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Mn. BARRows.-.ln recent number OF
The Revue DIES Deux Mondes, we find the
fol,ow;or account Of the life Of Mr.. Borrow,
the author of the Bible in Spain, and the lin
cali.
BE- M. Borrow, says the writer, ". Phllara-
rote Charles, was originally, believe,
horse Jockey or something Of that kind; since
then, puritancal devotion having seized
him. he has Travelled over tho world to spread
gospel lsh, among the Greeks, Papist OF
tomans, Barbarians, and Zincali. TO gain
souls for Calvin, to conquer horses and mn
des, and to wander over plains, marshes and
forests, are his favorite pleasures. Don
Ouixole of the 10Th century, and an English
Don Ouixote, he travelled as colporteur
among the Alpujarras, at Cintra, Centa,
Merida, upon the banks of,he Guadalquvir,
and the Douro, with a cargo Of Bibles;
some in Arabic, Others in the Bohemian
tongue,-not that of Bohemia, but that Of
Hindus,nn (Zincali.) Can you think OF any
oddity more strange than this!
With vigorous nature, well tempeted
soul, an uncommon courage, and burning
curiosity mingled with lively taste for adj
ventures and even for dangers, polyglot
mind with the gift of tongues, Mr.. Borrow
understands Persian, Arabic, German, Dutch,
Russian. Polish Spanish Portuguese, Swed-
ish Irish, Norwegian and the old Scandina-
Wan. not to mention Gaelic, kymri or
Welch. Sanscrit, and Zincali, the language
of,he European evpsies. He is an athletic
man ,hirtv.Gye or six years old, with bright
black eve. his brow already covered with a
,,,I, Ito ham mr. "a
complexion, as if he belonged originally 10
that Indian race of whom he is the chroni-
cler and friend.
He was born at Norfolk, and found him
self no one knows how, and he does not tell
in the midst ofgypsics, blacksmllls, fortune
,clIcrs, rope-dancers, horsc-jockeys, old
clo,hcn merchants and beggars from Egypt,
who inhabited this city and its envrons.
From these honorable instructors, he receive
ed at an early age his frs, knowledge of glib
bcrish, the rudments of the Zincali language,
and hereditary receipts relative to the rear
ing and support of horses. AS he grew uP'
he went to Edinburg, went through the UNI
versitv course, studied diligently Hebrew
Greek and Latin, and made frequent excur-
sions into the highlands to learn Gaelic thor
ouchly. What became of HIM afterwards!
No one knows. His friends say he sowed
his wild oats, or as the French say, IL 1ctai
sa gomme. Some pretend that the turf and
the occupations of IA jockey never had more
jealous servant. He bought and sold horses
be, won, lost, and probably ran at Newcastle
or Derby. This portion of his life lies in the
shade; he afterwards re-appeared, and we
find him suddenly converted and engaged ir
the service of the Bible Society, company
organized for the propagation of the Bible
He travels over the world, and leaves on hi
route Bibles by thousands. When he hat
seen Asa and Africa, it appears to him tina
Spain and Portugal, those two old ramparl
of Catholicism, are countries new and curl
Gus to visit he pounces upon them, Cavan
istic Bible in hand, is imprisoned, beaten
pursued: he persists, lives in the woods will
bandttI, in caverns with gypsies, in garrett
with picarOS, braves the Alcaldes, shows hi
contempt for curates, mocks at ministers
leagues himself with the Jews, offers his hant
to the Arabs, is neither beaten to death no
hung, which is a miracle, and after having
lived through the most curious romance o
adventures which could be imagined, thi
Don Qnxote without squire, this propa
eandist without fanaticism, comes back t
London all white, wrinkled, old and bronzed
A curious author indeed, and his Bible j
Spain and Zincali-as great curiosliies a
their authors-are for sale at HARRINGTON I