, 1876-11-25
FAMILIAR TALK.

The new comedy "L'Ami Fritz" which has
been accepted By tho Theatre Fsancals, has
aroused fierce spirit Of opposition among tho
Bonapasttss, on account OF tic tatRcs OF Its au-
thots, Erykmann-C -Chatriar. This Hulcnt ami
mostly las called out a letter from Edmond
About to the London Athentenna, In which lie
gives pleasant sketch of the two writer's whose
buul:a aEc lavurAbly known tu EnElisn-spcnsing
people US well rs to their own couhtrymen.
About pays generous tribute to the talent anl
the n,arn1 worth OF the assailcd authors, for
botli Of whom lie chcrshcs MI lluncst friendship
was mms Sorn ID Pa,bors sS siaf n ' s f2 tT
town Is litQc moro than l. Earrison-post, md all
tshtstoryisbf military character. Among these
untquu ASSOCIATIONS thc boy grow up, rccelvgl
his education at the College Of phalsbnurg, aud
fnthcr WAS small tradcsn,an, combining tho
salu OF books with that OF groceries, nnu mnde
comfortable living from his business:
Alexandra Chatstan + nat've Of lorraine
thai, near pialsbonrg, !u 1925. He Is the de-
scertlnnt Of a family Of gl,nss.blowers, and fol-
lowed the same trale, in IFS youth, Having
made the acquaintance Of Erekulaun. 4 strong
friendship was contracted between tllo two;
and In 1913, mt Which time ttsc one was agcl 26
anil thu other - they established at sssasbnurg
Al about the sn,,,c pcriol they produced jolnt
dra,nn, entitled "L'A!sacc cs lol4." Tho play
WA bro,l.bi ont nt The St,asl0l,rv theatre, but
wns ntcrlIlctcI br tic Ccnsorstilp after the seq
nnl ncrfurn,anre. Their journal prrlsl!ru for
lack or subscribers, and Tile Young lttcFatcurs
then went 10 seek their fortune III Paris.
Thcir iirsl novel, "l.cs Brfgan,'s dcs v0sges,"
was printed III tho Journal des Fails, but Has
never uaIl for; and thu two friends, snys About,
| might lnye died 1T starvation hnd not the
OH; npsscsscd Il little means md tho other u
| humble occupation, CAatrnp fnunl . placc IA
ral1rpatl-p;,tcc which afforded linn suary Of
| 1900 francs ycur, ut.l Ercknlanu continued lis
nrartiro wifi tic nctl, A few periodicals were
| Induced to au:ept thc stories Of tho young
writer's, hut FIR several ycarH tl.cr prollsct!na
broIrllt them lttlc money Or tame. Their first
rcoliT s,,rccssful wt,rk wns tho novel l'lllustro
| Dm.tcur Mutbei1s," 1,ubll.hetl III 1865; aud this
! draw: ottnntlon to thc books which followed,
tt,.ir tnlcs hnsctl M the uycnts III ttu Koyo1li-
linn md tho First EmDrc stlstotnr.l tho rcp,,ta-
Tim already acuu[rcd: while ss'rllo Story OF tho
Ticbiscitc, by Unu of tic T,N}9O00 WHO Votc,l
! Ycs.n created lively scpsatlon. The ylay "i.e
| ,Juff PolonnIs,n adliel to tho pppularIty ii tho
,vrniti, autl considerable ,aiuu,
t,hntrinn etilf holds d ntnco In tho Cl,c1nin dc
| rcr Ti;st. hit It Ia nlt:ll muru lucrative thar
| fhe onu with which hu began, Welding him III
! imromu nj from 1t).0Ol t0 lnOOU ir,s,,cs year
Ht, hns prvtty house at Kaiucy, anu u Wits a.lt
| three children,
Erckinan,l, Mt tho ago Of 81, remains unmar
hoo}i I'9 ~ sntnf Dtc. IN thc Vosres' nio Is tht
hcst liver in lin wnrtd.n wriEea About; ..ht
ham, thu rTuytisl. Of the zorn, tho bccr q
strasboure; and .hc gladly loses himself n the
clouds that rise from his plnQ, Wllnt he l0YC6,