SUPERSTITION.
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A small volume has been recently puL.
lished in London by Hickendoffer, entitled
|" The Book of Fate" In the advertise.
ment prefixed to it, the Editor says.-


"The Manuscript of which the follow.
ing is a translation, was obtained out Of
Buonaparte's cabinet of curiosities at Lem
sic, during the confusion which regned
there after the defeat of the French army;
it was held by him as sacred treasure,
and it is said to have been stimulus to
many ofhis speculations, he being known
to consult it on many occasions. tits sun.
posed to be the only copy in the world
being written in German nearly five hun.
dred years ago. The original is deposited
in the college of Oxford. 1t consist, Of
sixteen questions. embracing every posi-
bic subject of inquiry under very general
terms, e. u. Shall obtain what wish
for Shall I gain or lose in my cau,e;
Most of the answers (sixteen to each ques
tion) are equally indefinite; You will
have no ccasion to complain of your for.
tune &c. The plan Of finding the prope,
answers is singular, and the whole ar.
rangement maniests labour and design
It is said to have been the work of life.
When the answers corresponded three
times, Napoleon is said to have credited
the response and acted accordingly.


Matthews in one of his entertainments,
raises a hearty laugh, by telling the fol.
lowing story of an Irishman driving a pig


Animals of this species, are we'll known


for their obstnacy, and for their persever.
ance in endeavorng to 90 any way but
that which they wish them to take. Mat


thews asked Patrick where ne was taking
the pigs and the following colloquy en-.
sued. i" Spake lower, your honor: pray
spake lower" "Why should speak low.
Iers only ask you whittier you was dri-
wing the pis!" Spake lower" What reason
can you have for not answering 80 triiling
IA question? Why sure, would answer
your swate honor any thing; but am
afraid he'd hare me-" ""What them" "Theu
he'll not go, for | am taking him to Cork,
but making him believe he is going to
Fermoy!"