Chapter XXII: Letter XIV: Philadelphia,

_Dear Sir_,--Enclosed is your letter of the -- ult. addressed to Dr. Robert M. Bird, Philadelphia. From the contents of the note it is evidently not intended for myself. There is, I believe, a Dr. Robert Bird, who resides somewhere in the Northern Liberties--also several Robert Birds in different parts of the city.

Very respectfully, your obedient, humble servant,

JOSEPH O. MILLER, ESQ.

Dr. Bird's chirography is by no means bad--still it cannot be called good. It is very legible and has force. There is some degree of nervousness about it. It bears a slight resemblance to the writing of Miss Leslie, especially in the curling of the final letters--but is more open, and occupies more space. The characters have the air of not being able to keep pace with the thought, and an uneasy want of finish seems to have been the consequence. A restless and vivid imagination might be deduced from this MS. It has no little of the _picturesque_ also. The paper good--_wafered and sealed_.