The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-07-14
.NESCEEE.g.s.E0ES.
THE TWO NiRTC0SOSi
OR,
THE BOLOGNA SAUSAGE.

Not very many years ago, there lived 10
the Lille town Of 4, a suburb or
one Of our Atlantic cities, an individual
known as Dr.. a., who was poied
tor three remarkable manifestations of the
passion of love- as Mr.. TasisIro would
classify them. These were, the love Of
money, the love Of science, and the love Of
Bologna sausagos. The first he inherited
With his estate from bis father the second
he caugh, by incubation from near neigh
Dor, Professor H., formerly OF some eastesn
college; and the third probably grew oct Of
tbs first, as il is well known that Bologna,
American Bologna sausagcs, when eaten
sufficiently sparingly, are the mos; cconom
ical food that can be procured. DR.. o
lad attached TO his mansion at R, a
large room, that be called his =" Museum
filed viih pictures, and all manner Of curl
usItIes and articles OF pirfu. The walls
were hung with numerous paintings Of ey.
cry SIZE aud shape: some OF them land
scapes Of a peculiarly dirty aud smoky up
pearauce aud which 10 consequence had
been pronounced by friendly connolsseurs to
be the genius OF Ieniers, Claude and
Rvyedael others we're PORTRAITS Of ancIcn;
ladies' aud gentlemen, with elauug red and
white cheeks, and stony blge eyes, that a,
the irsi glance chilled through the gazer
like on east wind These woto all senta
bIe Tiians, Vandy kes, and RaphaeIs, ;
supposed SO probably from the fact that they
looked as little like the works Of those IN
mortal artists, as il was possible for bad
painter with bad materials to make them.
In addition 10 these invaluable paintings,
our Doctnr'e museum was filed With stuffed
birds, striped snakes. ringIal'cd monkeys,
and every klud o! dyiug and creeping
thing, as well as all manner Of unknown
and unanowable curlosiies from the four
quarters Of the world, lncludlng Of course
that Indispensable TO all museums, HE iden.
tIca! club with which the renowned Cap
tain Cook was killed al Owyhee.n All
the Doctors friends, and every little boy
and gir 10 he village, we're laid under con
iribution 10 furnish contributors 10 this
rare collection, for Which they generally
received a 'fbank'ee,' and sometimes, il
The donation happened to be unusually dirty
and uac.ass. fable, the ihankeos extended
to two or three. Now the Doctor had a
nephew, tire son Of a widowed sister ~ law,
a lad oil some litcen or sixteen years, " 10
had beca unusually active in securing rub
bish for his unce's collection which by
the way he must have done from sheer love
81 science, rs he never received any remu
nefation for his pains, excepting the ever.
lasting thauk'eo and free adm.,apce Ia
the museum, which he enjoyed il common
with the other acquaintance Of his uncle.
Ned Wilson (tho nephew, having after
much importantly prevailed upon his meth
er to lei him 90 TO sea, bad accordingly pro.
cured voyage, and one morning presented
himself N the breakfast room Of his uncle,
to take leave Of his rich relative previous ia
sailing. The Doctor was a, first surprised
when his nephew announced his pprpase.
aud delighted when he learned that his des.
tlnaton was tho Mediterranean, and that #
was his Intention if possible 10 visit tho 10
ms OF Herculaneum aad pompei.
Of course, Ned sad he, you will no,
forget your old habits when there. VIVA,
vast fields for tho industrious aud patient
explorer arc those buried cities Every
house a museum in itself, and every stree,
slowed with curosilics Of a former dav -
You've been good boy, Ned, at home, and
you mustn't forget your uucle when al
Pompeii And suddenly reculec,inc
himself, your uncle mustn't forge, you, nel