...the wheels remained motionless with surprise; the weights hung speechless, each member felt disposedi to lay the blame on the others. At length the dial...weights. with one voice protested their innocence. — FROM " THE DISCONTENTED PENDULUM." B. I was sitting at the open window early in the morning of...

...vain effort to continue their course; the wheels remained motionless with surprise ; the weights hung speechless : each member felt disposed to lay the blame on the others. At length the dial instituted an inquiry as to the cause of the stagnation, when hands, wheels, weights, with one voice, protested...