New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-23

CAPTAIN A. T. Mahan Is one OF the few Americans 10
whom Engshmcn have given ungrudglng praise anu
,nnrecIation. The Spectator in reviewing his " In
auencc Of tie sea Power upon the Wrench Revolution
and Empire" says 1t Is not little discreditable 10
ourselves that 20 great subject should have produced
mn ADEQUATE English historian, for the history oil the
sea Power modern times Is in one sense the history
NJ England Englishmen can nevertheless congralu-
lte themselves that OF their own race anu
language should have undertaken the taSK' anu J"
ANYTHING could add TO the vnlue Of what VIII hence
forth take rank standard history OF this war i'll
IFS naval aspect II Is the fact that It Is characterized
10y the judicial tone and impartial spirit which an
author OF British nationality could perhaps hardly have
attained"
The second part Of the English translation Of VI. a.
Leroy Bcaucu's Empire OF the TSGrs and the Ris
n,~ will appear here in the autumn. This VIII deal
with "thc Institutions OF the country.
Dr. Jcssop I'm an interesting letter on George Bor
row. mentions Il visit which two Cambridg" hdS phd
in 40 to the author OF "Lavrngro.' "Th"y found
him at Outon." hc says. Giving they affirmed In
house which belonged TO Mrs. Borrow and which her
first husband had left her. The household consisted
of himself his wife and his we's daughter. and among
hi, other amusemcnts Ne employed himself IN training
some Young horses 10 follow him about like dogs and
come a, the call OF his whistle. AS my two friends
were talking with him. Borrow sounded his whistle IN
n paddock the house, which. II / remember
rightly, was surrounded by low wall. Immediately
two beautiful horses came bounding over the fence
and troiied up 10 their master. ON" put his nose
into Burrows out,trctchcd hand and the other kept
.rufing ut his pockets IN expectation OF the usual
hrbc for confidence aud good behavior borrow conid
not but be- nattcr,d hy the young ambrdgr men pay
Ing him the frank homage they offered. ana he
treated them with the robust and cordial Hospitality
Characteristic OF IA" man. DR.. Jc'Nop adds;
In $50 was elected to the head -mastcIship OF
King Edward school. Norwich. soon learnt that
had been boy there for at least Two or three
yrars ami great many m'th'cJl stories
were current. watch were rcponjed TO mo
win morr less cr'dulIty on 'nc part of the
always to be- found household Heath, ~ the ont
shirts Norwich. the other side OF the river and
late ~ twenty years ago The tradition wa, tlat
G,orgs Borrow WAS always con,oriing win th.
hi- face with walnut julcr. and that on his appearing
before tie bead master Uhc Rev Edward laPy. Of
stared at him and asAcd graNcly, borrow are yOn
suffering from laindc". or Is II only dirt
Another tradition was that he disappeared from
school day aud never showed mp again: II was
added that he was always short Of money; but never
he had run away Win nothing but knli' 10 sup
port himself on. That hr ran away from .chool J.
clearly nonsense. for h" was artcl"d 10 solicitor IN
sixteen years old. believe the only man now alive
who NJ Inc -'lOO Win ibprbN i t' Kew james
Hnriineau. III letter which hr wrote 10 four or
five years ago he mentioned Borrow on" Of his dis
ngui.lcd soi Dol fellows whom he remembered. From
he rest lralni very little. In those days there
were a certain number OF free boys" AT the school
and -uspee' That borrow must hsvS been one o, OF
H.. boys who wcr, bOardrrs in the schoolhOusc
gathered. however. that he very shy and acturn
and looked upon eccentric lad He never
reached the sixth FORM and. often happens with
boys Of ,cliconainrd aud reserved temperament,
h. was reg rdd a. INDECENT and stupid.