The Arkansas banner., 1848-04-11
Thf Snrsenn.s ReTenfe.

The following deery interes ing story is reiat d by Dr. Gibson, in his lectures D. .fore the Medical Glass of the University of Pennsyi gania. The hero Of the story is Vesale, of the mos; eminent of
 the Italian sutgeoos, and this nsrial ye IS said to have been tetived from an ancient ma luscrpt on parchment, accidentally found between the backs ol two pictures glued together, each pictn. in the style of fiian, aud supposed 10 De tie work of his hanh
 Andrea yesa,e, says the manuscript, first saw fh |. light in the ciiy of Brussels. in lhe yrar 1914 HI father was an spoihscsr attached to the personal service os the Priaces Margaret, aunt of the Em- PFror Charles Inc Fifth, and governess of the Low Countries. Providence conferred upon him the double atvautage of being native of the land which divides wfIt Itniy ts~ rlS-yT scs..s sh~ richest and the most enlightened of the nations of the earth, of coming into The worlh at period when
 general and healthy iernleni iu the mi nds of men, had, in great measure, tended 10 break through ant dtspsrsc the siagnant scum of ignorlnce and baFblrisn which Lad hitherO cbscared them. His parents bad educated Lim for ihs medic l profession; his own pecnias genius directed hi'n 10 tac study of anatomy, wh oh he pursned win afdnr that
 led to the Host successful results. Up 10 the period when Yesale first rendered himself consp the anatomy of the human bofy was so imperfectiy understood as scarcely 10 merit that the term of science should be applied 10 the dim ami confused
 ideas entertained oi il. Vesaie was the frs, to break through the tIammsls with which ignorance and bisohy had crippled fhe march of science; snr- h1HntfUg, Nttu dutuUAutc courage anu COuStaney. the disgust the terror, and the peril ins>para. bie from ihis description of iabor 10 witch he had devoted himself, be was to be whole days and nights ih the cemeteries, surrounded by the fester ing remsants of mortality, or hoveriug about the gibbeis and dspu ing with the yu!tuTe for it's prev in order to compose perfect skclton from the re- meins of executed criminals eit there 10 be deyour ed by the carrlsn bird.
 IL during a sojourn at Basic. aficr his return from Italy, that Vesale first beheid, at the house o Hans Holbein, the painter, Isabella Van Sieenwiyk, the daughter of n merchant at Haeriem, wbo vas destined to exercise some influence oyer his future life. V-saie then scarcely fwenty-eight years of age, and already he had attained the summit oi his wel-directed amtiuon. He epjoyed he couu- tenance and friendship of the celebrated of the day. Erasmns, Melancthon. Veltwyick, verazio, Holbein, and Titan, proud [, be numbered among his friends. The Emperor Charles inc Fifth, informed by public r,mor of the extraordinary talents of tie young professor bestowed upon Vesae. without solicitation, the import tant charge of lis first physician At the very moment when these honcrs sa fast accmmulaing. Vesie frs, saw Isabella Van Sfeenwtyk, and vision of hsppiness dawncd upon him from her calm blue eyes. Tie family oi Van SteeBwiyk was weahy and bon orably one, far superior to that of Nesaie in birth and fortune; but tho distinguished position the at ter had acquitted for bimsef entitled him 10 aspire to an alliance even moro exalted. The son of the Princess Margsret's apofhecary would have been rejected by the rich Haerisin bnrgher; the Emper- or's first physician accepted by biln the mos, eligible soH-in-aw. The marriage Was soemnikct. and ve<ale, accompanied by his young bride, set off for Seville, where Charles then held h's court Vesa,c was a man Of great determination Of strong feeling and violent passions, capable of great ex- tremcs of love ard hatred, and oi the most unlimi ted devotion and the most rcicnH.ss rsncoE. But he was ignorant of all those nicer intermediate shades of sentiment which soften and harnonixe tie character. and seorned eftminate the gaIisnties n ks .f..1 f...k upon as their rreregaiive and which. aifheng gh but too often merely the semhance Of love. are cflen. too tnore effective iu winning wcmaIt's confidence and tenderness, than love itself. No two natures could be dissimiisr than yeSase and his wife. She was gentle, calm, and undenonstfatire, not to be reused any violent evidence love or anger ani-s SO eves-ienpered as io b. pronounced by many apathetic Her fair and serene countenance was the mirror of a soa serene. Vet she wss capable of great depth of feeliss- although her natural fimldity prevented the silent worksHgs of her cart from appearing inc surface. She loved her his- haad iruiy; but there was so much of awe mingled with her affecnon. to throw an appe nsnc= o re- strsnt her dcmeanor towards hifn. even Tn the privacy ot ,otnes ic life. The vesy nature of hss pfofessioB and occupations vas cacuia'ed 10 in- erease toat awe, aad to create scfse dsgfec oi repagaanee in asfnking tniad, vi ich hotling but siisng affection could cye crne- Iaabrta's nature required skilfui drawing sat asd tender fostering. vesile, unfortunately. understood npihlns of the sor; he mistaok her tiaidity fer co!daess. and re- seItcd 1t accordingly; this led to e@irangcment oa her part which he atibnfri te dislike and jealous { distrust at Last took possassioa of his son
 ! .AmiIyt the gaiIantries of Seville, wtere. fnr . woman to be young and attractive. was to cemu'snt the attentions and authorize the deyoiions of the other sex-it was 10 difficult task tc arouse the sus
 capabilities os a suspicious husband Vesascs tal,
 enfs and position, iH the emperers household, has
 brcaght him into contact wh sii the iaen ei iesrn