Путешествие на Луну
Effect of the President’s Communication
Allthepapers,pamphlets,reports—allthejournalspublishedbythescientific,literary,andreligioussocietiesenlargeduponitsadvantages;andtheSocietyofNaturalHistoryofBoston,theSocietyofScienceandArtofAlbany,theGeographicalandStatisticalSocietyofNewYork,thePhilosophicalSocietyofPhiladelphia,andtheSmithsonianofWashingtonsentinnumerablelettersofcongratulationtotheGunClub,togetherwithoffersofimmediateassistanceandmoney.
FromthatdayforwardImpeyBarbicanebecameoneofthegreatestcitizensoftheUnitedStates,akindofWashingtonofscience.Asingletraitoffeeling,takenfrommanyothers,willservetoshowthepointwhichthishomageofawholepeopletoasingleindividualattained.
SomefewdaysafterthismemorablemeetingoftheGunClub,themanagerofanEnglishcompanyannounced,attheBaltimoretheatre,theproductionof"MuchadoaboutNothing."Butthepopulace,seeinginthattitleanallusiondamagingtoBarbicane’sproject,brokeintotheauditorium,smashedthebenches,andcompelledtheunluckydirectortoalterhisplaybill.Beingasensibleman,hebowedtothepublicwillandreplacedtheoffendingcomedyby"Asyoulikeit";andformanyweeksherealizedfabulousprofits.
