ming Bobby with a shoe!_

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OUR esteemed friend, JOHN SANDERSON, the distinguished 'American in
Paris,' whom the readers of this Magazine have known so long, and regarded
so highly, is no more! Sad indeed is the task of recording the demise of a
scholar so profound, a gentleman so accomplished, and a man so widely
admired and beloved. SANDERSON was a delightful companion; and as we
record this hasty tribute to his memory, we cannot help recalling the many
pleasant passages, personal and epistolary, that we have had together. A
correspondent of the _Philadelphia Gazette_, who knew him well, furnishes
the following notice of the deceased, in the justice of which all who knew
him will cordially concur:

'JOHN SANDERSON was a man of genius, a man of talent, a man of
feeling. He was a Philadelphian, and by his life and writings he
added to the good reputation of his country. To natural abilities
of a high order, he added a calm, chaste scholarship, an intimate
knowledge of mankind, a singularly amiable disposition, and a
frank and high-bred courtesy. His departure is lamented not alone
by those who enjoyed his society and his friendship; he is mourned
by our republic of letters; America as well as our city, has lost
one of her most accomplished sons. Mr. SANDERSON has long been
known as a writer. His first publication was the collection of
Memoirs of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, in nine
octavo volumes; a work embracing a vast amount of original and
authentic information; and his last, excepting contributions to
the literary journals, was '_The American in Paris_.' He was a man
of most excellent humor, blending happily the characteristics of
RABALAIS and STERNE and LAMB. When with his chosen associates, we
doubt whether even COLERIDGE was more entertaining or instructive.
Turn to his Parisian letters and see the union of wit and humor,
of playful satire and nice observation which pervade them. Examine
all the pleasant books of travel of which this age has been so
prolific, and answer whether they have been surpassed. 'You know
SANDERSON,' we said a few weeks since to a French Deputy who was
travelling here. 'Know JOHN SANDERSON? I derived from him my
knowledge of Paris.' 'But you are a Parisian?' '_Je ne sache pas
qu'il y ait eu un Francais qui ait plus connu Paris et