New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-14

FREAK OF NATURE.--An exchange paper says:
here TWO large Oak Trees vicinity which
connected together the manner as the Slamese Twins
About thirty iet from the ground large limb stretches
from the standing the South which has grown into
the oter rather taken there for the connection
perfect and sound could be- defect being visible and
The whole maintaining healthy appearance The stand
at distance OF twelve feet apart straight and well
formed, with handsome bushy tops waving estically
the breeze We presume the like to be found the
Globe.
We happen to know u case still more remark
able, and echo the statement that we do not be-
leve the {" like of it can be found on the globe
In the town Of Stockbrldge Berkshire Co. Mass
there were for several years two sapllngs united
together in this way. One, however, had fallen
partly across the other. They were connected by
a limb about an inch in diameter, which proceed.
ing from one passed directly through the body OF
the other, and tlourised green onthe farther side
But the most singular thing remains to be told
Some one severed the trunk Of the one that sent
Its limb through the other andeit 1t dangling in
mid air. Yet it lived on year after year. receiving
It's entire nourishment through the small branch
that loined them. And what was still more pc
culiar, the tree lived not only ab0re but belo,c the
point Of junction, even down to the blackened
but, that dangled near the stump. In this case,
all the circulating vessels Of the tree, must have
undergone change through It's determined effort
TO live: For the entire tree that hung on that sin
gle limb must have sustained the relation OF a
branch to the other, and the sap, when it came
from The earth and passed into IT, immediately dl-
Ylded, one part proceeding into the exuemues
and leaves of the top; and the other part into the
body and branches near the stump; or else the
old vessels retaining more Of their old relations,
changed merely the source of circulation from the
root to the centre Of the tree and the sap first
cended and then passed down in its accustomed
way In either case the whole circulating medi-
um of the tree underwent "a material modification,
and that through Its gallant struggle to live, for
tne vessels at the centre were broken in upon and
those near the stump closed up rather united as
they formerly had been in the root, to complete
the circulation. The tree was young and hearty,
and did not mean to yield up its existence at its
commencement, and in It's tenacity of life produ.
ced one of the most singular phenomenon of ma
ture we ever witnessed.
We are sorry TO say that this young tree that
deserved so well to live, has found the effort too
great to sustain, and has lately exhibited un deni
able evideace of decay.
In fact we will hardly let the Wings make decen, show
of fight. We will only allow them Vernon; and little
Rhoda TO make stand in frankfort Yeoman.
You are too stingy, gentlemen. Do allow us
Georgia. Pray give us North Carolina. We beg
you to let US have Maryland. We beseech you tc
grant US Ohio We eimplore you to vouchsafe tc
us tennessee. And oh : on 8" the knees of oul
ssprlt," we humbly suppicate you to spare U.