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Show UNCLE CAL GOOD REASONER Fired Question at Camp Firs Astronomer Astron-omer That Probably Was Hard to Answer. "Tho late George C.iry ICggleslon wns In tiro Confederate army," said a Now Voik editor, "and, as Memorial day approached, hn would narrate at Iho Authors' club many a memory of war times. "I liked to hear his yarns about the child-like minds of slaves. Ho once told me, for example, about a gilzzled slnvo named Undo Cal. body servant to his colonel. "As I'ggleston sat brforo a camp fire one coollsh autumn evening, watching I'nclo Cal mend tlio colonel's colo-nel's coat, tho crimson and gold glory of the autumn sunset turned tho talk to aslronomy, nnd ICggleston Bald: "'You see, Uncle Cnl, the world Is round, like nu apple, and It goes round, too round and round It goes all the time.' "'lilt's round an' hit goes tound,' said Undo Cal, skeptically. 'Hut what I want to know Is, what holds It up?' " 'Why, you see, Uncle Cal,' said Kgglesion. 'tho world goes round tho sun, and tho bun holds it up by attraction, at-traction, you know.' "Undo Cl glanced from his coat mending to IJggleston with a pat ionizing ion-izing smile. ' 'Honey,' ho said, 'Ah reckon yo' hain't gone fur 'nough In you' reiiBon-ln' reiiBon-ln' Ko If yo' sunnlsatlon wuz correct, cor-rect, what would keep do world up when tho buii went d"wn? Answer mo dat, hon!'" |
