New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15

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thoroughness with which that cardinal ar{ioiS "
an Englishman's faith sixty years agoil, Inn'
every Englishman could thrash three frehcniniesn
was enforced with entire success on my youunie ~
mini 1 can hardly find 1t in my conscience , 10
blame an Americans pride in his country Wn{i
good heavens what an insensible block nc W 1ulu
be IL he was not proud of his country, 10 wnosV
greatness, it Is to be observed, each lndNIuuhL
American now cxtant has contributed IN grea,SSr
degree than can be said to he the case Us regaru,s
England and every extant Engllshman; lnas,hu e
as our position has been won by the work OF, say
thousand years, and his by that OF less S,a. =
century Surely the creation OF the Unlted otates
as they now exist within that time Is ss c ord
has never before seen, and is scarcely likely TO
see again. l confess that the expression OF Amer,
The Is dd wrestler felt who
said with immense pride, when lac was told that
his son had "whopped" the old parish, Ay,
should think so! Why, he has whopped me a'or'
now!"
lie speaks thus of his mothers book:
The Americans were made very angry by this
account of their domestic manners very nat
uraily, but not very wisely OF course ~ was
asserted that many Of the statements made were
Nothing in the book from beginning TO end was
false; nothing OF minutest detail which asserted
70 have been seen had not been seen; nor was any
thing Intentionally carcaturcd or EXAGGERATED Tor
the sake of enhancing literary effect. BUT the
tone of the book was unfricndly, ana was throuSh
out the result of offended taste rather than OF
well weighed opinion. Ii was full OF universal
conclusions drawn from particular premises; ana
no sufficient weight, Or rather no weight AT All,
was allowed to the fact that the observations on
which the recorded judgments were founded had
been gathered almost entirely in what was then
the Far West, and represented the - domestic
manners" of the Atlantic States hardly at all.
CnquestOnnbly the book was very clever one
and written with infinite verye ana brigntness'
But--save for the fact that and satire are
always more amusing than the reverse-an equally
clever and equally truthful book might have been
written in a Numerically opposite spirit
From the United States he went to Paris, and
there had some opportunity Of seeing Madame
Recamier Chatcaubriand Guizot, Theirs and other
notabiities lie did not much like the author OF
Alfalfa and Rene. He seemed to me theatri-
ally minded man. he observes. MIR. Trollopc has
some curious remarks concerning Victor hugo,
the gist of them being tnat he was not then
recognized author of any rcpute. MI
Trojlopc, however, might have explained that
this was the talk of the Legitimsts who of course
detcsted the young Radical As to Guizot he
looked for all the world like village school
master. lie STOPPED a good deal, and polIcd
his head forward" Theirs " was from the bow
with which he first received you to the latest
word you heard from him. all brightness OF
dignity he had nothing at ALL" or Madame
Recancr he says: OF the beauty for which
she was famed throughout Europe, Of course little
remained when I saw her in $50. But the grace,
which was in far greater degree unique. remained
in its entirety. / think she the most grace
fully MOVING woman | ever saw. 1 he expression
of her face had become perhaps a little sad, but
it WAS sweet, attractive, full OF the promise of
all good things of heart and mind"
OF Miss Clarke Ciadamc Mohl alterwurd he
tells this odd anecdote:
Miss Clarke also as has been said an inmate
of the AhhGyc-auX- B0is. ami close friend OF hrr
celebrated nGshbGF became intmate WITH Sng
of talent. who had achieved the wonderful tri-
umpl of living in the midst OF the choicest society
OF Paris her own life after her own fashion, which
was often in many respects very different fashion
from that Of those around her, without mourning
any of the ridicules or anathcmas with which
remember frood-uaturedy recountcd lrgend 70 the
effect that she used to have her chenliscs. which
were constructed after the manner OF those worn
by the grandmothorS OF The present generation;
marked with her ramc in full on the front flap cf
them and that this Gap wa "firn exhibited over
the bosom of her dress in front! 81" 100 wa,
refine de salon after her fashion, sGmev hat dill
fcrcnt one from that of her elegant nciRhHor
His first encounter with ThaclScray was IT Paris
and as it happened. NJ the picnic whore 'he er'at
Fnglishman sustained the accident which disfe-
urcd him permanently. Mr.. Trollope thps tells
the story:
Some half-dozen Of us--thc boys Of tie party
thinking that q day at NOntmorcnci could not
be passed scion les prescriptions without rANAi-
cadc on the famous donkcYs. selected nuinn,f
of them. and proceeded to urge the Sfrnn-lE
conservative animal Is probably into n'nc'S
and certainly into PAGES, for when lh"if
lifelong training had in no wise prepared ihrn.
variety Of struggles hetwrcn man and hra''
ensurd with divers VicisSifudrs Of victory ti'l ~
last Thackcry's donkey which certainly ms,
have been n pluc<Y and vigorous hraff. succeeded
i'm tossing his rider clean over his long and.
rs ill-luch would have it, dcnositing him on
heap Of newly broken stones. The fall wa rca'lg
. severe ono. ard at frst i was feared that ~"
picnic would have truly tragic conclusion. ~.
H. was soon Gsrprtancd that no serious mischief
had been done beyond that The mark of which
the victim of thu accident bore on his face to his
dying day.
Going TO Austria. Mr. Trollope made the ac-
ouaintancc of Prince and Princess Mettcrrirh
or the former he tolls this trait which is, perhaps.
more common among great people than is scner-
ally supposed:
On both and Ill occasions whether il was q
grand banquet Of thirty persons or more, or Pni'"
unccrcmonious dinner cn tan'lc the Princes prac-
tice was the same. and was roc;Iiiar =,
lie did not in any wis rartGiEN Of ~" snr'ad
before him. He Ind always dincd previously at
] o'clock But nc had loaf oi brown broad and
plate of butter put before him: and while h'
guests dining he occupied hlmS'if with sprrHH
ing and cutting succession OF daiHtiIy thih SLICES
OF bread-and butter for his own repast
Victor Emmanuel used similarly - din" w TIE
middle of the day and al his state DannU"tS used
10 take no more active part than WIS involved
in honoring thcm with his presence. Bat Alct'cr,,
Mich think. would not have said what my friend
G. T. Marsh. the United States Minister. once told
me Victor Emmanuel said 10 him on on" occasion.
Mr. Marsh. dean of the diplomatic body ~ was
before any OF the great Powers sent nmhaSs'u"lS
10 thc court Of the Quirnan was seated ncNt Ia
his Majesty nj table Innumcrlblr dishes were
being carried round in long succession, when th'
King turning TO his ncighhor with graln. SAID
Will this never come to an end ?" ] have no
doubt Marsh cordially echoed his Najcsty's senti
mcnts OH the subject
Prince Mcttcrnich told the author the now well
known story Of how Napoleon at an Interview
with him pretended TO lose his temper, and threw
his hat violently across the room, apparently OK
pecting Mctternich to pick it mp and RETURN II tc
him. But" said the Austrian, | judged II
better TO ignore the action and the intention al
together and his Majesty, after minute or two
rose and picked it up hims IT, Mettenich went
on TO say that the most unpleasant part Of dealing
with Napoleon arose from the fact that he Wa