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Show fcOUE BLIND MONDEUs. 1IL.N WITIIOLT tlOHT WHO lltll. ACCOM1LISHED CHEAT THINGS. Tutliy it I propoI toiIIfcuMtlie remarkable things which havobM.n accotuplMivU by jitrsoua tlvi rhnluf siqht Wlitro the li t properl begins the writer Mill -3t attenif t to fi The ceneis of this U't iilap.pro rlalely commcncT, if uot t.lth thi.n rear the beginning of thi. Christian t rt, a lth 1 uk-Uu-, tht blinJ tiicolaglau ccounti vary as to tLo tiniL lit litil One says that he waa lrn mar the clo-t. of the thinl itt.ti.ry about l) 29o anil tha. he lil at tin i,eof i4inthoyearn,J Thc bulk. of unit ncr, how ct i r fort-m us to tin ronrlu-iou tl at In mi born about SI5 anJ Uiiil iu tO at tin age of ii jok, t eiitj of whiih win Hunt In total I liin.m It hgrcat 1 tothnredit of thU man, u!Ke lij,ht went out fcrtvirjuvt as he was n-irging frjm infamy, that In the few i-hort x i-ars he livwl tuhroul 1 in jierjietiiai datki t-s hi ehoulJ become ui e of tin btt known of tl eearl Ctiri tian writirn, and lie known ivin to tlii- J.ij ai one of tin tatlnrs of eccie-laatical hi torj out ulind i-ons. llmrj the author of the ' INntic I ifo of Wallan vaa Inrn I Iiml Hi early exhibited wo'iderful inrigiimlivi facultieis whicli were turneil to gootl wi-oui.t in the rroUuilion of tie 1-x.k mmtlon cil Tin uni'jue iliaractir of the wor caed it to have 1 wide circti latin i, ninkin tin iinini of Hinrv. tin niiiMiiI nion faniili.tr to tin rhime loiiiKcommoii 10- le of tiie l.rititli Ielea than that of tin most standar 1 1 ro writir Hermann Tornntins, t bliul 5n i"-, lairn in I5JM became 0111 of tn irimiinl-of the Lunerelt ol I erm tin author, fa etical illr-tionar illr-tionar o' ran merit btKlis works on hi t r intl boitn John Milton tin L.-oit I ujth Ii writer cf 1 roM. and mim, bet kno n 14 tin -HUlior of '1 iradii I.wt ' was totally I I'nd ilurius tin lai-t jeaii of I111 life 1 : (rl) lit miO mtiMlojtu thH llt, liaving had f rty MX jur . ilajliclit In whicli to mini leti Ills ntuuies U (on iiniimlrali'i a 1 jTiituni uiht -'inmdini him in it inkj toom I hai oul mintiotu'd liini in tine conneition in onlir to oin tin w jy fur a I road iwrlion vli That tw o (ftht fi tet inU known to hi bir, Milton and lloonr win both Hind llimin-iItt.iiM.Kn D !). oik nf mot Iearueil on .1 of the I ilitntli ctntur, was luni 111 ITil and .lint hllTUl Hi was llllil it tin .11,1 of tiirw iujii'Ii NotwithUniiing tin t!iniuri;ini; cir.tiiii-tanri's uu dir Mhitli lit labuml, I)r Ilatik lovk lttauieulii if tin iwt 11111 unit una of thi tiiuc Hi w 1 tl 1 tniMrd friind of ilumi, tin free iliiuktr anil of ilurn-, the '-v-ntih ln.s, A eoutemiramtHis writir -lakiu;; of Ui liiieil doctor SHl.l lli was n oil 1 of Iinini le artntagi but Iu now won for liini'-i f, Ih' re In lias nml ed r-Iiat men call tin midu'e am 'ho ui na'hiu of an am li-lnii scholar cultivateil thinker and ttt ef lllgil order J I in trrom lliIinunLs won uin'er tiie met 01 1 riss vl tiisadvaiitaice? give ui a Uiiidtrfulixhib tiouof theinuin. of mill I to overrun 1 M-iniiiiJj In Minn unta"eote4aik ' l)r 1 lack I kK wiau nrdalced minitir tut liis frieni'hili for Hume, s mtn tinniil atvi, cnu rI the fl ifc t n4jil gaii ft Jieirthtihiril which finall- ieeu tn! in the doctor n jiikiou Hnl Illaiklxk itvtr Iim1 tin nan 1 cf lo!rt Iluru wtull, 1 rhajx lu-M- Iirmi Inn known in tin worl lof I ttirn The imbri o 1 oet wai on the int f lii; jm i f rthi Ui tluiiie-. whin ihtttrfiom ItlarkI ck ciumI him to 1 hit Ke iii min I, iih! kxvi.1 ti iln w rtdone if iUgrcati-etwrittrs ofupi CRK.VT NATl KAI 1ST Irtrrlilutr the Swis natural 1 t, lot hisi),lit at an i-ir' i,i titiimt mi iminenl ni'onioioj;: t, and w roti on I -c, ants and olhir Intel L. Hi win Pierre, 1 ml air vant named Puniest" aided hl;n In innkini; nnii; va'ual le ordinal oil-i-vntinn.oii tin halibt of tl e-e creatuns lt!: tisli tin t-trvint anil Min rinil ml mvaliinl !e aid ii w is 1 1mitlini I y U th tl at tin c Mtr IluUrwotlu matir miiiil in tin 1 rintion of their maiii looksand wur.(in ei.tmnotocv znoloirx nml met oroloi. Manx llnvi tint ilulnr wiiihi lnvi l-ecimi as jiri m lit in !nv-iinl I rat ihesasiitli ir llumlaildt or t uvier could hi hai hid tin uofhKcyes IH NTrit IIIIICK AM) SUlllllK. Joiin Metraif a niOft won.hrul iroductiou of llti lat lenturv wa orntt lnani ruuh orklun, I tujuinl iu 1717 At tin sgi of f Kir year' 1 hard aluuk f tin mea -K.s struck him tutaliv blind mi I Ilud tl at tin 1 njitex' rajs of tin mil cart him 110 .rii tiuunf light it In Ui 1 nut ghi up in ittir V calamity had ovirtaki 11 I im winch would hale Uiinmled tho faculties -f a lei 'oumiritiu? man furmr NhHi with Joint Mtti-ilf It iimeil only to 1 ru.h'111 ln riniaii.il e, 'uc At fip-f lie lenriusl muii , in 1, kt tin (, of 12 m the met exrt iolini t In all Inglml W iien he nrriviil at rami s cute hi wasowmrof a hoi t -1 Mnall faim 111 1 a !lo-e.snd iDrr:n(,. At tin igi ot 2t he was 1 will known csrriir 1 1 gaged 111 iln octupatx 11 of carrjlng .rwn through the crnndedstntU to an 1 fix in ilnccs of 1:1111 1 nu nt Itc-tilcs ins tritt work in freiueiitly mgngedto cam ti-nilirs tu ork a di tatici rf It ini!- In all this hazardous woik hi va-. as tru-tj as at y man with tw tyt and j, t Into Imt fiw dlfli tuitiiH trom whicii In could not ei'ricati liini'ilf Hi ltmi I Lrcnt liuntir inJ follovnl the htun Iswilii is iiiu Ii p.iasiiru in 1 as Mireli 's tl i 1111 ft kctiiieil huiittr Hi had his ovn In re mil coull till tin laying of III-nun hounds among hundreds t tht tSi cf 41 he tiemn tin Uu l of nuniymg mid bridgi Imildlug Ihii 110 fr lule i-timc I ut tur I n fit t nm linn hi wis tin ofllnslstirvtyjrof lorkshin 1 vin to this di tlnn are iltns if mamiLieuLs ti Jolm Mttcal'iii his mtivcKhlrt in tin t-hapi of eleg-mt road Istlsan I sj Iimlid I ri Ig. At Hudilirsltll oni fthe flut-t nml most Milta jlml 1 ridges is known to lime Win comtrurttd by him Whit he coull hue accomplhhcd nithorgiusofMght unimpaired u can in!) coijeclure Ala II UnUrnSt Iiihu hepuUic |