The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-06
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Astronomy Extraordinary.

AMI heard him as was going home the 9th
or evening. a big telescope was pointing
heaVenwhrd from the public square. and
ne STOOD beside IT and thoughtlully in
| Nured--
els II possible gentlemen, that YOU do moi
care to view the beautiful worls of no,,,r,
above the earth Can il he truc that mnn
of your intellectual appearance will sordid.
ly cling tn ten cents rather than take n look
through This telescope and bring the bean.
| ties of heaven within ono and ouc. half u,ile.
Of your eyes -
The appeal was too much for one vonnr
man to resist he was IL tail younq man.
with long face high check bones. and
anxious look. He looked nj INC len cenis
and then at the telescope, hesiiatcd for a
single instant, and took his seat ON thr
stool.
'JIerc is a young mnn who prefers to
| feast his soul with scientific knowledge
rather than become a sordid. prospiug.
avaricions capitalist, remarked the astrono.
| mcr, so lie arranged the instrument. "Fall
back, you people who prefer the patrv
sum of ten cents 10 a view of the gates Of
paradise, and give this noble young man
| plenty Of room :"
| The noble young man removed his ha,
| placed his eye to the instrument, n cloth
was thrown over his head. and the as,rono
| mcr continued
"Bchold the bright star OF Venus A
| sight of this star worth a thousand dol
lars to any man who prefers education 10
money There was an instant Of deep 81
| lencc, and then the young men cxclaim-
| cd
"By gosh !"
stood behind him and knew that tho
telescope pointed at the fifth story OF
| building across the square, where a dance
was in progress
"All of them indulge in excsmations OF
| admiration as they view the beauties and
| mysteries of nature" remarked the astrouo-
mer. "Young man, tell the crowd what
you see"
IL see feller hugging girl - was the
prompt reply-''duIned if there ISM n
dozen of them !"
"And yet" continued the astronomer.
''there are sordid wreichos IN this crowd
who hang to ten cents in preference to OBJ
serving such sights as these in ethereal
space. Venus is millions of miles away.
and yet by means of this telescope. aud hv
paying ten cents. this intellectual young
man is enabled TO observe the inhabitants
of that far-off world huprinr each other
Just as naturally as they do in thism
The instrument was wheeled around to
bear on the tower of engine house No. Z,
live blocks away, and the astronomer con-
tinued-
Behold the beauties and the wonders of
Saturn This star TO the naked eve. an
pears no larger than a silver half-dollar.
and vet for the pailrv sum of ten cents this
noble Young man is placed within one mile
of it,"
''By Jerusalem and ccons :" uttered tbe
young man, as he slanped his leo.
.'Tell me what YOU see my friend"
II see two fellows in a small room.
smoking cigars and playipg cuchre," was
the PROMPT reply.
"Saturn is $4,000. coo of miles from this
town. continued the astronomer. s.and vet
| the insignificant sum of ten cents has en-.
| abled this progressive Young man to learn
for himself that the celestial beings cnioy
themselves pretty much as we do in This
world. | venture to say that there is not n
man in this crowd who ever knew before
that the Inhabitants of Saturn knew any
thing abou, euchre or had cigar factories"
The instrument was changed again. and
as the interest of the crowd Increased and
the people began to press nearer, the pro-
| fessor said
Snow behold the planet Mars, the sec
oal largest in the heavens. 1t is 1G.1Gl.-
35i miles from here and appears to the
naked eye to be nothing more than IA bright
star, and yet let this young man tell you
what he secs.
Half mile up the street in the top story
of Il big building was an evening school.
The telescope got the range of one of the
windows and the young man almost leaped
| from the stool rs he shouted, "Hokcy to
alligators
1T has been asserted by college astrouo-
mers, that the planet of Mars is not inhab
tied, remarked the professor, in quiet, cut.
ting tones. ''Some of them, pulled up
with their arrogance, have called me
swndler, and have abused this instrument
which was constructed for me-by order of
| the late Emperor Napoleon at n cost OF
| $4,000, but let this observing young man
| tell you what he sees.
''Whetstones and whinctrccs ~ eXclaim
ell the young man.
"Tell them-tel them, my young friend
what you see, urged the astronomer.
There's Teller sitting on bench be
side girl. ] saw him pinch her ear, and
she hit him with book. Darn my but
| tons. hut she's ALFRED purity"
'Gentlemep, am no blow-harl," said
the professor, in husky tones Il do not
want to say what this telescope can 90.
You have the word of one of your fellow
townsmen, aud do not believe that any
of you will dispute him. have been called
a swindlcr gentlemen, because 90 around
the country tearing away from astronomy
the veil of mystery with which so-caled
professors, drawing heavy salaries, seek TO
cover it. For the ridiculous sum of ten
cents am giving the public more asirono-
mical knowledge in half an hour than any
college professor can give you in six months.
| demonstrate to you that the planet OF
Mars is not only Inhabited by human be-
ings, but by beautiful girls with red hNr
and by stylish young men wearing the best
kind of store cloths.
Once more ho wheeled the instrument
around. This time it got the range of the
upper story of tenement house on the hill.
The young man had scarcely taken glance