New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-19

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We copy the following amusing story of one
Oh Madame Stoves receptions in Paris;
| IrrsH.s-d rom the RsputrcanI
ihE len ikANsIATORs VsIr MRs Stowe
Madame Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of
| Uncle Tom, arrived last week in Paris. and
| stopped at an American Hotel in VerneniI
street -
| The report Of her arrival having snread
| throughout the city, the translators Of UncIe
Tom generally deemed it their duty to send in
| their cards. Madame Stowe responded to this
courtesy by another. She wrote the following
| letter
Su-Permit me to express my gratifcation
that you should have devoted your literary
talents and your knowledge of the American
| language to translatDg my novel Of Uncle
Tom. Of all the translations of this work
which have appeared, yours is without question
the most faithful, and it very often, by the
merits Of its style, improves upon the original
have the honor, etc,
HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE
| Of this letter, Madame Stowe made ten copies,
| OF which she sent one to each Of the translators
| who had called upon her Upon the receipt of
these ten 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
oilers and common persons who saw them pass
They are going, replied some one, to wait
upon the author Of Uncle Tom, who has just ar
rived in Paris
The ten translators arrived together at the
door OF the hotel. They mounted the steps to-
gether, 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 invited to the saloon of Nine
Stowe. The celebrated blue stocking we ought
perhaps to say black stockingl saluted them
gracously, and said:
How do you do, gentlemen -
| They replied:
| Bonjour, Madame
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 fiattering 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 ho-
tel interpreter. She remarked, 81 am very
| happy to see you
The ten translators looked at each other with
dlsmsy. Not one Of them knew a word of Eng
llsh. There was a pause, during which each
one hoped that amongst his confreres some one
could sustain the conversation with Madame
Stowe. At last one of the ten, bolder than the
rest, reflected thus &c As the author of Uncle
| Tom, she must understand US if we speak like
little negroes So he said to Madame Stowe;
I've 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 Toni"
aud they were SO much delighted that they
danced the bam6ouia
Madame Stowe, upon her part reflected 81 II
is impossible that these people can translate
English, when they do not know a word of the
language. They must be impostors, or rather
thieves Of the class called b0njouriers" Ex-
cited with this apprehension, she raised the win.
dow and cried out to the police. The police ran,
and, seizing the ten translators, hurried them
off TO the station, in spite of their ten protesta-
tions Seeing them pass between two platoons
; of soldiers, the crowd enquired:
WHO are these ten mem"
They were told
"These are ten translators of Uncle Tom
They cannot speak a word of English and
therefore they are to be put in the cage"
/, They are perhaps there still whilst we pen
this article cHARIvARI
g HOME PoLITENEss.-Why not be polite How
! much does 1t cost to say 81 thank you!" Why
c not practice it at home To your husband,
e your children, your domestcs If stranger
q does you some little act of courtesy, how sweet
. the smile Of acknowledgment If your husband
S oh it's matter ofcourse! no need Of thanks
!; Should an acquaintance tread on your dress,
d your very, very best, and by accident tear it.
I how profuse you are with your GO never minds
t. don't think of It'll don't care at all" If hus-
J band does it he gets a frown; if a child, he is
chastised.
l. All! these are little things say you. They
tell nightly upon the heart, let us assure you,
10 little as they are.
\ gentleman stops at friends house and
Is finds it in confusion. He don't see anything
to apologize for-never thinks of such little mat
E ters." Everything is all right-cold supper
cold room-crying children-pertectly comfort
l. able. Goes home where the wife has been taking
:, care Of the sick ones, and working her life al
II most out. Don't see why things can't be kept
l. in better order; there never were such cross
l. children before No apologize. accepted at
lie home
Why not he polite at home? Why not use
J freely that golden coin of courtesy How
h sweet they sound, those little words, 81 thank
le YOU or you are very kind' Douby, yes
ID thrice sweet from the lips We love, when heart
i smiles make the eye sparkle with the clear light
Is Of affection.
n Be polite to your children Do you expect
them to he mindful of your welfare To grow
g glad ut your approach To bound away to do
Il your pleasure before the request is half spoken
lie Then with all your dignity and authority min
D. gle politeness give it niche in your temple
Of Only then will you have learned the true secret
ii Of sending out into the world really {" finished
s gentlemen and ladies
What we say, We say unto all-be polite
Is A GREAT PRINTING PRESS-Mr- carpenter,
Ne of Madison Wisconsin, claims to have invented
printing press which is $ head and shoulders
-e above anything of the kind before invented, He
y claims for his press that it will feed itself per
It fectly that it will print both sides Of the sheet
at once that il registers perfectly itself; that
n every sheet and token is correctly numbered by
l. dial plate and that one man only is required
st to tend both the press and the engine. The i'm
pressions are made from half cylinder, rock
IL ing to and fro, printing one side of the sheet as
= the bed plate moves forward, and the other side
as it comes back. The inventor says that his
press is much less complicated than the Hoe
/ presses, and that he can furnish it at much
, less price than the latter ones are offered He
: is building one to exhibit at the Worlds Fair,
, and if it proves to possess one-half the good
qualities which he claims for it, his fortune is
Q made.
|, ---
It Harriet Beeeher Stowe is the guest, in Paris,
e of Mrs, Maria Weston Chapman, formerly OF
Boston. Mrs. C., it is said, is an aboltionist of
It the Garrison school.
l. An ice cream saloon has just been opened in
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