New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-17
A WISE BOOKING,
THREE ENOCH ARDENS PARIS ITSELF
AGAIN.

THREE ENOCH ARDENS PARIS ITSELF
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
Paris November S.
SO much has been written about the bol
Kings Of Servia and Spain, and such immense
quantities Of ink have been devoted TO describing
almost every minute Of their daily lives, that
it will surely be with feeling Of relief that
the news will be received of another child
monarch having appeared upon the scene in the
person Of King Thantai the quaint little nine-
year-old sovereign Of the great Kingdom Of
AMMAN He is one Of the queerest childreu
Imaginable, and unlike their Maiesties of Spain
and Servia disdains all games, sports or childish
amusements. Solemnly serious and of a medic
tatve turn of mind, he spends his days in the
solitude of his palace, stunning the companonS
Of his own age, and roring over books and manut
scripts. II seems as If he already realized the
heavy load of responsibility which rests on
the shoulders OF q sovereign, and far from trying
TO escape the arduous task of examining In his
little brain with the knowledge he will SO much
need in later years, he insists on being taught
and has already mastered the intricate dimculte(
OF the Chinese alphabet. He is now terribly
earnest in his efforts to learn French, and h@
is extremely particular that those who instruct
formed in all the different branches Of study
which he pursues. Lately an old Prince happensd
to be reading to his LITTLE Majesty book u
philosophy which he explained as he feAQ
A particularly obscure sentence caused the Cd
man, whose faculties are probably slightly
dimmed by age, to pause. King Thantai ga5ed
at him for a NONE MT and then, with a slightly
contemptuous smile, remarked, You would dd
well in future to study beforehand the works
which you undertake 10 explain TO me- The
old Prince managed TO stammer out some excuse
and apologies, and then precipitately retreated
in order to lose time in obeying his Royal
masters commands with regard TO the polishing
up of his classics.
The French Government some time ago dis
patched a shpload OF costly and magnificent
toys TO the boy King and as most of them are
calculated to make him acquainted with the
marvels of civilization, he has deigned % show
his satisfaction with the gift Among these royal
paythings are a complete railway train, COM
posed of six cars and engine, which works
exactly like an ordinary one, steams, pufs, ana
draws the train over genuine rails; miniature
steamboat, perfect in its smallest details; ana
nightingale made of gold and precious stones
which, perched ivory stick in GOLDEN
cage sings the sweetest of melodies.
y IdcU WHICH seems dlluOSl lHCtNuiVAN IA
times of steam and telegraphs has Just transpred
here. Three French officers, who had been re-
ported dead after the battle of Metz, IN 1870.
have returned few days ago TO the bosoms 0'
their respective families. 1t appears that tney
had been condemned TO nineteen years OF near
ceration in fortress, and not having any means
TO communicate with their relations, they nave
for all these long years been considered as de"I
The awkward part of their resurrection Is Una,
their wives, believing themselves free, have az
of them married again. This creates ra'ne'
interesting, if embarrassing, position Tor Nv
parties concerned, and promises some comphca'i0D~
The fashionable world is fact returning
Paris, the shutters have been thrown open "
every mansion of the Fauboarg ST. GermS-'
likewise round and about the Arc de lriompM'
the Champs Elysces, and in the grand tno,ous
fares leading to the Bots de Boulogne. Inc no1p
burly of the last days of the Exhibition w.
stronger each day the final one for cvs :,
approached nearer and nearer. To true io'e..
Paris the disappearance of the exotlc 'i'. '..s
of the Esplanade des Inyalides will DC
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