The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-08

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Appearing 81 Arst sisAt to b humpbacked; .
beardlsss visage approachins the Chinese tyre.
yellow. waxsn looking. with the eyebrows
turned up toward the ears. after the style OF
Msphistophelss: thick. souars-cut lips. livid
rather than rosy. the lower lip often pendant;
the cheek bones prominent. the chin retroating:
bright oye that flxes itself with impudont OBJ
stinacy on men and things regular and lns-
ly-modelled forehead. gray hair carefully
combed and adhering fatty and smoothly TO
the skull: dress loose. untidy and rustv-such
10 the outward aspect Of Albert Wolf. the most
famous Of Partisan journalists.
Albert Wolf rarely goes into society. In order.
as he protsnds to permit his lady readers to
keep thoir Illusions. In truth. Albert Wolf 10
ugly enough to b repulsive. He has shrill.
unvirils voics. which does not add to his
charms; he has an Independent manner that
verges upon insolsnce: measursless pride. a
profound contempt for the opinion Of othors.
and Q complete confidence In his own judg-
mont Wolf believes that no man who works
II sovereign master Of his situation. and dur
ing an Agitatod career Of twenty-five years OF
Partisan journalism he has lived with the con-
viction that no praise Of admiring colleagues
does him 80 much good A. good article writ
ten by himself. and no attack docs him more
harm than . bad article with his signature at
the foot. He Il Q curious type In every respect.
and a. . journalist no has had an influence on
tho French prsss which alone would render
him An Interesting subject OF study.
Albert WOLF was born In 1885. at Cologne.
where he passed his boyhood In happy oircum-
stances his .fnther being well-to-do banker.
At the ago Of Is he found himself On orphan.
without resources. the patcrnAl fortn NO having
been lost or used vp By his mother In bringing
up her numerous family. He then entered .
| commercial house a. clork but his revolution
| AIRY and impetuous nature. excited by the assid-
uous reading OF Ludwig Boerne and Hsins.
| rendered him unfit for regular work. At Co.
| logns hs could not remain In any office. Next
! no won't to Bonn entered . notary's office -
| oopyist. and at the Same time attended the leo
| lures OF tho university. and particularly
those on physiology. Hgitated all the time
| by Q desire to write. Only whom he
tried to write no felt his education Was incom-
plste. and then he entered upon . course Of
furious study. working ct his books long
nights after he had done his daily task at the
notnry's Albert VOLTS frst journalistic work
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by the author. printed in Dusseldorn paner,
and his first volume Was an illustrated
Hun HumSris ate, Journey on the hspks Of tn The
ions. and at last i IN IN 1857 hs threw pp every
fSh s aaS went e ssr be ssn xs
enough known for Berlin editor. Mr..
Of ssa ysar for ae
Albert Wolff. 1t is needless to say. never exe-
Il this sdds ss Ws sr Saar sd
Dpsssldora This jGIurnsy to Paris was under II
sShibitIo% Of 1857. where he hid an importsn.
fortune to meet Baron Gotta OF stuttgart who
asked him to do some articles on the salon for
Albert Wolf was now ut Paris in his home.
o a pssp as wno %s G s s w 70 T.
perpetual fete. In the wild hubbub OF. the
s pnrMnfnx M Hna
his antomatie stiffness, and with the e, ever.
the sprghtis and e1sSerant bearing 81
aa0 rS Far Paris Ros ea s
G s: es ;;S Is !;1 sila3es:s wq. .ni!.
how ~" great Was thu s%ss % b easssn
nTdlemaaue' and that. quin tassencs Of the
French ,nnc ia9EEnaEe that is snoaen at Paris an
ierocioas chaii tomfoolery. wit. Gossip. scan. n.
dsl. calumny. and enthusiasm! but melan-
young German q e may have appeared on The
comprehended that henceforward he could not
live anywhere but in this ardent and highly In
permanent Reorganization, OF art. science prog
ress and Il, skepticism. But meanwhile how
He conceived the idea OF Offering his services
to ing French authors to transH 81, their plays
md md admired the great Alexander Dumas.
tares all tho young literary sprigs who came
to ask his protection they found momentary
wings. This was how It happened that almost
all the French Journalists and writer's Of the
secretaries Of Alexander Dumas. Albert a2 wotn
vas engaged as secretary like the rest but. a.
house. whers ANYBODY cams to borrow T VIII the
certainty OF never being, refused. no had to
francs month. Albert woifr next Addressed ii IS ed
himself HI to Dumas the Younger with letter
Dumas. who had . profound, contempt for ali
those who sKGotSd his father received the
S the s' DUMAS lsfo Of RpeT
@oln asked for permission TO transate ths
Ses hs ssFn O.
you twenty-five francs to give me ?"
Wolff had not sou. and remained In
opsn- mouthed establishment at tho question.
There. you see." continued Dumas. you are
all the same. You come and promise every
thing II We authorize you TO do what you ask
and then and then--there is an end Of 1t. How
cnn you guarantee mo my. authors fees on the
performance Of my pieces at Vienna or else
Ave francs =" WolfY was SO upset and ssd
that Dumas the younger had pity upon him
and saw that he WAS not to be COMPOUNDED with
the generality OF those who sponged on his
the Pare Prologue" Wolr next went to SEE
Theodore Barritre. who took possession OF
him. attached him to his person. and intro
duced him to Paris and to the life OF the tho
aires and cafes. Wolf and Ernest Blum be-
came the two intimate friends Of Barrisre and
| went about rnneatin0 his snyinps and fnofs