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POETRY.
From the Kinckcrbockcr Magazine.
The Infant King.

"Id like to play with top, or ball,
Or lively battledorc;
o. laugh toscc the papor kite
50 high above me soar"
Nay, Sire" the regent gravcly said,
Aside these tullics ding:
Remember. though you are IA child,
You are II nations king"
I'm go. with youler little boys,
To sport upon the green;
For sure beyond those palace walls
Right merry things are seen"
My licgc it would appear to me
= y most unsccuAy thing,
If children of ignoble race
Should gambol witl, their king"
"ln-doors, alone, since must be,
Ill look some pictures Ger.
Or spread out all my pretty toys
Upon the nursery floor.
''Nny, but your majesty must tend
The books your tutors bring;
And haste to learn what hest BELTS
y mighty peoples king"
"Oh! would that were not y king
The tiny monarch cried,
While fast adown his infant check
The drops of sorrow glide.
''Would that were yon happy bird,
And owned those shining wings.
l know that God made little boys,
But oh . whoc cr made kings ,"
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|. Hint for Horse. Dealers.

. !Tompkins bought "a time horse-pnid
three hundred dOllais for him tlic lso,sc,
after a few months pr6yedto be lame Ia thc
right shouldcr-Tonipkins was distressed
abOdtit. He tried all sorts of remedies
einbrocations, libimcnts, Mustang iaelpded
under the advice OF. very best vetcfina-
rics; still the lameness was obstinate aud
grew rather worse. He became desperate,
@nl hitupon this device to sell the horse /:
hgdrove ali ugly tenpenby nail plumb into
thc, RIGHT sfore-foot. and left it there for ten
days, when he led the tortured, miilnul, lin
ring, to a 'ueighboring Blacksmith to be
shod, The blacksmith was II dealer in hUr-
scs, and quite jockey in his way After
a while Tompkins cailedat the shop for
his horse. -" "H wee E7"@f
That's splendid gclding of yours,
Mr. Tompkins ; pity he's 50, laihe, says
the blacksmith. II
Gle is, iudccd,,' replied Tompki6s
I" but he is very lame, and I'm afraid he
cart be cured. ~
!" Perhaps not, and maybe he can, says
Vulcan. How much would YOU be will
ing to take for him ju$t,as llc stands, Mr..
Tonpkins, money dowji% .1 'aa 'ff'
"Ah! well, don't Know Wlnlt to say
about that. Ifhc isc,trEd, he is worth al
| paid for hin, aud even much more, as
horses 30 now bnt it Ills laiticncss should
CONTINUE, you see; he is worth nothing
not a dollar The blacksmith began TO
chatter First, he offered fifty dollars, then
scrcnty-fvc, and at last two hundrcd, for
the aniwal. Tonpkiuswas persuaded, and
accepted the last offer The money was
paid, and the horse VAS delivered ON tic
spot 't' '@'' 'EA-
"Now," says the. blacksmith, GAS the
b,ughin is finished, will DC frank with
you. Mr.. TompkiiiS.. suppose | can tell
You Just exactly what was the matter with
that horse '"a .-I, a,'' Al.a
" "cm you p says Tompkins; "well, l
shall be glad to hear it. L thought you
must know all about it, or You world not
have paid me SO much money fur linn"
The blacksmith produced the nail, and
assured Toulpkirs, with great apparent
satisfaction, that, willie pairing down the
horses hoof, he had found the Internal
piece of iron, ard that he drew it out, of
the frog of-the near forc;foot.
/" Is that all you know about it?" Tom
pkinS asked, very quietly.
"Ali!' replied the blacksmith, call ism I
that enough, ,forconsciencc" saken''
tWell" replied Tompkins, 81 don't
know as i is. ! will be equally frank with
YOU, sthe bargain is finished I drove
that nail into the spot; but the lamcness
is IN the shoulder, think you will fnd.."
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Young Amerisa.
by n. yossELYN.

Ia X JOSSBLfN.s
When was aboy. tisno matter when,
admit twas long time ago,
There were plenty of children with round abouts
then, -
And the world turned around very slow
At nine the old people went through with pray
ers,
And the children all went to their beds,
Fcr they never took pert in the old folks affairs
TIL an idca came into their heads .t~
But now we have exquisite dandics at ten.
Who strut in their swalto W. tailed coats,
And put on the airs and the vices of men
And squander their change and bank notes
They top off their cocktails and vino with a
smack ,s .t
Till. though green. they all get very mellow,
AMI they slap you Familiarity over the back
While they say, " dye do, my old fel-
They turn up thcrnoses at girls in their frocks,
And talk about hoops and long dresses,
NJ an age when their father wore NATURES own
socks,
Nor dreamed Of mtrigues and carcsscs
fhey smoke, Nv tobacco, bet gamblc and
swear, ~ -E- tr
And dance nj t. polkas and faneies, .,..e.
With an easy assurance aud lnnguslling air,
That delights all the Bridgets and Nancies
o dear, am frightened half out of my wits
With tho hurry aud hustle anil stir,
The world by steam progress, seems knocked
into fits,
And goes ronud with whizz and a whirr:
Shah VIC never go back 10 the steady old pace
And grow up and expand by degrees
For now we rush OH if running a raoc,
And the devil the hintlmost, would seize.
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Blue Ridge Railroad Go. in s.. c..

CnARLEsToN, Feb. 10 1859.
GtUBSCRIBERS tothe Capitai Stock are
~ hereby notified that the Eighteenth and
Nineteenth Instolments of the old s,ibserip-
tion, and Twenty-Five per cent. of the now
subscription, are re Iaied to be phida fol-
lows, ''I
The Eighteenth instalment on the 19fh day
of April next
The Nineteenth instalmcnton the 18th day
of May next.
Ten per cent. of the now subscription on.
the 10Th day.of March next.
Zen per cent. OF the. new subscription ON
the lJth day of April next.
Five per cent of the new subscription on
the 10Th day-of May next. Byprder.
VIM. III. PER0NNEAU,,
Feb, 10, "a 5lreosnrer
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NaSERasE

H s hereby given that l.wili not lie reApoa-
Il sible for interest ON thcdistrilutiye share
of Rilla Dawson, in the Estate 0f Daniel Moo,
dy, deceased, on and after this date and
tiiat this nosies win be pleadin bar Of ;ates~
est on the said distributive. share.
BENNETT MOODY, Exlor.
Peb, %, 1859 81 3mr
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Another Comet Comine !

LII persons indebted tome, by Note or
IN Account tlmt wishes to sa We cost would
do we'll To come forward aud settle l,y tho
18th December next. as anr closing mp my
business here. After that time they will find
their Mites and Accounts in the hands of an
Officer iareollcciiou. So harken to the Gull,
us am determined to carry out wlnt ! say.
VI. +. MITCHELL.
Pickrns e. IT,. Nov. IS. Is r.
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Final Notice.

a FINN settlement of the Estate Of james W.
"a Couch, deceased, win be innde in the Ordi-
norY's Office, on Friday the 18th of April next.
Ahpersons indebted thereto ARE required TO
make payment at once: and those having de-
mands against the said Estate must render tlenA
TO me, legally, ,atiested, on nor,by that day.
~ CYNTHIA ]. llENDRiCkS, Adm'x.
Jan. 10, 1889 etE - A's 4S 3n,
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Estate Notice,

fFHERE will bea Anal settlement made of the
4 Estate OF A.I. White. deceased, in the Or
diHary's Office, on Monday tilS 11th dAy az
AprilneHt, to which notice Is asRed. Phose in
debted to5tbe Estate must mako payment and
those having demands agsi0ss liie same should
render them TO me, prorcFlS att son or be-
fore flat day
", w. MUTE, Atra,r.
Jsn8, 1850 "a ss
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STATE oG' South Carolina,

,P!ckENs--lN EQUITY.
B. W. Abbott
s/vs ~ Billfor Relief SC.
JtM@Grcnshpw and wife ct al
L appsaringto my satisfaction that Noah Ab-
l bot and J. Nj. Grcnshaw and wife, Martini,
defendants i'll this case, reside without the liin-
its of ilsState;r On motion of Norton. COM
plainnnl's solicitor, il is orlprcd that the sail
absent defendants do appear in this court anil
plead, answer or demur to comphinunt's said
bill OF complaint, within three months from The
publication hereof or an order pro confeS. 90 will
'bo taken as to them. ia f--i,. 'i..a
.n.ls ~. ROR1f. \. TIIOMPS0N, c.Er.p.
, Com rs Office. March y, 1859 . Sin
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Ndp'EaCE

rs hereby given that fnal settlement Of the.
4 estate of Joseph W. Ross. deccased, will be.
made before the Ordinary, at Fickcms G.. II. ou
Monday the 9tl. day of May next. Persons in
tcresied will take notice and govern themselves
aseSfa;ag!y.
+. Il. HARRISON, Atin,'r
Jan. &c, 1859 m 20 sm
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brought it from his room. 1t must DO, .thorc
he would goaad sec IIedid gp and see
but found neither his watch or pncket bvok
lie did find, hnweyer,a neatly folded note
written in the Coloncrs style of ChiroSraphy
and directed to Ny friend W - The
contents were brief Ia the point;
Dear Sir:.-PresSed for time and suffering
under u painful financial depression, | have
taken the liberty (nlways granted amongst
triends) to barrow your time-pioce aud p0rk-
et-book. The former will return to you
whenl reach Augusta. The latter leave
you my note for land should 1 full t0take it
up youcan collect il from the ne. c.. b:'ess
line--when it is started. Advise me by mail
OF your success in nrrcsting the n,ltnri6usI
"t DR. DAVID L. .3I-----1-.
january lSt 1859 .ers.r'
''GOod lrcuvenS,p exclaimed old W
when hc had fQishcd reading "wliy this is
the very man whose arrest had planned o.
Here have Toasted and lionized him for ten
DAYS without knowugit, and, after all, have
let him get away, and CORY of my money
aud watch. Sold by Georgcw
Old W has retired from the active
service of a detective" and admits that he
is = not AZ good as he wouldbc, had he been
trMncdto it," He has not yet received back
hlsiwateh, and still retains possession of the
note c.--.UOJitc .ldt'Ifiscr
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ND RHa,Ks.

q a AvFINALscttlcmentoftle the Estate of 'rlns
IN Alexander,, deceased, will he had br-
fore the Ordinary, at Pickcns,C. H., on Mon-
day the 18th day of June next. Persons in
terestcj therein must govern themselvex nc-
cordmgly: Th,se Indebted must pay upand
those hnyinS demands against said Estate
must render them to me, legally attestcd. Lc-
fore that day.
D.tN'L. ALEXANDER, Ex'or.
Feb, T.-lS59 % 3m
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n dA,E,HstN

LII persons are hereby notified not to pay
y any Notes made payable TO the undersigned.
on Jcarcr--of any Notes given by the under
signed payable TO other persons, until furtheB
orders. t ~ ID. d.. DAylS.
Jan IL, 1859 &c te :
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GREENVIbLE MARBLE YARD.

!" hhfIN V ILLE MAKBIJE FAKU.
fsNiIE subscriber has on hand ard f s,:,-
= gstqnsly receiving large and yariedas-
sorsment of
American and Italian Marble,
10 which he wouldc call the attention Of those
IN want of suitable Monumeat.tp mark the
spot where reposc tho romans of their de-
parted retetives nndsfriends. Carving and
lettering5 Of all. kinds neatly and promptly
executed.
nfS- Particular attention paid to ordcrs by
mall. ~ JAMES nj. ALLEN. =
GreenyilIeC. H. s. o.. Feb. % 3l-tf
N. B. Heirefofs to- ID O Westfeld, Cover,
Cox, Markiy q Co.. DIR. NJ B Earle, w IL
Wate0n, Esq, Coll IIoke, II Mckay, Esq.
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He HAs.Nor AN .ENEsIY IN THE
WoHLp"-lldsn't? We'll, we are sorry
forhim, for he has nighty little character
who has.mo enemies, He is nobody, who
has not pluck enough to get an cnomy,--
Give us rather, as mu ideal ofvirtue and
mNnliness, one who has caudor and fearless
love brthe thing he sees to be right. The
man not earnest purposes. strong will, and
love of principle, for his own sake must
have cnemies. But this, 50 far from being
ill, is to him good. H'he strong tree is more
deeply rooted and fastened in'thc soil, by
the blast, than by the summer. breeze. 4
man never knows how much there is in him
until he has confronted and bravcd oppo-
sitiou.
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LUMBER! LUMBFR!

TilE undersigned are now prepared i6fll OF,
il dcrs for LUMBER oi all kinds, mt their Mill
on 0eonec Creek seven miles noi1h-east of Yul-
halla., Lumber win he delivered II il is desired
by the purchaser. Our tcrins will be made ne-
commodating and we respectfully solicit the pa
troilage OF the public. JAMES GEORGE
;, N'j ~ ME-. MTG CiiELT4'
Feb. 10, 1877, 81 j. II. I.AWRENCBs
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State Od' south GaroIsIno,
@''H 'NIN EoTITY----PICKBSS. s. S.4
10 NJ DovlN "a t.......,-.. "a. .,...,... ..

%. NJ, Doyle, ~ .+otrs. t-rfye..,t
lbs; ,-s5 vs., ,,.t, Petition for Relief,
j. !, Brown. ct. al
IT appearing to my satisfaction that John 7.
l Brown, one of the Defendants in this ease,
resides witl,uutthe limits of this State ;,on mo-
.tion of otJ,JNortou. for Pctitiohcr it-is ordered,
that the saidAbscmt defendant do appear. plead,
answer or demur to said Petition within lbrco
bc taken pfJconI IcSS6 MS to him. '' ~ ,1
i'm HOPT. As THOMPSON, olE.P.r.
Coni'rs Office Jan. IL. 1870 5,-, I'm
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ADDRESSED TO THE NlaaEn. Useful
niger /, You are the needle Of our national
compass, the coloring matter of all our
affairs, the active principle of our agtation$,
the director of our political ceremonies !;
you make clresidents, you make ..Scnates,
you raise small men aud knock down great
ones. Oh, wonderful nigger you are the
black prince Of fusion, diffusion- conft,,
sion foa,onsht TO be broke of your Office,
kicked ont, or requested to resign! = ,SieGru
|. CNi.en
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Ell NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

T.. r. .McXandcr Survivor w. Preston McKin
r t,..-t. .incy, ct. mis-. lyt..at-.t III. u,
DURSCANT to ain order made by the Court of
J. Equity, III this case, NJ June term, 1903. all
the creditors Of Preston Mckinney arc requircl
to mt'bctorc me and cStnblsh.thcir demands
against him according TO law, within three
months ircb the date hereof ,lotherwise, they
will be forever haired. t u. ,-e-..lSffs {,fF
..t,s RQBT. .A.4TIlOMPSON, c.E,P.p.
Com'rs Office Jan. II. 1899 " 3m
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Nl6pN RlY 4

1NtlE Books, Accounts and Notes, assigned by
L issertcl & Norman for the benefit OF their
creditors, are in my hands for collection The
lcceseity of the case requires that they should
be settled without delay. .,.fi.
Nr.Hyd. ..y.. j. f., HAGOOD, Assignee.
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tJEFFERsoS's Ten RULES. Never. put
oftiil tomorrow what You can do today
Never trouble'anOther for what you can do
yourself Never spend your moiiey before
you hayc.it, Never, buy what you do not
want, because it is, cheap. Pride costs us
more than hunger, thirst and cold We
seldom repent ofhaying eaten too little
Nothingis is troublcsomct cthatwe do willingly.
How much pain the OWLS have cost Which
have never happened Take everything
always by the smooth handle, When an
cry, count ten before you speak; if very
angry, a bundled. = Z. 7 :. =. .,..-I,r 80
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FEAST or EsTHgR In PHILADELPHIA,
on Saturday last, tlTo Jews of the city cell
obrated the anniversary of their delivcrance
through the lnterposition ofI5sther, queen
OF Ahasucrus, from the general massacre
of their race, as proclaimed by King Aha
suerus, in the l27 provinces over which
he reigned, at the instigation of uaman,
who even offered to pay 10000 talents of
silver to aefray the expenses, to have his
desire fulfilled But Esther, the cousin of
Mordecai, having by her beauty (Which had
t@rned more than one kings bead) become
queen, and being made acquainted with the
intentions OF Haman, managed to turn the
tables oa him, and not only succeeded in
getting him hanged on the gibbct prepared
for her father, but on this day of Che month
of Sivanthird month obtained total
resoindment of the proclamation AS u
sual, the Jews met in the tabernacle and
read the Book of Esther, and performed
other rites, in commcmoration of the event.
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JEWELRY, GOLD & SILVER,
- JEAN BrE. FISCIIESSER, r, D}
r''f1 i.A WaiHaalla, .. C., sis
IIAS just now returned from New york4with
II a large and beautiful assortment,of =. ,4,
w wATCHAEs, JESyELNY, ,n,,a
(Botl' GOLD as1 SILyER,) y Clocks, Music BoS-
es, Coubs, Brushes Fancy Articles Pcrhmery,
Soaps Gold Pc,,s, etc.; all of which has been
bought forCASII, aud, which he offers for sale
on the most accommodating terms. ..,ty
EsaS@ He also KEPAIRS MATCHES anal ot,-
Ell articles in his line. and soicts the patronage
of the public. His stand is near the public
square. at waihaIla, s. e. tieS.v - ,,rs
Dec. 10, 1885, ,a.., 2l .., If
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-03-24

BIZ wM. CULLEN BRYANT.

The stormy March has come at last.
With wind and cloud and changing skies; ;
| hear the rushing of the blast
That through the snowy valley flies.
All. passing few are they who speak,
Wild, stormy month, in praise of thee:
Yet, though thy winds are loud and bleak,
Thou art welcome month to me.
For thou to northern lands again
The glad and glorious sun dost bring,
And thou hast Joined the gentle train
And wear'st the gentle name of spring.
And in thy reign of blast and storm,
Smiles many long. bright, sunny day,
When the changed winds are soft and warm
And heaven puts on the blue of May.
When sing aloud the gushing rills,
And the full springs from frost set free
That, brightly leaping down the hills,
Are first set out to meet the sea.
The years departing beauty hides
OF wintry storms the sulien threat;
But in thy sternest irown abides
a look OF kindly promise yet.
Thou bringest the hope of those calm skies,
And that soft time of sunny showers
When the wide bloom on earth that lies
Seems of brighter world than ours.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-03-24

Oh. don't 20 in tonight, John.
Now. husband. don't 20 IN,
To spend our only shilling, John,
Would be cruel sin
There's not a loaf at home. John,
There's not a coal. YOU know:
Though with hunger | am faint, John,
Aud cold comes down the snow.
Then don't so in to night
Al, John. you must remember,
And John, can't forget,
When never foot of yours. John,
Was in the ale-house set.
All, those were happy times, John,
No quarrels then we knew,
And none were happier IN our love,
Than /, dear John, and YOU.
Then don't 90 in to night
You will not 90. John, John, mind,
When we were courting, few
Had arm as strong, or step as trm,
Or check az red as yoa;
But drink has stolen your strength, John,
And paled your cheek 70 white;
Has tottering made your young firm tread,
And how'd your manly height.
You'll not GO in tonight.
You'll not 90 in. Think on the day
That made me, John, your wife;
What pleasant talk that day We had
OF all our future life.
OF how your steady earnings, John,
No wasting should consume,
But weekly some new comfort bring
To deck our happy room-
Then don't 60 in tonight,
To see us, John, as then we dress'd,
So tidy, clean, and neat,
Brought all eyes 70 follow US
As we went down the street.
All. little thought our neighbors then,
And we as little thought,
That ever, John, to rags like these,
By drink we should be brought
You won't 90 in tonight.
And will you got If not for me,
Yet for your baby stay;
You know, John, not a taste of food
Has passed NV lips to-day.
And tell your father, little one,
'Tis mine your life hangs on;
You will not spend the shilling, Johnl
You'll give ii to him? Come, John,
Come home with Us tonight.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-03-24

with striking portraits Of Ferdinand
and Isabella-of Columbus-of Don
Sebastian, King Of Portugal-and Of
most Of the characters that figure in
his histories. lIe possessed original
letters of Ferdinand. Isabella anu
Charles V. and a piece Of lace from
the shroud of Cortes. The historian
did not usually write in his library,
but in a small room over it, made
very light to meet the wants Of one
whose sight was imperfect. When
fully prepared to write. Mr.. Prescott ;
daily task would average about seren
pages of one of his printed volumes.
Most persons with perfect vision would
complain if they were daily compelled
to copy seven pages from those charm
ing books.
The thirteen volumes which com
prise Mr.. Prescott's works are noble
monuments to his life of labor and
study. With knowledge of the facts
concerning their preparation, as above
given, who viii not say all honor to
the memory of the man whose patient
toll, careful training. rare scholarship,
and heroic devotion, produced the
Histories Of Ferdinand and Isabella,
the Conquest of Mexico and Peru. and
the Reign of Philip the Second :
| Boston Transcript.
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Mr. PrescOtt's Method of Literary
Labor.

Every thing that relates to the his
torical labors of the late William H.
Prescott is of general interest. We
have, therefore, prepared a somewhat
minute sketch of the method of prep
aration and composition adopted by
the deceased, by which he was cna-
bled to overcome his impaired vision,
and to place his name among histori
ans of the very first rank. Mr.. Pres
colt, it is well known, though not
blind, was affected with q disorder Of
the nerve of the eye, so that he was
wholly incapacitatcd for reading and
writing in the ordinary ways. He
was exceedingly systematic in his
mode of life, and devoted five hours
out of the twenty four to his historical
labors. After breakfast he listened
for an hour to some light reading, a
novel, poem, or other entertaining
book. He then walked for an hour.
At half past ten o'clock his secretary
came to his study and remained till
twelve o'clock. Another walk of an
hour was then taken, after which he
went to his study and remained anoth-
er hour and half with his secretary
After dinner light reading was again
resorted TO, and at six o'clock the sec
retarv returned and remained until
eight. This routine of work and leis-
ure was rigidly observed throughout
the season, during the years devoted
to the preparation of his elaborate
volumes.
Mr.. Prescott's mode of writing his
tory was this: we will take for exam
pie, his last work. "Philip the Sec
ond." He arranged in his study all
the books and manuscripts relating to
that monarch, which he had been wears
in collecting, at an expense OF many
thousand dollars They numbered
three or four hundred printed volumes
of all sizes. There were also some
tveptv thick folios of manuscripfs
richly bound, which probably cost
more than all the rest Of the collec.
ton, though some of the printed
works are exceedingly rare and valua,
ble-the Libraries and bookstores oI
all western Europe. from Cadiz tc
Amsterdam, have been ransacked b,
agents in search of every thing tha
could throw light on the history o