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years wn ild ip,, suffice hlor'iu ad iru one to
licliiv ns tins, and 1 -conW'inner gel from his
baud even a missal vridi ihe image ol'iny pa
troness, Madame Si.' Anne. '
Annetio carried tli< bible to Iter house, mid
sat up part of the inght to exumiiiu the colored
vignette anil ar besques which she found in it
however., she cuuld uut read. Day come as it
shuck teo, ur tfto house of it friend; Sho sat
dreamt of such a (lung; ar.d far be it from me
to-mix up heaven witii my merchandise. 1
•have .spoken,’* r .
* 'Evil tongues pierce like ajtcdge-hog, and
thrice happy he tvbuinf they have nut reached !
Bui to business, the prico of each of your Bi
bles ;’ •
’f Sixty crowns.*
* Sixty !' cried Maillard, scarcely suppress-
down itt her chamber, which was richly per- I Tug a imnufestniion of surprise and doubt; • are
futued, upon a mat, turning over the leaves of
the precious vulture, that she might wait with
out ennui tliff arrival of some itching Carmelite
or friar grey. /Oliver AlaillorJ appeared.
He was a fit short man, well furnished with
shoulders, muscle, aud thurest. Uisfucelarge
and thick, his cheeks round and ruddy, his eyes
small and lively, his tnoutli naiur.lly smiling;
till about him whs characteristic of the dtsciplu
St. Francis,'accustomed to enjoy ail thn good
thiugs of the earth, and tint the less that tin;
rules'of his order interdicted them. II<s gown,
his sandals, and ins hempen girdle, made itp,
in some sort, the indispensable complement of
Itis jolly physiognomy.
‘ By my frock!’ cried he, hastily oponing
the door, without Atinetie raising her head at
the noise lie made; is this a day of fasting and
penitence, that 1 see no cookery a-foot 1 My
bow- Is, by God and devd, ure striking the din
ner liour-P f
vOliVerf said Annette, without replying to
his gastronomic lamentations, ‘ sue what a won-,
derfiil hook I’ve got I’
* Oh hi!' replied the father, fixing a covet
ous mid admiring eye outlie Bible, ns i: lay
open on the floor; ‘tell ntp, Annette, who
(nude :liee this royal picsent ! Might it hap
pen tu be Seigneur Villon, the poet, who has
abstracted it from the library of my Lord the
Kitts, or rathei 1 from that of the fathers uf St.
Vicioit I would given great deal to he asgoot!
a writer as the man who made that copy of the
Bible.’
Annette then related to him, at full length,
the occurrences ofthe day before, during which
the Franciscan, planting h.s spectacles across
>his huge nose, contemplated tlm volume, page
. by page, and gave vent to his surprise in ex
clamations like the fillowiitg: ‘That would
certainly le ch a great price !’ When tins cour
tesan h>d finished her story; ho closed the
book, and, after a inonimu’s reflection, said :
* By the beard of a Capuchin I this'strunger
is either a devil or a conjuror, if not a down
right fool. Never w is a boiSk of such inestim
able value made n clear gift. The fellow's
no writer; for a work like this could not ho
done in a day, hut would require years,’
‘ The man, to my thinking, is cleverer than
you, and not so idle; fur he has commissioned
nm'to publish through this city that he had n
number of similar bouks to sell to the first cus
tomer who should co ne to buy them, purse in
hand. The prico, I believe, docs not exceed
sixty crowns.’ v (
‘By the cut of ray cowl 3 this is sonto ras
cally tccoiver of stolen goods, mid I’ll have
1iim hung forthwith. Besides, if by magic or
worcory he comes by this rare work, the im
mense injury he is doing the writersofour city,
.requires that Im should be sent out of it: the
Jaw will do it, if need he.’
.* Art thou so very glad to grieve mo, by mo
lesting so honest a mutt ?’ ’• / '
‘ Pshaw l hut lut us trade together ; to-mqr-
rntv, which is Quasim Sunday; 1 shall deliver,
« sermon at Si. Thomns-du-Louvrp, before the
•Court. I have an appointment with n profound
bibhopliilisl. Now then, consent to part with
this book, useless to thee who never reidest; I
wdl instantly count thee out 500 crowns 'lira
contents of my pocket.’
‘ Done, compact: let’s see the colour of
your gold.*
Oliver Maillard quickly produced the pro
mised sum, and, without giving n moment to
Jma’, carried off Itis bible, its Pntelin did-his
ci/ii, and set off tq Mastor Joan do la Pierre,
Prior of (lie Sothonnc, whom lie knew to Ira
vmy curious iq.manuscripts. So he spread his
before the astonished eyes of the doctor, extol'
ling it to the skibs;. and u sale was instantly
effected for u considerable sum, the satisfaction
Of both.’ •
‘ Now,’ said Maillard, having deposited the
money in itis vost; ‘ Imw would it please you,
my tool, to gain a hundred times the interest
Ofyom- cash !'
• fl
HuwV replied tho Prior, puzzled by this
attractive proposition: 'hast thou the Philoso
pher's Stone V ,
‘ Be it gon or aught else, I know the art of
mtkiuggold, by buying for little aud soiling for
much. How J Not by hinds,rents, and houses,
but by books and well-shaped wrilintr; Biblos
in all points like this one, by my girdle!’
‘ ’Tis it capital trade; ib this hey-day of de
votion doth thu very least copy cost as much as
a reliquary, nay even more. Therefore, eet
sue ns many us you like, nt a low price, and I’ll
not pay for them.in indulgences.’ ' 1
Oliver Maillard, without being willing to
give .my indication of the traurco whence his
Jdibles wdre to be derived, agreed with Jean
da 11 Pietro to share between them.the profits
of the iraiisactuftt, for which tho wealthy Prior
Jtad cimseit .ed to furnish the needful. ,
* Tue GoJnf ihe'Jrw* assist thee, my son,'
said he, laughing to Maillard, * Gjvo letlors
of ci edit name to thy phantasy.. I will be thy
bail. Noverhelofv, don't turn away thy moth
er-church in forgetfulness of her, and though
now become merchant for our greater wealth
preach t k' iO people as before. 1
4 The qtiHt uni-ague seize me, if ever Father
Maillard hold his tongue, till voice and breath
Jail hint. *1 o-morro'w, ait St. Thpmas-dti
Lituvre, about noon, 1 .shall hold fortli full
ciinstiaiily on holy things, enlivened by lies
aud conceits. By the bye, ’tis time to b«
thinking of tho sermon. Adieu, commend me,
Muns-.eur, my treasurer.’
The Franciscan, following tho directions of
Annette,, hud no difficulty in finding, out the
Bbli-mun. John Faust was employed Fn
ranging his volumethe number of which did
dot exceed two hundred ; the remembrance of
the fair courtesan still.pnrsoing him amid'tho
cares of his business. Maillard stood motion
Jess and silent at tho door; the tight of so in
ny manuscripts hod struck him with,astonish
went.
. , • My mas er,’ said lie, at length, ‘nothing
is talked of in'Paris hut Bibles, which you sell
at loss; dool 'less to merit Paradise in the next
world—— [
‘ Su,’ interrupted Fau#l, * then yotf have
been mis . formed; ns you suppose, I have no
hut it ia false
you the maker uf these books!’
‘ What is that to you J I or some one else,
no doubt.’
‘ God's head I Am I not a writer as well us
you, aud an expert Judge of these matters ! I
laughed in my sleeve at my own strange de
mand ; for i have a notion of ihe time it takes
to rule, write and illuminate a single volume!’
* Nevertheless, learned Sir, at Mayence,
from whence 4-canie the other day, 1 can at
will mid with little trouble, produce a thousand
Bikleit of the kind, and that in sis months.’
‘ By tho soul of St. Francis! art thou uot a
sorcerer,' who spcakeih thus unadvisedly V
■* Sorcerer I I know not whom I am talking
to, if I be. But wherefore ail these questions!
Find some one else to answer them, if he can :
1 have tie leisure to use time, words, or spittle
in doing it.’
‘I see bow it is, and I pronunce you. a
damned sorcerer,—- t heretic, and liable to be
burnt in good human justice. Tlinroforeof two,
things make your election.'’
* Bv the three kings of Cologne! will you
treat me magisterially ; you, of whom I know
only tlie Iwbit ! I um ready to hear you, how
ever.'
* Yon must eithor deliver tip for reatjy ’mo
ney all those Bibles, the work of Satan, and
quit this place, wi.liout a word biting heard of
you, for a hundred leagues off, or prepare your
self for a violent charge in the Parliament as a
worshiper of the.devil and a conjurer, conclud
ing with public pillory or with the stake on the
Place do Greve.'
’Many thanks for the choice, master; I
have hoard too much of it with ray two ears.—
Tuko yourself off; aud let us remain at peace,
if you trust mo.’
‘ Most willingly; but hand me tho manu
scripts and come not back. Otherwise, I ob
test all tho saints, mtilnamJ female, in Paradise,
I will accuse yuu in tho Court of Lo Grand;
Cliatelet, and your mister, the'devil will not
save you front burning. Don’t you already
smell the fire !’
* Piiglt! fair Sir, your threats do not con
cern mo; and my spotless innocence will pre
serve me from you and till other evil men. I
will sell my books to miters; I will stay in Par
is ; and, if I go home alive and against my will,
l will say many n paternoster for, the purpose
of increasing the wrath of Heaven against you,
my fine father !’ .
‘ John Faust, don’t think of it by halves:
yes or no will decide thy happiness or misery ;
from what may happen, I wash my hands be
forehand !’
* No! come up, thou foxy friar, up and be
gone 1 and di) what thou wilt, or rather wltui
thou canst!. Lot us behutiesi enemies; and, be
fore buying books another time, spare <U least
the seller who is not in the temple.’
Oliver did not wait for John Faust to throw
him into, the street bv door or window. He
cast a furious look upon tho printer, and went
out with a blustering medley of oaths and im
precations. Thence, wholly occupied with
thoughts of vettgitalico, he ran to Jean de la
~ ierro’s, to whom Ira related the unfortunate
issue of his expedition, and then brought a com
plaint before tho Parliament against the Ger
man sorcerer. The news oftlie arrival ofthe
unknown bookseller was spread through Paris,
and the purchasers of Bibles presented them
selves in such great numbers as tn cause a scar
city of specie. The thiug was attributed to
miracle and mugic.
T-I.o next day the crowd were pressing into
the church of St. Thom <s-tlu-Louvre, to hear
the sermon of. Father Maillard. The Court
was not present us lie hoped ; but his hearers,
many of whom camufrom fur,attested the fume
of the preacher. They were for the most part
artisans, mbnks, and women. Annette distin
guished herself by the richness- anil good taste
ofher dress, and especially by tho exceeding
height of her head-uross, which, nceurding to
the fashion of the time, somewhat resembled
that worn by tho C.aucitoiscs now-a-days. Her
eyes travelled with those of the congregation to
the pulpit,- where Father Maillard appeared
with hands crossed upon his breast. A pro
found silence succeeded to the flittering hum
which was raised at the sight of the Italy man.
The sermon began, unJ during i>s delivery,
Annette did nut once take her eyes off the
preacher. He had chosen for his text a ver
sion from tho Gospel according to St. Luke:
Jesus said unto hint, what is thy name! And lie
said unto him; my name is Legion; fur many
devils had entered into this man.’ (lo repeat
ed this verso in Latin; and the^ tenor 'of his
discourse was half serious, half burlesque. Af
ter having finished his picture of hell, painted
in thb most dreadful colours, Oliver Maillard
gave in Itis own fashion a most scandalous ac
count'of tho Bible-selier, John Faust, wjiont
tho very instant had just sold h hundred copies
to a chorister of Notre Dnmo.foT the moderate
sunt of sixty crowns each. Oliver uttered so
many lios, seasoned with pleasantries, oaths,
and ribaldry, that lira indignation of his hearers
wits roused against the uunappy printer, who
knew nothing about it. Bd^t, if he had by
chance been there, the furious tpob would
have stoned him without warning. ' * When is
the execution of the Gorman sorcerer!’ asked
every one, us thuv came out from the sermon.
Meanwhile, the public accusation of the
preacher made so much uoise, that the Parlia
ment of Paris appointed the cause for trial, in
order to satisfy the popular clamor, which de
nounced John Faust of M iyettce as an impious'
persou in league with the devd. Oliver Mail*
lard was subpoenaed, and his deposition.deter*
mined :ltejudges to puisue the cause. War*
r inis were given for the arrest of Faust, and for
instituting a search in his house.
Annette was slumbering about four o’clock,
when in cante Maillard, ovetflowing with de
light., . Hi; cried out, right Catholicly, ‘Sure
cuuugh, Messire* the seller of Bibles, is by tb
time in the Itands of the police.’
‘ Wbat’s dtat you say!’ asked Annette, with
a trembling voice.
wailing; mid gnashing of teeth.'. , -
* Wretch ! have you the heart to W’i»;
over the ills of your neighbor ! Bui it is surely-’
impossible. Who told you this Sad news!
‘ No one; I have just taUn my oath in evi
dence against, him.’
»Poor man ! mid he will be taken to prison
without any sorcerer appearing for his escape.
If lie be guilty—but no, so generous a Host can
have done nothing wrong—Oliver, wilt thou
not taste my wine, which was given me by the
Cure ofSt. Denis-de-laChatrey
‘ Belly of monk, no "blasphemy 1 Lot me
drink, however; when the wine is in tho heart,
one Jtas no leisure to offend the good God with
ei her words or thoughts. ‘Blood of Noali l It
is not so bud.’
Civilities wore briskly interchanged between
Maillard and the bottle. Annette excited him
to drink,—an exhortation lie did tioi require:
drunkenness, us the proverb goes, was bdrn in
a cloister. The Franciscan had doing* of'it,
until he fell dead drunk from Itis chair, groan
ing out a psciltn. Annette, delivered front this
pest, who hindered Iter plans, stole but of the
house, and made the best ofher way to the
hon3b of Faust, wito was astonished to see her
pale and out of bremb.
* What now my beauty!’ said he, kissing
her forehead {’ ‘ what saint must I thank'fb?
this visit!’ ~
* All of them, ’perchance,* answered she
hurriedly, and looking anxiously towards tho
door; * set off hence instand v, or never. They
will have no mercy on you!' .
‘ By the Bible; Annette, thou mockest me I’
* In God’s 'nirafo, begone I and God help
yon! You hiive been accused of sorcery be
fore the Parliament, and the .police willbe here
instantly to take you.’
H Mel mercy -’ ;•
To-morrow will he time enough f«r lamen
tation and weeping. Quick, get nut of Part* ;
here you tempt the faggot. Go in peace, this
service Is in return fo Vie Bibb'.’ •.
* Fly! yes; I have good legs, an Aw cordial
desire to be far enough. But to leave my goods
behind me, my books, to the hounds ofjustice;
to calumniators—To the devil sooner { So, as
I have sold plenty'of them tu this ungrateful
und inhospitable city, I will burn the test. . I
know- how to make more.’ v
lnstanll/, ha seized from the hearth a light
ed brand, and threw it among the bouks with
which the floor was piled.
‘ Merciful God ! don’t do so,* said -Annette,
endeavoring to prevent him ; they are worth
goltk
4 No; they sha'l not have the satisfaction of
my spoils. A curse on Paris! I retire to May-
ciice; and may my secret die with me, before
it be known and used by my persecutors !—
Woe! woffl Alas ! alii*!’
With these words, he marched into the
street, shutting the door afier Annette, who
followed him hand-in hand ; for sometime he
continued to proceed in s leitce. imtil the laby
rinth of streers, and die approach of night, had
put riuyti out of reach uf any troublesome en
counter.
‘Adieu, Annette, my dear!’ said lio to his
companion, as they stood by the .corner of a
house; ‘ 1 shall never he. able to repay time,
to whom I owe the safely of my life. Adieu !
were I in heaven, I would always pray for thee
to otii Lord Jesus, lor I could do nothing bet
ter. In this purse is sufficient to place thee in
an honorable condition, for money often^esgets
virtue. Thanks ever and good' bye!’ . »
With tears in hi* eyes he embraced thhpoor
gjil,—who fel’ herself fainting,—and set off.at
full speed. Annette looked after him, as long
ns the fog permitted her to perceive hint; and
when he Ind entirely-disappeared, she w»s still
looking, motionless, and in the same plncp.
Meanwhile the police had arrived at Fausj’s
house just ns he loft it. They knocked rudely
at the door; but obiawtihg no answer, and ob
serving a dense smoke issuing front the crevices,
they forced an entrance, Tne firc, which had
nude great progress, drove them back; the
flames rushed out nt every opening, and the
neighborhood, which w.w principally built of
wood, was threatened with n general confl igra-
tion. Terror had already circulated ridiculous
stories, and the word sorcerer flew front mouth
to month. But chance brought succour to the
•affrighted crowd. - The Prior of the Sorbonite,
Jean de la Pierre, happttned to be passing; -
through lie would jjjndly have been elsewhere,
ho affected a stern countenance, and summon
ed the p'eople to pray for the extinction of the
fire. The thing happened as ho wished. A*
soon ns the boobies were on their knees, a’nd
while the bcllsof the neighboring churches were
sounding thU ularni,'the fire was seen to abate,
as by miracle; for the booksand furniture which
fud it being consumed, its attacks on the stono
walls were happily in VBin. A little niotf, and
tit? Prior would have heon carried off in tri
umph and canonised without any bull from the
Pope. Tlie fire, and tho useless search which
was made for Faust, confirmed the suspicions
against him; for tlie rest, tho trial stopped
short. Oliver M illiard exo’rcised from tljo
pulpit the pretended unknown sorcerer whom
he had hot been able iogef burnt in tho Place
de Greve. : iWIS "-
Tlto history of tlw Bibles, agumented by- a
host of marvellous details which the .ignoraneb
ofthe time swallowed without proof, penetrated
to the Court. Louif XL, who loved miracu
lous stories, (as the iiiiudred tales attributed to
him sufficiently prove,) whan it had been com
municated tu him by bis confessor, exclaimed,
as he louk down the leaden virgin from his cap.
‘ Good mother, let ono uf these sorcerers come
to nte, and write Billies, and such books ns 1
ntay wish, thus, quickly, and I will grant him
part of my kingdom.’ „ '*
Jean de'la Pierre, who saw, in this affair
something more than sorcery, sent un intelli
gent clerk to Mayence, wito, by dint of tnonoy
and promises, spJuced three -of Faust's work
men, and brought them to France. Martin
Crantz, Ulric Gorin*, and Michael Friburger,
in 1469, printed at Paris, in a house of the
Sorbonne, the ‘Loiters of Gasper Ft'r.'aroensis.*
our presi-nt boundaries would ho extended.—
Brf-'Wiieu the ’circumstances are generally
Kiiutvn wlhcli recommend tho acquisition of this
valuable territory,’ the grounds <>f opposition'
must bedimmed trivial and unsatisfactory.
Mi. Adams had it -in-Itis power to have ac
quired Texas for us fn.iiis negotiations with
Don Unis, in 1819, in which our Soush-wcst-
ei u botiiidujy was adjusteii by the Florida trea
ty j hut... tl.reasl.ori mouths - tot'd cb.uige .nf When , firj , visited , ‘
•.pinion induced the surrender, by Mr. Adams, see lhem p(J |, 0Bl|hl# c6r(] £
the
no pulsating vessel.
•Tho whole of this cord is covered i,„.. I
Itis remarkably strong, and SJg
ibiiity; fur they allowed themselvfe, 1
ed .by a rope fasiened to it, without e-,.®.!* 1
uneasmbss. On ship board, one of(he« 1l
times climbed on the capstain 6f tlm v /
other following m well as he coold wll'l
complaining. ’ Wlll ht|l
happen.
of the right of U. States to all the land and
all itv water, in question, in the valley of tile
Mislissippi. By litis relinquishment of a lino
of demarkation which nature has traced out,
and the title to the laud and water which it in
closed, established by indisputable evidence,
tiie United States were deprived of 24,000
square miles of Territory within the limits of
Texas itself, but the whole extent of the sa
crifice w.te 35,000 square miles, for tho line
surrendered by Mr. Adarns embraced, in addi
tion to Texas, all lira coon rj between the Red
Rwenand Arkansas ' lo the West raf the one
hundredth ilegree of -longitude, an area equal
to 110;000 square miles. ‘Our surprise nt the
fact Of tins sacrifice Will be diminished, how
ever, when we recollect that it was in this pe
riod of three mouths that the question of ad
mitting Missouri into die Union was discussed
with modi violence in and out ofCongress. It
was to prevent the spread of slavery titat this
surrender uf the right in question .tva* made.—
it admits of no other explanation oh the face of
the transaction.
Among tho udvantiges to the U. S. enumer
ated in thn Western papers, from the acquisi
tion in question, are—
1st. That it will save the necessity Of forti
fying a litre of2000 imb's in IcngiIt, forth- pre
sent boundary ‘ runs ihrougliout its entirelength suinc
from tlie nioulh of Ihe Sabiue, following all its
angles to the head of the Arkansas, over a level
ami champuigiie country, without a point of de
fence upon it.’
2d. That it will exclude a foreign power from
thu natural limits of the United Slates, for, us
phi’ half ol dm waters of die Red River and
Aikuusas, and a portion of the terri ory drain
ed by them ure within the ininis uf Mexico, as
filed by the Florida treaty, the extrusion of
the boundary to the Rio.Grande do) Norte will
not only avoid disagreeable collisions, but de
prive. foreigners of the right to navigate our
rivers.
3d. That it Wiirprevent Mexico, a»nonslav6
holding country, from coming in contact with
tiie borders of Louisiana and Arkansas, by
winch dangerous, neighborhood the whole of
he slave-holding Slants of-tlie.West Will he in
constant Hazard «ff losing their slaves through
this outlet, as Weil as affording tho ineafts of es
cape to fugitives from jusiice.
4ih. That ihe hue of Rn» Grande do\ Norte
will give us the best mi mast numerous har
bours on die continent I const of the Gulf of
Mexico, which lie between the mouth of that
river and ihe Sabine. Owning tho great river
•which bears mi it* bosotn tiie conferee of mi
many Slates into the Gulf, we ltaie, it is stated,
the greatest, need for these htrburs.
5ih. That ihe possession will preclude inva
sion of the American territory on th>- lowei
Mississippi from above. ‘ The present boun
dary,’it is alleged, ‘ has uncovered ihe tigh
flank of Louisiana, and laid it open to inv isiun
Itont any foreign pntver, which descending to
the Mississippi, may assail and even capture
the Cmpnrium of -he West ’ In another con
test it is'argued,; ‘ *hat the B. iiish migli
choose ibis rout and come in on tlie back iff
Louisiana. In ha prospect of such nt ev-.nl',
New-Oileans would have tube fortified nhiwr
tlie city, and all the approaches 'tithe Mississip
pi by the Red River aud Arkansas watched and
guarded.’
We have endeavoured ro condensb the siate-
mem of the benefits of the acquisition in qUe—
tioh from r Western papet. They are of suf
ficient weight-in bur opinion, .» influence tlie
government not only in securing, if possible,
the province of Texas by ptirclt iSe, hut in es
tablishing the Rio Grande del [Spi te from ils
mouth to its some* is tint houu i tiy. - The
government of Mexico is -at tiie present time
much embarrassed in iis, finance*, and the ac
quisition utighi probably be made at a reason*
able price.
lions, ns their attention was attructiThv a
not objects. I soon perceived that this
itlPti. Tim cliirlitotl imnuU /» "l
i. The slightest impuise ofoee to»
m any direction, is immediately folio™*
the other; so that they would appear to L
fluenefcd by tho same wish. This ItarmJ *
tlictr-movements is not tho result ofa 1
excited at the same moment. ‘ It i 3 a ' *
formed by necessity. At an early iWi/f
ltlo it i»probable thoy sometimes differed, I
F e i ent ‘Ids is so rardy tho case, tint th ef(|i |
acts with similarity. Both he and Mi. Hu.:-1
, the. gentleman who united with him' is I
ngmjrrtiHtTfrjicre, are of opinion that, touch-1
> one of diem when they ure asleep, awakens j
Some excount of the Siamese Boys lately brought to
* ;> Boston.
i)OW Sio =,
Front the Charleston Patriot.
TEXAS.
Some of the Western papers are much oc
cupied with articles urging the purchase of this
Province by our Government. Tim reasons
Dear Sir—in compliance wiilt your re
quest, us w..h as in obediuiiCe lo what 1 con
sider to bu a professional duty, 1 uudartuku tu
give some account of .be Siamese Boys, and
pdrticula. iy of (tie medium, by wUicb tltey ure
uuued togelitei.
Tiie tray’s are supposed to be about 18 yeurs
old. T'tray at e ot moderate stature; though
nut as tali as boys of that age in this country*—
They have lira Chinese compit-xiua and phys
iognomy . Ttie till ahead is morn elevated and
less Utoad null dui of the Clnuesu, owiug to
multoimatiuii.. Tltey much resuiuole each
other; yet uot so much but that upou a li do
observation, various points of dissimilarity Ul«y
bo noticed. *• ■ ’■ • •• ,
1 be substance by which they aro connected
is a mass two menus long at ns upper edge, aud
about live at lira lower. Its bte.idih bout a*
hove dowuwarns may be four inch, s, and ns
thickness in a but izuutal direction 2 inches.—
Ur couise u is not a routined cuid, but ihicher
tit ure pttrpeuditului, titan tu hie uorizoutal
direction. At jts lower edgo is perceived
single umbilicus, through winch passed- a snlyle
umbilical void to nduiisli built children in. lira
fetal sta.e. Placing tuy baud ou this substance,
which 1 will deuontiuaio the cutd, 1 wassu;.r.i-
ed to find <1 exncutely bard. Ou futthet ex-
ammutiuil this liuruuess wag loimd lo extsl ui
the upper prat ol lira curd only ; aud to be pto-
lttuged lino tile breast ol each boy,—Tracing it
upwards, 1 found it to be constituted by a pro
long ot ttiu enujcrm cartilage a) the sternum,
or c-xhenuty of die breast bone. Phn breadth
ot this cartilage is an inch aud a lull; ns thick’
ness utay be about ibe eighth ol an inch. The
cartilages pioceeoiug from each sternum nttet
at au angle, and then seem hi bo counected I y
ligament, so as to torm a joint. Thisjomi has
u motion upwards aud downwards; and also a
lateral motion; me literal operating in such a
way, that when the buys tuin in either direc
tion thu edges of the curt.lage are found to opeu
Ttto lower face of (hit cartilage is
Thi* harmony of anion itt primary funflionil
straws a reciprocal influence, which in iy Mi l
a curious ofis.'i vatioii* hud important iWuc-l
lions. Whether it will he in iny power loifr'l
tain arty further information in retjird to Tliem, I
is uncertain—if not, some one olse can brae; j
accomplish the tusk.
Let lira add that there is nothing unpleasant I
in the aspect of those boys, On the contrary, I
they mtist bn viotved as presenting ono of tho I
most hneresting object* of natural bi»toty,j
which have evdr been ktiown to scientific ntM.1
Yaw are nt liberty to employ the above rid*!
ment itt such way as you think likely tobeeK'f
fit).
I have the honor to be, yours, &r.
’ JOHN C. WARREN.
Wm. STonars, £sq.
grp..' potii in tins eotciprhc;
tit .1 I lose a -uncle fat iltin-i bv it. As to being lo* hi-il, he 'll -11 eo ill
« better Christina than my neighbors, I never burn in those fisioos where
ofiutcd.in favor of the ncqtlisUion are highly
Nothing,’ except that our Lords of the IsutisUciory. Those who have always been J aud shut,
Parliament wish, without delay, to imprison our [opposed to the fortnuiioa of StAtes in the West, concave ; and unoer it is felt a founded cold
master John F.-uv, until, on the conclusion of | and the extension of slavery in that quarter, | whichmuy ho the remains ot the umbilical cord
ilenten who brought them have noticed o.t
single instance. Having been accustom./*
use the cold bath,'one of them wished it,J*
the weather -was cool; to which the other H-.
jecied. They were soon reconciled bvoj
mtcrfgrence of the commander of tho shin I
They never hold a consultation H j (o I
movements. In truth, I hare neverseeD.ihIi
spoak to each uther, although they com. *1
constantly wiih a Siamese lad, who h |2|
companion. They always face in one dir.T I
tion-; standing nearly side by side; and toe
“bio, without inconvenience, to "face iu th,/1
posite direction; so that Ono is alwayjatitl
right, the other at tfieteft. ' Although oot nUl
ed exactly in a .parallel line, they ate aUeetl
ruu und leap with surprising activity Oil
some occasion, a gentleman, in sport, parsuedl
them round the ship, when’tliey catite snddeolt'
to the hatchway, which had been inadvertent),,
lelt open. Tlie least check Wouldbave tbrovil
them .down the hatchway anfi. probably t-nral
ono or both; but they leapt it without diffi w l.|
They are quito cheerftil; appear int-M
gem ; attending to whatever is presented tjl
them, and readily acknowledging any civilhyJ
Asa proof of their imelligeppe it is stated tlujl
in a few days, they Jearnedio t|iky at drafol
well enough to become atltagonrsfx ofthussaul
hau long been versed in the game. » ’ I
. The ‘connoxiou betweitn these -boys ntightl
present an opporunity for some inlttrexting obv I
servations in regard to physiology and patholo* I
gy. There is, no doubt, a network of blood I
vessel* & smite minute nerve* passing frumosJ
to the oilier. How far these parts are cap*. I
hie of iranstnitiing iheaction of medicines an) I
of diseases, and especially of wlut particnlc 1
medicines and what diseases, nro paints
worthy of investigation. Captain Cufliaig.1
formed trte tiipy had never taken medicine tines I
they had bVen under Itis care. Once they vea l
ill from (taiing hio henriily, but were, relwvrfl
liy the effort* of nature. He thinks tb. nj|
indUposirion of one extends to the otliur; thatl
they are inclined to sleep nt the satno line;!
pat tdmtit the .-fame quantity, and perforin oiia I
er acts with similarity. Doth he and Mi. !iu«|
icr, tl
hri (lg:i
ittg on
both.
The imUatif-'i • r the heart ore exactly nlibI
in both boys. 1 counted seventy three pub I
lions in a iitinuu-, while they were suing;I
coon:ill;; first in one boy, then its- other. f|
tii'-tt. tiiacod inv fingers on unarm ol oicli boy,I
'tad found the p-ds -tiens take place exactly Uf I
gether. One of theta *'tnipn|g suddenly It I
lotfk at m> watc.h.ltis pnUtlit-cami’ tnucltqnick-l
'll -It that o) itie oilier; I m afier ite Ind re |
htrnnd to Ins f irmer p-is'ure, in aii.aut a qair-
ler ofa raimiie, hi* pu)<« was’precisely Hr J
that nf III” ot.ia, hay. 'rills It tpjli’liad repeal-1
it-lly. .Tlteir iespii ••nous are, ol ceu«’qiciice-j
xai-lv snnttltaneirai
A bank at oyster* lias been ^planted
tees of Jersey <t) a great expense, near
Amboy, and 'within tho waters over which‘“j
siaie of New-York claims jurisdiction. I
Staten Islam), fishermen have always had
great fancy, to avail,themselves of this a iSCrl _
right, and sente process upon-the ‘’J* 1 *’?'
which has as uniformly been resisted by i
Jersey mini. On Wedttosday last a s' 1 /// .j-
my, amounting to h hundred and fihy n,en .
wo are correctly informed, left the l«*0d
boats with the determibation of catchui: *
the oysters they could find. The prepli'
Amhi.y were snmniotied to arms, as the fl" 1 ^
was seen approaching; and having t* 11
council of war, a six pounder wnsbrougnt
o tlio bank. Eight shots were bred *
Siuteit Islanders, without doing nhy c * ccu ^
but the shots liegan to cotite so near, ovei •
under tlrani; that they drew off dnjr ,r ®V
landed and held a- consultation. Amts
procured, nttd it was debated wbotlter .
should return rntd give tho ttramy rrpa |11
lie. Prudence and patriotism prev* |ltl y
headlong vulor in tlie discussion, ami 111
handoned their enierprise. ffe'hj” rlJ . e, |i ^
imw in a ( ate of aimed tteulrality. *• 11 , |B .
hoped that neither of them have brout: 111 ^ ■
selves 'vitliih the teriihle peiidltreiol iho
eutd section.”—A*. Y. Cum. Ado.
U'/r.—Nearly as good n battle had I '/
have been loughi in nor- immediate tn^hW‘1
liotid day' Indian yesterday, us we orffin.ndy'I
chronicle whan we receive South ^tpwJS I
news, 1 I
by J
ro-igh ear,lily U oes, t 0 will no doubl resist lit*- policy of purchasing ’ Besides tins there is nothing rentalkabie lull in | ‘" 0
vlioro *19 weepi. and more Und from foreign Govemmvuis, by which the couuucuug suhstaoce. i could disitugumh tboottte*
A ilighi frost was discovered in A'J |P ^ \
the ram niqg of iltit lOib insi. which i* * ( (I
to be ibo earliest ever known iu ib* 1 r 1