Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-01-30
A Story for Grown Up Folks.


Once upon time, I begin it in this
way that you may know that you are not
going to be imposed upon by the truth,
knowing that you will recognize this as
the introduction infallible to really
truly story.
As proof-no a story needs no further
proof than the proof reader The letter
will defend his story with his life but he
Doesn't need to prove it.
This which I started out to give as
proof to you is only my own ground work
Of plausibility. that 1 always lay that
m pretend to believe the story myself
till it is finished
The proof-we'll call it that's cita-
ton from an old book published in Lon
don more than hundred years ago. The
publication was piece of petty spite on
the part of cranky son-in-law against
his mother-in-law. By the way that SON.
in-law is only known now by his relation
to his illustrious mother-in-law
The mother-in-law did not have her
book in manuscript but kept it in her
head, and simply trotted it out Chat isn't
slang, nothing literal ISL when trotting
one Of her grandchildren on her knee.
But with all newspaper mans contempt
for spring poetry the son-in-law scoffed at
the rhymes and to bring confusion and
shame on the old lady published them.
So Mother Goose became fomous.
You are all acquainted with the work,
know it and believe in it, when really
some Of the strange happenings would be
increditable did not we have the pictures
as proof positive.
You remember the account of the "Old
Woman" who, in her house cleaning fever
swept the cobwebs from the sky? This
happend over one hundred years agoand
has not been done since. Though there
has been, and now is need of it.
So again, once upon a time q can't help
telling you that it wasn't once upon
time for it was only the other day. from
q celebrated German observatory these
historical cobwebs were discovered, re-
placed again as firmly as though the
spider was akin to that interchangeable
one, which The Bruce watched and en-
ulated as we have been told.
Yes, they are replaced and cover, or are
attached to the stars which compose the
constellation generally known as the
Great Dipper.
II you will take your astronomy and
compute the distance from .Alppa to
Delta in the constellation, take into con-
siderataou the length of time consumed
in forming web, then as units of measure
take the size of our common spider, the
strength of ITS web, the distance it can
throw strand, you will readily see, as is
the case, that the webs formed are entire
u sufficient to bear the weight of man,
even 90 large man as the inbabitant of
these seven stars. In the observatory
mentioned preparations were being made
10 art the monster telescope designed for
exhibition at the Worlds Fair At the
moment the instrument was adjusted a
kings proclaimer from Beta with roll
Of parchment in his hand had started
down the web on journey to Alppa
where is situated the capital OF the Great
Dipper. Whether owing to climatic con-
ditions or for other reasons tibet we may
divine, the messenger lost his head, his
balance. and nearly his life. However,
IN FALLING he struck the guy rope OF Sec
ondary web which by his weight was spun
2lout many thousands of miles, till he came
within the funnel shaped field Of vision,
fhe spex OF which vas the opening to tho