James D. Hague 



He had been interested in star-gaz- 

 ing from his youth up, and one of 

 the favorite recollections of his early 

 life in Boston was a story he liked 

 to tell concerning Alvah Clark, the 

 afterwards famous lens-maker, who, 

 he said, at that time, used to stand 

 with his telescope on Boston Com- 

 mon, during fine evenings, to give 

 the passers-by a peep at the moon or 

 stars, at popular prices. The youth- 

 ful Cutter spent many a dime in these 

 observations and became personally 

 acquainted with Clark, who so highly 

 appreciated the zeal of the young ob- 

 server that he often gave him a free 

 show as a compliment. On one oc- 

 casion, when it was about time to go 

 home, Clark invited Cutter to take one 

 more look, without pay, at something 

 of his choice. "Don't be in a hurry," 

 he said, " take your time ; let 's have 

 another whack at Zeta Cancri any- 

 way, before we go." 



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