The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-03
EXTRACTS FROM FOREIGN JOURNALS.


The danger Of entity scuHs.-ln popu-
lous town, not one hundred miles from Llv-
erpool, there dwells a learned professor of
the phrenologic art. This gentleman has
an extensive collection of brainless sculls,
which he employs in Calculating the prnci-
pies of the novel science, and by the exhibit
tion of which he has been eminently sue
cessful in making numerous converts to his
system.-Occasonally when he, as is often
the case, is invited out to dinner, he dcs-
patches his valet as an count courier, with
the sculls in basket, in order that it op
portunity should offer, he may kill two dogs
with one stone; that is, while he rejects him
self, he may at the same time, by lecturing
on heads, promote the interests of science.
1t happened not many weeks ago, that this
gentleman had dined at friends house, dis
tant about two miles from the town in which
he dwells. The SOULS were of the compa-
ny also, and, after the entertainment, in
which of course they had no share, were left
behind, the worthy host promising to send
them to town by his servant-man the next
day. The next day was Sunday, and the
roads were thronger with pedestrians than
is usual Oh ordinary days. In the forenoon,
the servant-man received the basket Of
sculls, without knowing what it contained
with orders to carry it to the town. A note
addressed to the worthy professor, was pla-
ced among the sculls; and a clean white cloth
was thrown over the whole, to hide, from
the unhallowed gaze Of the vulgar, the for
mer "abodcs Of wisdom and Of wit" AS
Hodge was quietly trudging on his way to
town, he was met by two townsmen, who,
Sunday forenoon as it was, were, much Ia
their own disgrace somewhat elevated with
llQnUr i hrs ms pe1 tp haVa
sport with the servant, and walking up To
him, enquired what he had got SO neatly
covered up in his basket on Sunday fore
noon. whats that to you?" replied the
servantman. "We'li let you see!" rejoin,
ed the men. Upon which one of them
snatched the cloth from off the basket. The
Goigotha was instantly revealed to their star
tied sight. "A murderer" calculated one
his hair standing on end like quills upon the
fretful porcupine. "a rcsurrcctioner, re-
surrectioner +" exclaimed the other, equally
alarmed. In vain did the poor fellow pro.
test that he was neither murderer nor a re
surrectionist. The men convinced that he
was either one or the other, immediately
took him into custody, and conveyed him
and his portable Golgotha to the neighbour
ing village. They soon found the Dogberry
OF the place, to whom they stated the very
suspicious circumstances under which theV
had arrested the prisoner, and exhibited to
the terrified sight of the constable, the fine
ly polished sculls which the basket contain
ed. The serying-man told the affrighted
constable that it was all mistake; that he
was Mr.. IS servant; that he knew no.
thing OF the sculs being in the basket, but
he was sure that they had been come ho-
nestly by. The jealous constable who had
by this time recovered from the fright into
which the sight of the sculls had thrown him
disbelicving the story of the unlucky serv-
ing man, conveyed him to the village bride
we'll, where he was locked up, and left there
IN solitude to muse on the curious scrape
into which a set ofempty sculs had brought
him. After being imprisoned for some hours
he contrived to get man to carry verbal
message to his master, stating the peril into
which the contents of the basket had placed
his faithful serving man, and requested him
TO endeavor to release him from durance
vile. Indignant at the treatment which his
servant had experienced from men whose
heads were as brainless as the sculs which
their hands seized. the master FASTENED ia
the mansion of neighbourng Justice. to
whom he related the facts of the case. and
who, after enjoying hearty laugh at the re-
cita, issued ami order for the mans dis
charge.