouRs-
Until you can. will thank you to trouble neither
mvself no. her"
I could sta,td his nocking no longer. stum-
b1ed mechanically out OF tho room, and oat Of
the house, oven forgot my hat md gloves.
For an hour walked in the moonlight. Gradu-
ally succeeded to q moro hopeful frame OF
mind. This Was due to my ignorance OF nathe-
matics. Had understood the real meaning OF
what be asked, l should have been utterly
Perhaps this problem Of sixty miles a minute
vas not so impossible after all. 1t any rate
could attempt, though might not succeed.
And
arvAno1 CANE TO srY MIND.
I would ask him. would enliat his knowledge
to accompany my own devoted perseverance. I
sought his lodgings at once.
The man Of science lived in the fourth story,
back. had never boon in his room before.
When entored, ho was ia the act Of filling
"seat you" ho said. t'No. not in that chair.
That is my Pe.ty-Cash Adjustcr.'
But he was moment too late. Ihad careless1y
thrown myself into chair Of seductive appear
ance. To my utter znaze1nent it reschod out
= TWO SKELETON ARMS
and clutched mo With q grasp against which I
struggled in vain. Then skull stretched itself
over my shoulder and grinned wish ghastly fa-
miliarity close to my face.
Riyarol came to my aid with many apologies.
ue touched spring Somewhere, and the Petty
|. Cash Adjuster relaxed its horrid hold. placed
myself cipccrly in a plain, cane-bottomed rock
lpg-chair, which Rivarol assured ma was safe
location.
upon which much feHcitato myself. made it
at Heidelberg. It has saved mo vast deal OF
ANAL annoyance. I consign to it's embraces tho
friends who boro. and tho Visitors who exasper-
rf1inr rir s' sons tradsan r. with an insignificant &C.
connt
uRgcE THE rEr NAME
which have facetiouslv siYcn it. They are in
variably too glad to purchase release at the
t}s h,s'? ;dea7 ta '1Al A'''p'~N' ">N0
e1v whila tba A1se+,,n d;1nfe1 hia c1ass of Aoun
for.;s shook into It an infue,on OF bitters, and
tossai OH the bumper with apparent-relish, I
aa ,;,,a "a ~ loo ,rannd tho stranee anartment
| rasnsct;yc1v hg n turninr-lathe. a RhumLorH
raH s,n,11 s+aam eneine md an orrcrv in
etsIslv 1nnfion 9'ahlos' shelves. chairs, md
faoor snnported an odd aggregation Of tools, re-
torts ehenn;c.1a cnsreceiyers. nhilosophicaI in
str,,1,ents honis asks. uapercoljar bo1cs,
hoots bs, s, di,njnntiye and books Of preposteroua
.1vH7 .i]a rrtora wn-, nIsster busts OF Aristo-
r r1a Archirnedea. and Oompte, rh;1o great
| dr,vav ovl wss blinking ayav. perchod OF,
| tho benisn brow Of Martin Farquhar Tuppe1.
1 Il
| s71mhar. e1pla;Ded nv tutor. You are q bird
Se - .-r no;r7 S.1I1t;pu e;a ,ro5l"
" Thronri ~ closet door, haif open, / could sec
a hr1n.n,liSe form covered witi 4 sheet. Eiraro
conr,,t nv r1nnco- ':Tuat." said lc, twill be
nau.n rar 5,-ns1er.6;sce tas 5i Tt ID
''' A'''& | 4 s1c.cccs11
| in Android. Is vet only partially complete. And
image perfect to talk nieiaphysic and coa-
futs The schools. So did Sylvester L.. so
ala Roberfus Groathead. Roger Bacon
maaa q brazon head that held discorrses. Bat
tic inst named Of these came to destruction.
TIones Ao,,inas rot yyathful ct some OF it's
| syilorisrna md srn.shcd its head. Tho idea is
| REASONABLE enough. Mental action will yet ba
refrced to laws as definite as those which gov
e-n tho phyEical. Why should not nccom-
plish 1nanni!siu wl'ie! shall preach IL original
Psoty mechanically rs Rap a9 AnePea: ',,sI:5
in vulgar. fract;ons and compose sonnets. !
hops t. tsac9 i tlo Rssi:iys Philosophy" =, ,,s
efrecta Riy3ro1 produced tro pipes and filed
them: He bundled one to me.
s'And here" lie said, II liyo. and am toler,
] my