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OCT. 23. St. Theodor:et, priest and m. ad. 362. 

 St. Romanus, abp. of Rouen in 639. 

 St. John Capistran, confessor, 1456. 

 St. Ignatius of Constantinople, 878. 

 St. Piotius, author of the Greek Schism, &c. 

 St. Severin, abp. of Cologne, 400. 

 St. Severin, bishop. 



Obs. Julian, uncle to tlie Emperor Julian, and likewise an apostate, was 

 by his nephew made Count or Governor of the East ; being informed that in the 

 chief church of tlie Catholics there was a great quantity of gold and silver 

 plate, he was determined to possess himself of it, and banished the clergy out 

 of the city. Theodoret, a zealous priest, refused to abandon his flock j Count 

 Julian commanded him to be apprehended, and, after cliarging him of having 

 thrown down the statues of the go Is, and built churches in the foregoing reign, 

 he ordered the most cruel torments to be inflicted upon him, and finally caused 

 him to be beheaded, which sentence St. Theodoret underwent with joy, in the 

 year 362. 



Rushy Starwort Aster princens full fl. 

 Scalycapped Liatris Liatris scariosa full fl. 

 Hairycapped Liatris Liatris elegayis full fl. 

 Pilose Liatris Liatris pilosa full fl. 



The above species, flowering in September, may still be seen in full flower. 



The migration of Storks now finishes, and Holland's tall and stately roofs 

 are no longer the habitations of these ornamental birds. The poet thus de- 

 scribes their autumnal migration : 



Where the Rhine loses its majestic force 

 In Belgian plains, won from the raging deep. 

 By diligence amazing, and the strong 

 Unconquerable hand of Liberty, 

 The Stork assembly meets ; for many a day 

 Consulting, deep and various, ere they take 

 Their arduous voyage through the liquid sky. 

 And now, their route designed, their leaders chose. 

 Their tribes adjusted, cleaned their vigorous wings ; 

 And many a circle, many a short essay, 

 VVheeled round and round, in congregation full 

 The figured flight ascends ; and, riding high 

 The aerial billows, mixes with the clouds. 

 Prior has the following well known lines on Cranes and Swallows, now mis- 

 sed from the countries which they inhabit in summer : 



Where do the Cranes or winding Swallows go, 

 Fearful of gathering winds and falling snow"? 

 I f into rocks or hoflow trees they creep. 

 In temporary death confined to sleep ; 

 Or, conscious of the coming evil, fly 

 To milder regions and a southern sky ? 

 Homer and other poetic writers have well described the marshalled flight of 



Cranes. These birds formerly inhat)ited owr island. iMilton thus notices the 



flight of Cranes : 



Part more wise 

 In common, ranged in figure, wedge their way. 

 Intelligent of seasons, and set forth 

 Their airy caravan high over seas- 

 Flying, and over lands, with mutual wing 

 Easing their flight. .So steers the prudent Crane 

 Her annual voyage, borne on the winds. The air 

 Fleets as they pass, fanned by unnumbered wings. 



