The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-14
He WORRIED.
His Wife Wanted Him to Work, brit Great
Eroblcms Intcrfereh.


This is Professor Wiscrian, believe"
enid the Worried Looking Man To the pro-
fessor Of geology in Grand university us
HI stood on tho corner of the street wait
Ing FOR Il car.
Yes, sir; I am Professor Wscman."
You are great scientist. amt yoi" in
quired tho Worried Looking Man.
II am great lover of science" replied
the professor.
Can you toll mo about tho earthr
asked the Worried Looking Man.
" can tell you few things about tho
earth, y replied tho professor. What do
you want 10 knOw;n
well, does it wabblc?"
Does what wabblcf"
"rhe earth"
You mean to ask If it oscillates upon
Its aSisf'
Yes; I guess so. Does IL wabblo bacl,
and forth, and tho equator run after the
north pole, md tho north pole dodge away
from tho equator? Is the polo and tho
equator skedaddling round over the sur
face OF the onrth all tho time so ye can't
put your hand on neither one of em--so
that whom you think you've got em they
aint thoref''
Well, you stntc the matter picturesque
~, replied the professor, but hardly
scientifically, but there is no doubt thnt
the poles and the equator IRE subject TO
slight oscillation
'Thoy do wabble, then?'
Undoubtedly"
And in 10000, 200 years from now tho
pole won't be whore it is nowt"
NO"
cit may somo time be right hero where
we are standin2|'
'PoSSibly' -
And everything will freeze upS"
'Y0s -
Perfectly awful, amt it, professor"
But it will be millions and millions of
years before that will happen"
Yes, bnt TINT isn't II great while, and
l feel awful anxious about It, I've wor-
ried over this matter so much that 1 can t
sleep. It's dreadful professor. Now, my
ohildron haven't any shoes and have to
stay out of school, but l can't stop to
think about such triiling things when tho
earth has such II terrible calamity before
st. But tell mo, professor is the sun 60
ing to dry upf"
You moan is tho sun going to burn it.
self ont and become a cold hodyf"
Yes, yes. Toll mo quick"
Yes, I'm afraid it Is In billion years
or So.
oh how awful! how awful! How can
you know all these things, professor, and
not worry yourself to death about thenY
AS for mc, they arc driving mo into nv
grave Now. my wife isn't nm intellectual
woman ANA doesn't seem to take any in.
forest in the universe, and sho says
ought To spend my timc-frittcr 1t away
at my trade Of coopering-just to bring i'm
few paltry dollars, and all tho time tho
sun is drying up and tho earth Is wab-
To-,
the whole universe is going to smash. Bat
everything develops, don't they, profess
or?'
What do you meanf"
why, che whole universe started from
Kind of a thin mist didn't itf''
That is the nebular hypothesis.
And kept a-developing?"
Yes"
Aud dovelopingf"
"Yes'
"And himeby it will reach Its height
get to the top notchf"
Yes that is tho evolutionary theory"
Then 1t will begin to 90 backi'
Yes"
Keep a-growing wuss and wussg"
Yes"
Kinder gradually dry up, peter out,
ial! into the sun, so to smash, and bimeby
y,
professori"
1t may be So
Awful, awful, awful! And yet my
wife professor, wants mo to go to work
and support my family with MI this awful
calamity hanging over me. Strange how
unreasonable some women aral Now, you
aro the only living creature, professor, that
has ever sympathized with me. I'm sure
appreciate it. But, tell me, do you think
these gas wells out west will make the
earth bust inn Will the whole Mississippi
valley cave In and COLLAPSED WHIP
But the professors car had come along,
and no was glad to jump aboard
Tho Worried Looking Man went home
and unused over tho prospect of ruined
universe. York World.
Inc catalogues are giving unstlnteo
praise to the new potato Great Divide"
ana the "Carman No. l.. The former
originated in Iowa and the latter in
New .Tergpr