MONS. ARAGO says:—"Talking of the new fashion of discovering stars:—
there's my friend Millevoye, who wrote to me post-haste one morning to
say, he had just discovered two new stars! Now, one star is enough at
any time, but two were so surprising in my eyes, that I rushed to him
immediately to see if there was anything in them. 'Come, my dear
Millevoye,' I said, 'can you look me in the face and say you have
discovered two new stars?' 'I can,' he said boldly, and he turned his
eyes full upon mine. The absurdity of the thing flashed so ridiculously
upon me that I could not help laughing—the double discovery was at once
apparent—_for the poor fellow squinted_. Take my word, never believe in
a new star till you have seen it yourself."
[Illustration:
HISTORICAL PORTRAIT OF IRONSIDES.
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