The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-07-25

mathematician from the north of Italy, who
owes his appointment to the fact of his having
been volunteer in one of Garibaldi's revolu-
tionary expeditions. They treat Vallambrosa
as though il were the Black Forest. do not
believe that there are 400 acres of land in the
whole forest. They try to arrange feelings to
fill ont century in bit Of park so small that
no well-to-do gentleman would think of dimin-
ishing by one STEM"
when did you come to know anything
about forcstry?"
II was ut school in New Hampshire, where
there were many trees | was accustomed to
the sight of pines and hemlocks from boy. l
have seen vast forests in India and have seen
much of the men who have to do with them.
have spent much time in the Black Forest,
and If / know anything of trees. l know it
from w00dmen, not professors There is only
one way of doing things, and that is the right
way"
I" / wonder you have never written anything
about Germany and the life there2"
" / intended to write a German story when
wrote DIR. Claudius,' which was finished be-
fore Mr.. Isaacs appeared but as / had no
special aim in view | ran of the track. have
just written o book now of which the whole
scene is laid in tho Black Forest"
when is the sequel to Sarracinesca COM
ing outf"
a wrote Il last Winter. 1t is called st.
Ilario,' and is to appear in the English Illustrated
Magazine"
BY this time / think he was tired of my
questions, for he suddenly turned the tables
and began questioning me with the deepest
interest about politics in America, its prog
ress. and general state of the country, and
confess was surprised to end how we'll he was
up upon the subject. | asked him when he was
coming home TO live.
"Ah," he replied, "that depends upon so
many things; but believe me, the fact OF my
living few years more or less over here will
take nothing from my patriotism"
Most unwillngly / rose to take my leave,
and again as passed the terrace on my way
out, / had another chance of seeing
THE CHARMING HOSTESS,
aud under quite different aspect. When
first saw her she was seriously and intently
listening to Salvni's reading, but now. seated
at her tea table, she was all animation, re-
ceiying guests and offering them afternoon tea,
talking mt the same time in sparkling man
ner, and with apparently perfect case, in Eng
lish. French and Italian as | stood by her side,
for could not resist the tempting beverage so
gracefully offered. i recognized several of the
people who had been pointed out to me at the
hotel the evening before. There was the pretty
niece of Leo XIII, in whose youthful, fresh,
animated face the strange likeness to tho Pope,
Notwithstanding the wan, wasted expression
OF the latter, was startling aud almost comical
Next sat a tall, striking looking man, who, |
was told, was one of the Kings Chamberlafns,
aud who, probably to get rid of the memory for
a time of Court trappings and Court etiquet,
had donned rough mountain costume; but
the courtier could not DO disguised, notwith-
standing the hob-nailed shoes and fnstian
jacket A little way off sat tile young Italian
my young friend of the table d hote had so
much TO say about. He was having lively
talk with Lady Brenden. / just caught these
words: +" i believe. after all, that Mr.. Craw.
ford's real sympathes are with statesmen and
men Of action. Look ut his Julius Cesar
and Francis 1, in the 'Immortals' One can see
that he really understands and feels with them
far better than with such men as Hcine and
Chopin. Who knows but ho may prove this
some day" / lost the rest OF his remarks and
the reply by a little confusion caused by the
arrival of new corners. When again ] had a
moment with my hostess, remarked 10 her that
IN this Paradisino harmony seemed TO reign
for here the Blacks aud the Whites bow and
smile and make pretty speeches 10 each other.
aud under her Hgis ali differences, religious
| and political. seem to be- forgotten. You have
a fine role, you. the only representatives hero
of the NewWorld; aud could not help adding,
Who knows but this may be the part that our
country is destined yet to play in the world'r
future2"