13. Shi nu dup multe zile, adunint toate fec orul c'el ma[)i] tinr, s'a dus intr 'o car departe, shi akolo a rsipit toat avuciea ca, viecuind intr dezm[)i]erdr[)i]. {89} 14. Shi keltuind el toate, c'a fkut foamete mare intr' ac'ea car: shi el a inc'eput a se lipsi. 15. Shi mergina c'a lipit de unul din lkuitori[)i] cri[)i] ac'eia: si 'l a trimis pre el la carinide sale c pask porc'i[)i]. 16. Shi doria c 'sh[)i] sature pinctec'ele s[)u] de roshkobele c'e minka porc'i[)i]; shi nimin[)i] nu [)i] da lu[)i]. 17. Iar viind intru sine, a zis: kic[)i] argac[)i] a[)i] tatlu[)i] mie[)u] sint indestulac[)i] de pi[)i]ne, iar e[)u] p[)i]ei[)u] de foame. 18. Skula-m-vio[)u], shi m' voi[)u] duc'e la tata mic[)u], shi vio[)u] zic'e lui: 19. Tat, greshit-am la c'er shi inaintea ta, shi nu mai sint vrednik a m kema fiul t[)u]; fm ka pre unul din argaci[)i] t[)i]. s. 143. Such is the _general_ view of the languages derived from the Latin, _i.e._, of the languages of the Latin branch of the Classical stock. The French languages of the Transalpine division require to be more minutely exhibited. Between the provincial French of the north and the provincial French of the south, there is a difference, at the present day, at least of dialect, and perhaps of language. This is shown by the following specimens: the first from the canton of Arras, on the confines of Flanders; the second, from the department of Var, in Provence. The date of each is A.D. 1807. I. _Luke_ XV. 11. 11. Ain homme avoueait deeux garch['e]ons. 12. L'pus jone dit a sain p[`e]re, "Main p[`e]re, baill['e] m'chou qui doueo me 'r'v'nir ed vous bien," et leu p[`e]re leu partit sain bien. 13. Ain n'sais yur, tro, quate, ch['e]on jours apr[`e]s l'pus ti[`o] d'cn['e]s d['e]eux ['e]f['e]ans oyant r'cu['e]ll['e] tout s'n' h['e]ritt'main, s'ot' ainvoye dains n[^a]in pahis gramain loueon, d[^u] qu'il ['e]chilla tout s'n' argint ain fageant l'braingand dains ch['e]s cabarets. 14. Abord qu'il o eu tout bu, tout mi['e] et tout dr['e]l['e], il o v'nu adonc dains ch' pahis lo ainn' famaine cruueelle, et i c'mainchouait d'avoir fon-ye d' pon-ye (_i.e_. faim de pain). II. THE SAME. 11. Un hom['e] avi['e] dous enfans. 12. Lou plus pichoun digu['e]t a son paeir['e], "Moun paeir['e], dounas mi ce qu[`e] {90} mi reven de vouastr['e] ben;" lou paeir['e] faguet lou partag['e] de tout ce que pouss['e]davo. 13. Paou de jours apr[`e]s, lou pichoun vend['e]t tout se qu[`e] soun paeir['e] li avi['e] desamparat, et s'en an['e]t dins un paeis fourco luench, ount['e] dissip['e]t tout soun ben en debaucho. 14. Quand agu['e]t ton aecaba, uno grosso famino arribet dins aqueou paeis et, leou, si vegu['e]t reduech [`a] la derniero mis[`e]ro.