The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-26
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and would some day he well-tn-tlo; hat
above all things he was scientific. His
passion for science first became notice.
able when he began To learn chemistry i'm
the fourth form at Halstone school. Tom
and all his class-fcllows were deeply taken
by the weird and uncarthly osiors. the ter
rtfying explosions. and The miraculous
bursts OF subaqucotis fire which appeared
at the will Of MIR. Sttibbs. the science
master. Indeed. they underworld per
~sistentiy to emulate their tutors exploits;
hut even the tutors performances were
frequently quite crlipsCd by those OF his
promising pupil Tom. The hoy had a
perfect genius for explosions. so that IL
soon became customary among the Others.
during the two ar three hours which they
spcnt each week in the laboratory. to
give up little enterprises their of own and
simply keep IN eye ON Toms movements.
II was usually worth their while, for he
rarely failed to do something great.
When the end of the term came ana the
youth arrived at his home i'm Duibcrry he
set off at once on u tour al inspection
round the home premises. A small build
ing. which belonged tn the gardener and
WAS used 10y him IA a. storehouse for
seeds, tiowcrspots and other things apper-
tanning tO his craft, struck his fancy. He
found mo difficulty in persuading his two
complaisant parents to make this room
over To him; and notwithstanding the
murmurs Of Sandy, the gardener, il WAS
forthwith e,npti.d OF its hort,c,,itura rom
fireplace and generally rendered habit
able. Chemicals, also. and all kinds of
apparatus were ordered from London.
Had his friends not been altogether ignor-
mt ~ H.. sc;..mc. ~ ,hcn,istrv. they would
have noticed that the chemicals. which
Tom ordered, and for which they biindly
naid. wer,, Chiefly of the kind which go To
make up explosives. Almost as soon IAN
shc I,hnratpr, hal brcu fitted nm TN,
vcS~,s mrrivc,i frorn Lon.ion.
Ion tho first day nothinv worthy of note
was seen ar heard, Tom being too busily
engaged in adrniring and arranging his
treasures To b.vin with
them. soon, however, the household he
yon In listc, will mild tolcratiou tn the
to,,l cnnios;ons which. M Intervals OF
nbo,,t AN ho,Ir- yv,.r,. constantly heard
from, the direction ~ Toms laboratory.
T1b..v xvcr,. MOI ,,,,itc sn trnctnbl,. when the
enahrvo ,.hr,nis, GREW tired for the mo
,,.nt.,f ,,n;s.. nui turnc,l his nttc,,tior To
even tI,,,, IN. how was quite SAT-. from i'm.
tcrr,,utio,. They were. not likely to- at
sc,,"t ,n "n,ro.,ch liz. source, of .sdnrs Inv
which they were. already almost stitied:
Whereas Fam ,,.v,.i,si In ,l,, ,,nI.sioroti
proi,,cts ,f his governments and behaved.
In am atmosphere rocking with the most
aborn;nahI,. v,sscs. as n b.. WAS once.
,nor,. br,.nthinv hi. native. air after n long
AMI ,,n;uf,,i ,..r;,sl of exile.
His Iov, of SCIENCE. grew stronger. il n
good deal mor.. rational, as years passed
nv A. last wI,ru h,. went I'm to- Oxford.
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