Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-10-21
/" Awfully Lovely" PhiIosopbv
brooklyn Eagle.


A few days ago a Boston girl
who had been attending the school
of Philosophy at Concord, arrived
in Brooklyn on q visit to a seminary
chum. After canvassing thorough.
ly the fun ana gum drops that made
up their education in the seat of
learning at which their early scho.
lastic efforts were made, the Brook
lyn girl began to inquire into the
nature of the Concord entertain
ment.
"And so you are taking lessons in
philosophy. How do you like it?'
"Oh, its perfectly lovely. It's
about science, you know, and we all
| just dote on science"
SIT must be nice. What is il
about2"
"lt's shout molecules as much as
as anything else, and molecules are
Just too awiully nice for anything.
II there's anything | really enjoy
it's molecules"
"Tell me about them my dear.
What are molecules?'
COB! molecules! They are little
wee things, and it takes ever so
many of them. They are splendid
thingsl Do you know there amt
anything bat what's got molecules
in it. And Mr.. Cook is just as
sweet as he be. and Mr.. Emerson,
too. They explain every thirg so
beautifully"
"How I'd like to go thor,l' said
the Brooklyn girl obviously.
+ "Ton'd enjoy II ever 80 much.
They teach protoplasm, toe, aud if
there is ore thing perfectly heaven
IL it's protoplssm. really don't
know which | like best--protoplasm
or molecules
"Tell mo about pro toplasm.
know should adore it. ="
"Deed you would, It's uss too
sweet tc live. You know it's about
how things get started, or some
thing of that kind. You ought TO
hear Mr.. Emerson tell about. Ii
would stir your very soul. The first
time be explained about protoplasm
there wasn't dry eye in toe house.
We named our hats after him. This
ia an Emerson hat. You see the
ribbon is drawn over the crown and
eanght with buckle and q bunch
OF flowers. Then you turn up The
side with spray of forget me.nots.
Amt it lust 100 sweet? All the girls
in the school have them"
GLOW exqnisiteiy Iovelyl Tell me
some more science"
"Obl | almost forgot about differ.
entia'ion. | an really and truly
aud positively in love with differen-
tia,iop. It's different then mole
cules ard protoplasm tat it's every
bit as nice. AID Mr. Cock! You
should hear him go on about it.
This scarf IS the Cook scarf All The
girls wesr them. and we nemed
them sfttr him just on account Of
the interest he takes in diferentia-
ton"
"What is it, anyway"
This is null trimmed with Ian
guedoc lace"
al don't mean that-that other"
"Ohl differentiation. eiu't it
sweet? It's got something 70 do
with species. It's the way you tell
one hat from another, so von'll know
which is becoming And We all
learn about ascidianE. too. They
are the diVinest thingtl Pm abso.
lutelv enraptured with asei3is ms.
If | only bad an ascidian Of my own!
| wouldn't ask anything eIse in the
world"
"What do they look like, dear?
Did you ever zee one2' asked the
Brooklyn girl, deeply interested
ooh! no; no one ever cav one ex-
eept Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Emerson.
but they are something like an oys.
ter, with reticule hung on it's belt"
"Do you learn anything else be-
sides?"
"Ohl yes. We learn about com.
mon philosophy and logic, and those
things like metaphysics.
but the girls don't care any thing
about those. We ale just in costa
cies over differsntiatious and mole.
cules, and Mr.. Cook and protopIssms,
and ascidians and Mr.. Emerson, and
| really don't sec why they put in
those vulgar branches. If anybody
besides Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Emerson
bad done it, we should have told
him e his face that be was too ter
ribly awi1lIy mean" And the
Brooklyn girl wentto bed that night
10 the dumps. because fortune had
not vouohsafed her the advantages
enjoyed by her friend.