Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-09

birthday present from his wife.
I Upon the cali, | looked st Prot
4 Tyndall, Prot. Tyndsll looked AT
I Prot. Darwin, and Prof. Darwin looked
at both OF us. Prot lyndail said that he
had net foreseen this--that he had been
bounced higher than within he was on top
OF the M,tterhorn, ana had forgot hiu
self In his excltement-that he WAS so
sorry, ne couldn't think, he had an ace
flush. He then started 10 gatuer In snd
Couat up the pot. | ch6cked him and
vita tears in my eyes confessed that |
hsc been very, very wrong, but that | hsd
reslly supposed Prof ryudall's straits
were more nearly like my wu,--tha,
felt keenly for Prof. Darwin, who had
been dragged lnnccenlly into the deslruc.
tive conte st,--lhat | would chgertu!ly re-
turn 10 bin his vest aud comforter, and
polka dot handkerchief, and telescope hat
and 10 Prof. Tyudall his eyeglasses, sud
goloshes, and one collar. button, and beg
both not TO mention it,--that | had been
surprised al the tremendous development.
al effect Of the draw upon the geTmlual
protoplasm OF my hand, and had been
unnecessarily deluded into raising,-aud
that was almost ashamed b. say il. SIS
they were trieBds, but that had three
jacks and pair of queens. | then burs
into tears and began to rake IN tue small
change. In this | was assisted by Prot.
Darwin, who certainly displayed tht
utmost stoicism throughout At length,
when the huge pile was sorted and the
value roughly estim sted, thought 10 con
sole him, aud a. ked him what lac had The
horror OF both Prof. Tyndall ana my
self can only BE- imagined by your learn.
ed body when We saw Prof. Darwin uc
liberately first pocket the nesty.tolded
bank.notes, and then put Prot 1yndsil's
watch in his fob, aud try on Prof. ryu.
dall's goloshes, and ADJUST Prot. Tyn.
dall's eye glasses On his nose, aud test
them by running over my hand again,
ana put on my oVercoat, and stuff The
pockets thereof with the mortgages, and
deeds, sad cheques, etc, which had sc.
cumulateG, ana then pass in the fossils 10
me TO be cashed, and, finally, with deli
cate smile OF coincidence, skin out four
deuces and king.
Your Committee beg to state thst the
Dana theory is perulcious and lraudu.
lent In the extreme. La conclusion
would respectfully beg to withdraw my
offer to make at my OWE expense a scieu.
tho Investigation of the theory OF Prof
McCosh, of Princeton, that "straghts are
absolute in jack pots" Prof Tyntall
also desires me to say that his failing
health Will pr vent his equipping ana
and accompanying the proposed psrty To
explore the glaciers o. the Juugfrau, sn0
says they must equip themselves or stsy
at home.
Accompanying the above was miuori,
ty report, as follows:
The Dana theory, in my opinion, Is the
most striking instance OF transmitted
Simlan instinct have yet seen. Alh ugh
apt TO mlslead at first sight, its finer aud |
more deeply.sea,ed ress0nlugs are among |
The uoblest and most improving studies /
in the contemplation of the ascent and de- |
scent of man beg to iuccse my back |
dues for eighteen months TO the Royal 4
Society, with advance payments for the /
year, and to state thst | will cLeeriuily I
contribute $500 towards the contempt lted
classification of the Ring. Tailed Mon
keys of Madras" by your illusttious body.
have to-day decided to take pleasure
trip around the world, and will forward
to your museum,at my own expense, all
objects Of interest coming under my no.
tice Respectfully committed,
CHARLES DARWIN, f Il 5.
Adiendum: Should your honorable
body desire any further Investigations in (
to the same subject will cheeriully defer
my trip, and shall be proud TO serve.
CD.
The report being received, the Royal
Society was divided into contesting fac
lions, and dozen different voluntary
committees applied themselves to the ar
btrsdon OF the points at issue. Some
favored the opinion of Prof Darwin,
others of Prots. Huxley and Tyndall, The
question is not yet decided. The inter
est has spread to the United States, and
even in Chicago the acientiac icrVor Is
intense, and Investigations are being pur.
sued on oil sides From 90 much labor,
aud the concentration of so many power
full minds, the truth must surely spring,
and it is fondly believed by Prot. L. X
Paige, Of this city, that Chicago will
come of with first honors, wnen the
Royal Society next month decides upon
the reports now being sent Ia from all
paris Of the world. Ia fact the euthusl
asm here is immense, and some OF our
oldest cltiz2ns carry their researches isr
into the night in hopes of penetrating the
mystery, aud sharing in the honor.
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