Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-02-03
"AWtul LOveIy' Philosophy.
IBrOokJyn Eagle

A few days ago a Boston girl who has bee
attending the school of philosophy at Coz
cord, arrived in Brooklyn to visit a seminar
chum After canvassing thoroughly the flu
and gum-drops that made up their educatio
in the seat of learning at which their earl
scholastic efforts were made, the Brookly
girl began to inquire into the nature of til
Concord entertainments.
And so you are taking lessons in philosC
ply. How do you like it?"
"Oh, it's perfectly lovely. It's about science
you know, and we all just dote on science.
ut must be nice. What is it about?"
Its about molecules as much as anything
else, and molecules are just too awfully mic
for anything. If there's anything I reall,
enjoy, it's molecules"
Tell me about them, my dear. What ar
molecules?"
"Oh, molecules. They are little wee things
and takes ever so many of them. They ar
spendid things! Do you know there aim
anything but what's got molecules in it
And Mr.. Cook is just as sweet as he can be
and Mr.. Emerson too. They explain every
thing so beautifully
lyn girl, enviously.
1ou u ~ Nc1y lHCy lGttCI
protoplasm, too, and if there is one thing per
tectly heavenly it's protoplasm. ] really
don't know which like -protOplasm O.
molecules"
'Tell me about protoplasm | know ]
should adore it."
"Deed you would. It's just too sweet tC
live. You know it's about how things gel
started, or something of that kind You
ought to hear Mr.. Emerson tell about it, II
would stir your very soul. The first time hi
explained about protoplasm there wasn't
dry eye in the house. We named our hats
after him. There 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 a spray OF
forget-me-nots- Amt it just too sweet? All
the girls id school have them"
How exquisitely lovely! Tell me some
more science"
"Oh! I almost forgot about differentiation.
am really truly and positively in love with
differentiation. It's different from molecules
and protoplasm, but it's every bit as nice.
And Mr.. Cook? You should hear him 90 on
about it | really believe he's perfectly bound
up in it. This scarf is Cook scarf. All the
girls wear them, and we named them after
him just on account Of the interest he takes
in differentiation. :.
"What is it, anyway?"~
This is null trimmed with Languedoc-l
lace"
Il don't mean that-that other ?n
"Oh differentiation! amt it sweet? It,sl
got something to do with species. It's the
way you tell one hat from the other, SO you1l
know which is becoming. And we learn all
about ascidians too. They are the divinest
things! I'm absolutely enraptured with
ascidians. fl only had an ascidian of INV
own! wouldn't ask anything else in the |
world"
@What d they look like, dear? Did Won
ever see ops?Y asked the Brooklyn girl, deem
y interesed.
''Oh, .: nobody ever saw one except Mr.
Cook Al Mr.. Emerson, but they are some
Lhin.iike an oyster with reticule buno ON
it's eiL think they are just heavenly
Do You learn anything else ?n
IN yes. We learn about common mill
ophy ana logic, and these common thinos
e metaphysics, but the girls don't care
ything about these We are Just in ecstae
. over differentiation and molecuIes ond Z
!. COOK, protoplasm, and ascidians and Mr
nerson, and really don't see why thew mt |. .
those valgar branches. If fanybody hes;fas 2
:. Cook and Mr.. Emerson had dona = 1m y
uid have told him to his face that he Nc m
terribly awfully mean.n And the Rron..
glrI went to bed that night in the dumns :,
ause fortune had not vouchsafed her tbe - -
'antages enjoyed by her friend. ;n :,