Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-07-16

| urcS 10 ODtaln inc hlu Oh : DnSSMe W .Uecho,
when not engaged Tor the Express.
Translated for the Washington Republc]
The Ten TranslatOrs' Visit TO Mrs.
Stowe.
Madame Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author
of Uncle Tom, arrived last week in Paris, and
stopped at an American hotel in Verneuil ST.
The report her arrival having been spread
throughout the city, the translators of Uncle
Ton generally deemed il their duty to send in
heir cards. Madame Stowe responded TO this
courtesy by another. She wrote the following
| letter:
SIR: Permit me to express my qualification
that you should have devoted your literary
talents and your know edge OF the American
language to translating my novel OF Uncle Tom.
OF all the tran-latons 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, &c. HARRIET BEEcnER Stove.
Of this letter Nine Stowe made ten cop
les, of which she sent to each Of the trans
Iators who had called upon her Upon the re-
ceipt OF these ten circulars there arose ten cries
ofjoy in Paris And very soon ten men were
neuil
Where are these ten men going in
CURED Inc oilers ard common persons who
saw them pass.
They going, replied some one to wait
upon the author of Uncle Tom, who has just
arrived in Paris.
The ten transla,ors 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 a conqderer, and
believed that he had in his pocket certificate
which declared his translation superior to any
other he celebrated blue stocking wrought
perhaps to say black stocking) sa'ued them
gracously. and said:
How do you do gentlemcnl'
They replied:
"Boniour, Madame"
There " as then general movement of sur
prise. Madame Stowe had believed that the
transators spoke English, whilst they cxpec
ted that the con, ersation would be conducted
in French, since the aattering 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
interpret, r. She remarked, Il am very happy
to see YOU
The ten translators looked at each other
with dismay Not one OF them knew word
| Of English. There was pause, during which
each one hoped that amongst his confreres
some one could sustain the conversation OF
Madame Stowe. At last one Of the ten, boil
der than the rest reflected thus: "As the
author of Uncle Tom, she must und erstand us
if we speak like little negroes" So he said
to Madames Stowe: 1--WE little whites Miss,
Ike to read about the good little blacks the
good papa Tom. the good lite Topsy, the
good muIatto George"
The nine other translators adopted the idea,
aud cried out,"Oh. papa Tom! oh papa Toni
and they were so much delighted that they
danced the bamboula
Madame Stowe,upon her part, reflected: at
is impossible that these people can translate
English, when they do not know word of
the language. They must be ilnpostors, or
rather thieves of the class call b0njouriers
Excited with This apprehension, she raised the
Window and cried out to the police. The po-
lice ran, and, selling the ten translators. hur
red them off to the station. in spite of their ten
proiesiatIons Seeing them pass between TWO
platooas of soldiers, the crowd inquired:
"Who are these ten menu
They were told:
These are the ten Transators of Uncle
Tom They cannot speak word of Eng
lish and therefore they are to be put in the
cage"
They are perhaps there still W hist we pen
| this arli,le.
| CHARIVARI