Pursuit of Knowledge.

Cromwell Argus, Volume VI, Issue 299, 4 August 1875, Page 7

Pursuit of Knowledge.

Old Keyser the other day found Oooley’3 boy standing in a very suspicious position under his best apple tree, with a stick in his hand and a certain bulky appearance about his pockets. Having secured him firmly by the collar, Keyser shook him up a bit, and then asked him sternly what he was doing there. “Ain’t a doin’ nothin’,” said Cooley; “I come over yer to study. ” “That’s entirely ‘too thin,’” exclaimed Keyser. “ Yes, I did ; I come over yer to study about Sir Isaac.” “ Sir Isaac 1 What in thunder do you mean ?’’ “ Why, Sir Isaac Newton. We bad if in our lesson. He was in an orchard and saw T an apple fall, and that made him invent the ’traction of gravitation ; and I came yer to see if it was so. ” “It won’t do,” said Keyser; “you’re too enthusiastic about Sir Isaac ; and, besides, what were you going to do with that stick ?” “ This yer stick ! What was I goin’ to do with this stick ? Why, a boy gave me this stick to hold for him while he, went on an eirrnd for his aunt.” “ And where did that apple core come from there on the ground? ” * ‘ That apple core ? That one lying there ? The birds is awful on apples this season I saw a bird drop that there, and I says to myself, them birds are just ruinin’ Mr Keyser’s apples, and won’t Mr Keyser be awful mad when ” “What makes your pockets bulge out that way ? ” “ Mother made them pants, and they never did set right. Oh, that bulging-place? Well, as I couldn’t find out much about Sir Isaac here, I was just takin’ two or three apples home, to see if I couldn’t discover somethin’, and to ask father to help me. Mr Keyser, what are yon goin’ to do? I’ll never take another apple as long as I live ? ’Pon my word, I won’t! ” Then Keyser flogged him. And Mr Cooley’s boy has knocked off on Sir Isaac Newton and natural philosophy, and is devoting himself to 'other branches ofknowledge.