New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-07


DR. Oliver Wendell Holmes does not folio" ,ne
new ar,bors closely. his reading nov being more
among the writer's Of the past than OF the presenV
But he says pleasant things Of Mr. s'edman' Mr.
HoweIis and Others.
The identity of the Iron Mask-that mysterious
being who has long been an object OF specia 'o'ee
TO authors-has at last been discovered O"p'a'"
Bazeries an officer stationed at Nantes has Nu.
ceeded in decphering the dispatches between LOUIS
XIV and Louvois referring to the famous priSoner.
These dispatches before translated are sau "
be of great interest clearing up in the most s""
factory manner many heretofore obscure matters oon
nected with the campaigns OF Piedmont III i" ~
1902 IL was in 1901 that General dc Bulonuc' 'h'
ing raised against orders and without necessity .ie
siege of Conf (thus compromising the success " .l0
campaign) was imprisoned at Pignerol Inc us
match which ordered his arrest also oroeleu "'a' io
should be allowed TO walk every day on the r"i"pV'
of the citadel, his face concealed by MASH why
the King did not execute this traitor instead Vi iPS
onng him under such strange conditions WIZ
never be known. but II is easy Tor Vhc n''0"'' :"
conjecture some picturesque and romantic redson'
rrhcro nil q, least he no more mystery concerning
his identity .-oenera de Buonde was the iron MASK
NJ history and OF fiction. His meekness ana ressia
tion about which all authors agree was pfoo"oiS
the result Of repentance for ms treechetV'
Captain Bazeriess translation OF the dispatches a
been sent to the Ministry OF war; ""N '' ~ ~
aThe Century Dictionary" is at last completeo' tne
ix,b and concluding volume will soon be brought out
.bo Anal nares being now the press The work con-
sims about 500 more pages and 1000 more illustrations
than were originally promised.
az Lowell and W. w. Story, then young ana I'M
wiring LAWYERS taking a summer vacation at NantasRet
Reach the Hon. stephen NJ. Allen writes rev were
carly risers except occasionally Lowell and myself VINO
want nh. with the fishermen at for cod and hadd0ch,
returning always by breakfast time, generally well oaeu
sourn with fish Maclerel then plenty IN phe
hav and story, with Lowell and myself, often went
out making great haus. One morning story salu nc
wo1d stop in cleft of the ledge on the point 10 "ie
an his Phi Beta Kappa poem, and Lowell ana "e"'
oH in the boats The such that STORY SO
ing ne desired to be taken board, but Lowen "ouu
not hermit him to come which angered story somewhat
Lowell and myself seated dirqty III ron' VI
Story when he delivered his poem at Cambridge anu
was plain 30 observe the change OF style when te
of mackerel jostled the harmony OF the poe"' Inv
orator looked UP and gave smile and teh "ent o'
getting great applause at the end
Shaespeares SOnnets have lately been translator 'o
rrencb nv Madame Snone Arnaud, who is successiui
noet and dramast She has preserved the form OF inc
shakcspcarean sonnet though it docs not at all accou
with The modern French rules, and she mas iehueieu
with astonishing accuracy Shakespeares figures Oh
speech which arc unlike the imagery OF trencn poe