The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-12

lrRANsLArEp YRoM THE REPuBLIcA AIN.
The Ten Translators Visit Mrs. stowe.
MADAME Harriet Beechsr Stowe, the author Of
Uncle Tom, arrived last week in Paris, and
stopped at an Aneriean hotel in verneuil street.
The report of her arrival having spread through
out the city, tho translaton of Uncle Tom gene
rally deemed it their duty to send In their cards
Madame Stowe responded to this courtesy by an
other She wrote the following letter
SlR Permit me to express my qualification that
YOU should have devoted your literary talents and
your knowledge Of the American language to
translating my novel of Uncle Tom. Of all the
TRANSACTIONS Of this work which have appeared,
yours is without question the most faithful, and it
very often, by the merits of ts style, improves
upon the original.
have the honor, &c.,
HARRIET BEEcnER Stowe.
OF this letter Nine. Stowe made ten copies, OF
which she sent one to each of the translators who
had called upon her. Upon the receipt Of these
ton circulars there arose ten cries of joy in Paris.
And very soon ten men were seen directing their
steps to the Rue de Verneuil.
Where are these ten men going' inquired the
idlers and common persons who saw them pass.
They are going, replied some one, to wait upon
the author of Uncle Tom, who has just arrived in
Paris.
Tho ten translators arrived together at the door
of the hotel. They mounted the steps together,
and together they waited in the ante-chamber.
Each one of the ten regarded the nine Others with
the eye of conqueror and believed that he had
in his pocket certificate which declared his
translation superior to any other. They are in
vited to the saloon of Nine Stowe The celebrated
blue stocking 1--we ought perhaps say black stock
ing] saluted them graciously, and said:
Elbow do you do, gentlemen"
They replied:
"Boniour, Madame. f"
There was then general movement Of sur
prise. Madame Stowe had believed that the
translators spoke English, whilst they expected
that the conversation would be conducted in
French, since the fattering circular had been
written in that language. But Madame Stowe,
who could not speak word of French, had caused
her circular to be translated by the hotel inter
prefer. She remarked, 81 am very happy to see
You"
The ten translators looked at each other with
dismay. Not one of them knew a word of Eng
lish There was pause, during which each one
hoped that amongst his confferes some one could
sustain the conversation with Madame Stowe.
At last one of the ten holder than the rest reflect
ed thus: GAS the author of Uncle Tom, she
must understand us if we speak like little ne
groes." $50 he said to Madame Stowe: owe
little whites, Miss, like to read about the good
little blacks--the good papa Tom, the good
little Topsy; the good mulatto George"
The nine other translators adopted the idea,
and cried out, "Oh, papa Tom oh, papa Tom p
and they were SO much delighted that they danced
the bamb0uld.
Madame Stowe, upon her part, reflected: SIT
is impossible that these people can translate
English, when they do not know u word of the
language They must be impostors, or rather
thieves of the class called boJou'iers." Elk
cited with this apprehension, she raised the win
dow and cried out to the police. The police ran,
and, Selling the ten transators, hurried them of
to the station in spite of their ten protestntions.
Seeing them pass between two platoons of sol
diers, the crowd inquired:
"Who are these ten men,"
They were told:
"These are the ten translators of uncle Tom.
They cannot speak word of English, and
therefore they are to be put in the cage"
They are perhaps there still whilst we pen this
article CHARIvARI.