Daily globe., 1883-07-23
Stories OF the Dumas.

It was during the successful period OF
the drama of Henry III, one day, that
Mile. Mars was receiving friends and
admirers, Dumas, the elder, presented
her with a beautiful satin-bound copy
Of the drama, and an old doctor who
was present, exclaimed rather simply:
$50 you are tragedy-maker, young
man!'' Yes" replied Dumas, ''just
like you; the only difference is that you
have yours bound in deal"
Dumas was a great friend of Vatout's
who was SO devoted to Louis Philippe's
family that he followed them into exile.
On hearing Of his death, Poor fellow, .
said Dumas. and how did that hap
pen?'' "At dinner; the water they had
to drink was very bad; the princes
were all sick, but Vatout died" The
courtier!'' said Dumas with q smile.
Being present one evening with
George Sand 81 the first performance
of an eXecrable piece, he was convers-
inc loudly with her, when a bourgeois
seated in front of them, turned round
and sharply requested them to be quiet.
What" exclaimed Dumas, you
have tie good luck to hear George Sand
and Alexander Dumas conversing 10
gethcr, and YOU are not satisfedr'
Dumas was very powerful man and
wather proud of his physical strength.
His father, Gen. Dumas, Marquis de Ia
Dai,lerie, notified his birth 10 Gen.
Bruno in the following terms: my
wife has just presented me with boy,
eighteen inches long and weighing ten
poUnds and half. If he keeps on like
shat at 25 he viii be 10 pigmy." The
father was also man OF great strength
whose feats were renowned in the rec
Ords Of the French army. An engrav-
ing of the time, ROW in the hands OF
Dumas, Jr., represents him alone on
the BriXen bridge holding n check a
body of Austrians, killing three, wound.
VEG eight, and causing she others to re-
rraat. The marquis was a mulatto; be-
ing one evening at the theatre in box
with a lady, young coXcomb entered,
and offered to see her home after the
play. Thanks said the lady, point
ing to the general, Il am with this gen
tleman.'' Indeed" exclaimed the
young man, sneering, Il took him fol-
your servant He had no sooner ut.
tered this piece of impertinence than
the general took hold of him by the col
lar, and lifting him Like "a feather,
threw him on the stage.
His grandson, the present academi,
clan, is chip of the old block, of ex.
traordinayy physical strength, and
most adr0it in all athletic exercises,
which, as every one knows, does not
prevent him from being as witty as his
father. Somebody speaking of Alex.
| ander Dumas to his son was saying one
day: after all, your father has some.
times written inferior works, but he
never wrote tiresome ones.' 1T was
through selfshness,' replied the son
1"lhey would have bored him first"
Dumas, the elder, had a weakness foS
placing himself and his friends at the
, service of every new acquaintance be
made.
Once upon a time he sent to friend
an ornament of the swell mob, as it af
terwards appeared, with one of the
most gushing of letters of introduction
Throw wide open to him the doors o.
your house and your heart; treat him a.
YOU would me-" and SO on.
| Shortly afterwards Dumas encount
cred his friend, who was decidedly frig
id, and on his demanding an explana
ton of this GOODNESS his friend said
Don't you remember sending me {
gentleman with very enthusiastic let
ter of introduction?'
Eyes, yes; fine fellow-real heart O.
gold-full of WITHDRAWING compan
| ion"
Eyes, I dare say; but he stole my
watch from off the mantlepiece."
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