The Osceola times., 1883-08-04
ASTRONOMICAL.
with few Dashcs Of Something Decided
Iy Earthly I'm Character.
Arkausaw Traveller.

front steps. The sun had gone down in
his usually successful manner, but a
warm air that seemed to be blowing from
the great heap Of red Goals he had left in
the sky, made the evening damp with
perspiration. The boy sat for time gaz-
ing upward. He wore an expression of
deep anxiety, look of troubled concern
which seems to stand out with more de-
finition on the face of child than on
the face of man.
"Pa," he at length, whats up ttere?''
pointing upward.
"Air," replied Mr.. Mulkittle.
"How far up is it to the top"
There is no top, my son.
as it an always that amt got any
end?"
eyes, suppose so.'
"But there must be some stopin' place
Suppose something was to go up and ur
and keep on goin' up, where would il
stop"
"It would 90 above the earth's sttrac.
ton and stop
"It wouldn't stop if it KEEP on goin'.'
"But it could not keep on going
Suppose it could. Suppose a gun that
would shoot all the miles in the world
was to be shot up, what weuld the ball
stop against"
at could not 90 above the earth's at
traction, tell you"
"But il it could it could, couldn't itT''
Impossible, tell you"
"Why couldn't it go beyond the 'tarc-
tions?"
Because the earth would draw it
down, suppose"
"But suppose the earth wouldn't COM
mence to draw it down till ii got mill
ion million miles,"
81 want you to hush now. Wait un-
| til YOU are old enough to study astrono-
my and you will find out all about it"
ibid you ever study 'stronomy?'
"Yes."
"Why don't you know all about it
them"
"Because-that is, you wouldn't know
i'll were to tell you"
whats 'stronomy?n
"Its a book that tells us about the
heavenly bodies"
"About the angels?'
"No; about the stars"
"Ain't angels heavenly bodies
NO"
"What are they them
"They are good people that have lived
on earth"
"They are away up, amt they"
"Yes."
"Why don't the earth pull 'em down.
Didn't tell you to hush?"
ayes sir, but you keep on talkin' to
me-"
'well, III hush and l want you to do
lik wise"
After few moments silence the minis
ter said: Who was it that denied the
SAVIOR"
Judas"
"No, Peter"
"was that when the rooster crowed?'
"Yes."
What made him crow"
"The Lord"
Does the Lord make our old rooster
crow?"
81 don't know"
''But He don't keep him frem CROWN,
does He?'
"No, suppose not"
"Yes He does, for we eat him for din
ner to-day"
Didn't tell you to hush?"
"Yes, but you keep on talkin'. | was
hushed, an was goin' to stay hushed, but
you talked
you think YOU are very smart"
"You said was. You told Mr.. Pot.
son, when he was here, that / was the
smartest boy in town."
Il didn't mean il, if did"
'fThen YOU told story, didn't you"
go into the house. It's time you
were in bed. Go in
Il want to set up little while longer
"Go on, tell you. / am going around
to see if the back gate is shut, and ifyou
are not gone by the time i come back, j
shall punish vou." And the minister
arose and walked away. In few mo-
ments he retured and resumed his seat
Didn't tell you I'd punish you if ]
found YOU here when | came back?"
No answer.
"Get up this minute. What are you
securing around on the steps for? Get
up / tell you"
No answer.
"If YOU don'tanswer me, I'll box youl
ears until they ring. Get up from there
Do you hear?"
No answer, and Mr.. Mulkittle 'hauled
Off and slapped a calf that stood at the
side of the steps, licking the smooth
stone.
"Oh, Lord" howled the good man.
Fetch light here quick"
Mrs. Mulkittle hurried to the scene
with a lamp, and excitedly asked the
cause of the outcry.
"Oh, it's that internal calf" said the
minister writhing, "and I've mashed my
hand on his develish hornsl Get away
from herel" And he kicked the calf
and fell on the scraper; and the calf
thinking that his time had come
"churned" Mr.. Mulkittle time or two be
fore he regained his feet. Mrs. Mulkittlt
flew to his assistance, and drew him in
TO the house. The boy, who appeared
in his night-clothes, and saw part O
the performance, remarked, after tn,
rescue:
"Mussent fool with fatted calf"
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