Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1881-01-06
Awfully Lovely.

4 few days ago Boston girl, who had been
attending the School of Philosophy At Con-
cord, arrived in Brooklyn on visit to semi
nary chun. After canVassing thoroughly the
fun and gun-drops that make up their educa.
ton in the scat of learning at which their
carly scholastic efforts were made, the Brook
lyn girl began to inquire the nature OF the
Concord entertainment.
And so you arc taking lessons in phloso-
ply How DO you like it,"
oh! It's perfectly lovely. It's about
science, you know, and we all just dote on
science"
1T miitst be nice. Whas is it about?"
Its about molecules as much as anything
else, and molecules arc just TOO awfully nice
for anything. If there's anything [ really
enjoy it's molecules"
Tell me about them, my dear. What
are molccules?"
oh! molecules They are little wee
things, and it takes ever so many Of them.--
They are splendid things. Do you know
there amt anything but what's got molecules
in it? And Mr. Cook is just as sweet as he
can be. aud Mr.. Emerson, too. They eX'
plain everything so beautifully
How ia like to go there" said the Brook
Ign girl, obviously.
You'd enjoy it ever so much. They
teach prntoplasm, too, and if there is one
thing perfectly heavenly it's protoplasm.
really don't know which L like best, proto-
piasIu or molecules"
Tell me about protoplasm. L know
should adore it."
deed you would. It's just too sweet 10
live. You know IFS about how things get
started, or something Of that kind. You
ought to hear Mr.. Emerson talk about it. II
would stir your very soul. The first time lie
explained about protoplasm there wasn't a
dry eye in the house. We named our hats
after him. That is an Emerson hat. YOU
see the ribbon is drawn over the crown and
caught with buckle and bunch Of flowers,
Then you turn up the side with spray Of
forgct-me-nots. Amt it just too sweet?-
All the girls in the school have them"
How eXqusitcly lovely! Tell me some
more science"
Oh almost forgot about differentiation
am really positively in love with diiltreutia
ton. 1t is different from molecules and pro
toplasm. but it's every bit as nice. And Mr.
Cook You should hear him go on about it
really believe he's perfectly bound up in it.
This scarf is the Cook scarf All the girls
wear them, and we named them after him
Just on account Of the interest he takes If
differentiation"
What is it, anyway"
This is null, trimmed with Languedo(
lace"
II don't mcan-that other :"
oh. Differentiation Amt it sweet
It's got something TO do with species. IL:
! the way you tell opc hat from another. ST
! you'll know which is becoming. And vi
learn all about ascidians, too. They are thu
divinest things! I'm absolutely curapluret
with asciliauS. II | only had an ascidian o
my own l wouldn't ask anything else in The
| world"
What 90 they look like, dear? Did vol
| ever see one?' asked the Brooklyn girl
| deeply interested.
| oh, no! nobody ever saw one except Mr.
Cook and Mr.. Emerson, but they are some
| thing ike an oyster with a reliculc hung OF
ts belt. think they are just heavenly"
! Do you learn anything else. besides -
! ON, yes. We learn about common phi
! losophy and logic, and those common thIng'
| ike metaphysics, but the girls don't care any
! thing about these. We are just in ecstacie;
! over rllcrcullations and molecules, and MIR
! Cook and protoplasms, and ascidians and Mr.
( Emerson, and really don't sec why they pu
IN those vulgar branches. Ii anybody be
! sides Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Emerson had dnnt
/ it We should have told him to his face tina
/ he was too terribly awful mean"
And the Brooklyn girl went to bed tina
night in the dumps, because fortune had no
vnpcisafeG her the advantages Hnioy"d by lei
! friends - Br0okiyR EGglc.