Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-04-11


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LITERARY NOTES.
THE Progress of the World of the
April Review of Reviews contains
timely discussion of the question why
the English game of politics is more
exciting than the American game. This
question is suggested anew by the
resignation of Mr.. Gladstone and the
intense interest aroused by that episode
among Americans, to the partial neg
lect of Washington politics. Other top
les covered in Progress of the World"
are, the Seigniorage bill, filibustering
in Congress, the outlook for bimetal
ism, the Wilson bill in the Senate,
Louisiana and free sugar. the Senate
report on Hawaii, the triumph of the
Brazilian republic, the Bluefelds Incl
dent, the prOsection of election crimes,
the present positions of the Democratic
and Republicans parties, the fight
against the House of Lords, the Russo.
German commercial treaty, the services
of the late DIR. Poole, of Chicago, the
death of Louis Kossuth, and many
matters of international interest.
The singular good fortune has fallen
to the lot of The Cosmopolitan Maga
zine of presenting of one of the most
remarkable pieces of fiction ever written
remarkable because of its author and
remarkable because it has remain IN
suspected and undiscovered. for mare
than a hundred years only to be given to
the world at last in an American mapa
zine. During recent call at the office
of the editor of The Cosmopolitan, he
mentioned that he had on the presses in
the April number a literary treasure,
and asked me to guess the name. saying
that it was written by a most distin-
guished person. After a moments
thought ventured:
president Harrison?"
"Greater then he, was the reply.
Guess again"
''Blainep" a
Greater than Blaine.''
''Gladstone?"
"Greater than he"
Bismarck"
"Greater than he.p
emperor Williamp"
Much greater"
Pope Leo XIII?" guessed wildly.
p "Greater than he."
Then l was at loss, and hesitated.
"You must not confide yourself to
living men, he interrupted.
"You say it is piece of fiction and
by a man greater than Bismarck, Glad
stone, the Emperor William? confess
you puzzle me-"
well, suppose l say it was Corsi-
can story" The riddle was solved. A
story was actually in existence by Ma
polean Bonaparte. The manuscript
had survived the vicissitudes of war
and exile. Had remained locked up
for hundred years and w snow about
to be brought to light in America. 1t
appears from the researches made by
the French Napoleonic scholar, Frederic
Mason, who vouches for the fact over
his own signature, that Napoleon, when
a young lieutenant, wrote Corsican
story. The manuscript of this he con
fided to his uncle, Cardinal Fesch, then
Archbishop of Lyons. When Cardinal
Fesch died in 1889, his papers were in
structed to his Grand Vicar, Abbe
Lyonnet. Napoleon manuscript was
sold by the able to Libri, a member of
the Academy and inspector of French
libraries. Libri sold this and some
other manuscripts to Lord Ashburnham
for $4,000 and from 1S43 to recent
date Napoleon 3 manuscripts slumbered
in Ashburnham Castle. The Cosmop.
olitan maintains staff editors in both
London and Paris, men of wide &C
quirements, who spend their time in
searching exclusively for what is likely
to be of great value tc the readers the
magazine. To the Paris editors be.
longs the honor of securing for an
American periodical the interesting
manuscript from the pen of the world e
greatest personality.
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