, 1869-10-10
ANTIQUARIAN LOGIC.
A True Storys

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~ Aac recent discovery Of f&ouasn Ahsi9a".--
'%eu toliu~ed by n corrcapoauenoe, the tJne of
wh,eh esEastonAl, rrnlu.ls one 81 che 1isfnqa!st-
t!ona OF Mr.. Jtnalhan DIdbnck. It would bs in-
et.ce ii rscen:, and where tioubtless. III taat
lAA lsen Called forth b5 discovery OF cunstiera-
lie interest haa beeu sr.teD in perfect eool iAlh
Hut here and there We Dotte tsscea OF that quality
which sreplA Peculiar IL the tEue Anuqunly{ht
c1ces upon tie hssruxest Possible ossnis Of fact
u Mss not keem tnslAptopos> therefore, TO
relate. n 'hls lime, a ctuam+sAuoe which rather
aud has l.ocn ma4le 1hs ioundxtlon Of two " Inc
tnost huhoroa. spi.osles In nol+ru ncIon-the
snn sSs ,o11 Of n sesn s,sma s !ns Mn.aaFy; J.
l1tkwtsk. Amusing ~ hath thO<e stories Are
they 1le1 IN lnters.s u tho real event On which
tesS To ksalle With 4 meaning, and although these
four "a. ?. L l., were very anunngly lentereti
y him mo Arrseot1 dinari fih<a4 iuh>ns, nis
views wse not hel bS r1FAi ah4uslilftea The etory
also bats little, I0r II requires strung exercise
u 'n2gttast0n " cunc=Ivt that oba Of the kale
kuPP-sn uf Fife y should hAv1 tten II The
tang iAsa With fhe lDtttAla OF lss description mp
i.uletl The'e y slu!lAf Inconsistency Ia tbs
the atx~tsrhal B.i Stacns. u, NV uu.S,nT ri IN.
forced ERECT OF Mr.. PckK3cI' a attack Of nrcbNO
logical eU1hnsl4am, which uolhtp1 IN the recorded
connuct VI that famous nan would have led Us 10
eApect.
10 turn, however. to The tue story, on which
shsse hnu orout cpisudcs are founded
., Fasnst more thap Century $50. sons laboress
N HotE IN fpAfshy heath In Northumberland
discovered fragment OF stone which b,re MARKS
q squasEg. Aud un which also could Ae Traced
few symbols which seemed to the ,aoorers to
represent letters They carried shts efone 10 The
squire Of the parish, who had It cleaned; pro-
eeas With lea TO the detection Of several nore
tocne tcH. But the lesters were 80 bsi.F dawn.
and 30 AtsuHusea by nmo md 1ilrusagr, ina, il
Vas cot Possible 70 mahe ont very clearly Whist
ihey wetr; atd - Tor making any meaning out OF
kQElE cNltEflvE lOYT%. hal rA4 tIr Z
1ha1 reQnised the exercise Of Iar more learning
ard instnn!!! than Here to be 1ooke.i Tor from !
o,e ,n soon'f5 .aa'rr sa The Inscription appeared
rs- 'FEP:o-a.7
-1ss1-D.E
lei ~ We have SAID, were scvesa!,y IN.
It.vst ~. tu Tint NIt7te WA prrnn'.<:ala IN
~. Hs. .ntv -pre.atlon.
'nTs II -1N,se presently called in The It'd Of the
r,e,nt :, tose'hs1 tnesr woTthits conssti tie
sora ] ~, ~ :. 'ne Wna1 theories they formed re-
nscs spf t. hEo1, a!sth ssia h9:; q! taas Z kao =
hJpoihes!s; ear Ie&- s,qu,tJs ,ne1 IooksI s,nns s
w sse,naoe a. reisc Of = Tics 10 whom tnes uiSat
'eSs 'efs: tSs ISs FET1 f.. sns tae ,9,e7rt,on
Sas n length dec,det, and fo,Tan, 1,n Il ~
|he .n.ny eony o. the hscnptt> ,e r~qaes, that ,he
e1la i'd & .bs,, sss' oIta,de ilnea oc l otaios
,Je,G, tae toelety ptucrr1ied to drse 1,nstance.
olrec:e3 rsMsS1;sn, upon at the IT., y; Aud,
:os SATISFIED Win e ;sis siens s1 u, dtscov. mt IN
neirs9 P@sssf,, @ Ehieh eru da}y read pef,;o I'd
a:e m.rt II. pabua 3 ~ sp,S pEosSssaias. aoa p
= {so@ ~ = 81 S1 POI IL ara ieap.,;aSs :. m s;
hem IN nn mr. ~ 1a,s 1suaaiton. - we shah give
on o this ,tan<" be rsys. ~ "a. nn1 M. =;
:se11o;ion ni.ss1,y T.! g eoaEstars concerning tns
- 4ulL1 QlRES ~ ty7ASS | .
~ an'1 = % ehiAn oi the district III ,nIo,m.
esmn4 sts msfs any ,estacs Of aus:qp,1J suca
er rrsS. ~. soshpe Of 1ais KIND wisea be kneV s
~ t. "e scn9 rp1nS s.a. 2! psosy seous mile az
s sse neen ltsnea1tencd u this ct1umst.ncn :,
1ee can,. ~ .9apuo9 having relation 10 nc prt. =
II 70 eossiS4,s e eant5sd !*s ,, e haze ssr5ea
snn "tel-ef Lsinef ~ rui1A But 10 ~ t,
Irose be ~ro.r, .aoa clesrs un see m,.5o oor :. ~
o9ss t, &C G.sn. e. LIZ posttes: a. O. NT
'e secouI letter ol The inscsip,son r1c,p.n y ~
snd ! ne / D. +. 4 transpos,hoa ii hEi H., =,
nSt ha,a q ne sculptor; the neailnz Khs- b;
,nc!s n1 Of goo Clement sdtKr.ned orntnesso tnA m
Il, ,as ss,s.ns ,..I :! oe9 Nothing ea . oEs
! IN 1ns{ e Forto rhts 70 dwen sc~ no,n.au =
!, .sM !ad, serrftts:toa Of thf sns:tlor, tecs4,s
ti9uastan logic. Y hosL,x cr1t mi = ..i.,,rs1 y
p.etr ~ eoa rent could ucvtf hase bean cAjed
a.;5. = ~ isnow.is7zs. aa.tes they es4s
LAaay EnofAnt: ana even then, 1t Nestd 1 =,
d;toenlt to explain Why tney tnouid naxs rnns =,
~ 9. s,.s! shss ~ e aoops note Of e1pfsson
! The eotrcideres that ihfrv letters vnteE .
10 tASeo 10 sand ios the nama ,,
S1emrht ssould ee to;toved Il four !
men form the nalur1l ahars yts.iua tcs shs :,
70 punitfex" 10 too much fut ON anilan.s +
Ao! sheE str ontls the nase aud tle Of the ! A
f1rsd brother. tollo~ett BY the utuT stmhais / !,
:, sM !aets: confidence gives elses ah4o3afe bu
.taintI. nhert!se, The ti,d,culty 4 sne ixtt De-
e letter. ~palt hare peovei too af1ou4 sven nj
Nsee1 nss'sss'"n1 tsnn,aa, es.casoon. ThA. .eupo.
euia mare heRun with The las, ,etfr se~i,ts to mn
.lsg u minhs nenneetv able: hnl - antqnnry M
n r. nus snn.ass srfasg sm.a NJ thrk. The n.t- FL
,.sa h,set tht. the rrnra fatr4 oi the Ii.
ny. "NA 'sni "fn' 70
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