New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

NJ PAN Sabaticr is about To rewrite his Life
Of ST Francis 80 Assist" moved TO this 10y the
discover, OF an Interesting Ms. which he cIaims
to b.. IN. oldest authority for She life Of the
saint. and 10 hc written within a few months OF
his death by Fra Lone. his most intimate
friend The Pail Mall Gazette saye: From
compilation entitled 'Speculum VITAE st Fran
else published at Baic 800. N Sabater. by
eliminating portions taken from other known
works. such a he 'Life.'ty 81 Boravcntura. the
'Fiuretti etc. had already obtained "A reslduum
which from tho simplicity ard homogenclty Of its
style. he believed T. BE- part Of some cary docu-
ment - reconstructed, IL contained llN nap
tiers Then he set 10 work To find out " nat the
original could Dc. and ~ found IN ne Blblo-
thciuc Mazarin.' in Paris II Ms dated i'1'' con-
taining III chapters. u which llG were prac-
ticaly IDENTICAL with his reconstructed text ana
also containing the important statement that
this lifc IF ~. Francis. called Spectrum f"rtcc-
.ionis.' Ma completed ~ the author On May IL
l..-1 tnc Dbl. IN having died on October ). l2Zo
Interna! evidence leaves 10 DOUBT that FRA
Leone was The autho~. Fur th"r research led 10
the discovery Of six other MSS in various
Libraries the earliest f which Is dated HOS.
The only question THAI remained was whether
the work might not be forgery OF later age
NJ Sahati,r gives his reasons for believing TINS
suppositloA to be untenahie. Tho Latin work -
full II the simple intimate touches OF an eye
witness and friend. ana wholly free from the
characteristics Of the conventional Lives ~ tho
Saints est. Francis IL Hill be borne in MIND.
was no, canouized till July. l.2S) The reason
suggested fcr the practical disappearance oi the
work So carly is the known fact OF the hltter
diSsrnSlOnS NUlcn distracted tnt 'iu'l "I''i 'hc
saints death in which dissensions Fra Leone
was on the losing sid" and in l2Gb II was de-
creed 10y a general council Of the order that an
accounts 81 the saint prior l." the of ial life by
81 BouavtrtUra shoIld be destroyed.
MIR. Sdr,., GOWNS Life Of Robert Louis stew
cnson viii -.ia.ly appear during the coming
autumn.
: sori.s e article IN the war is t. appear
IN "rho Century" These articles will take the
"Eat;l,. ard Leaders If the civil War. ana
thcv viii be- brought out under the * neral head
Of Battles ana Leaders, Places ana PrunIehS
Of ;hr span. American War
Mr. A. r CUTLER Couch settles in the current
nun,hcr Of The Pall Mall Magazine the dis
putcd question e the pronunciation OF his name.
red, believe. and hence (since We are ON per-
| saual topireD the color IF my hair. With the aus
tcre Words worth.
4 + am not one who much or oft delight
70 season my frcsidc with personal tax
or for that matter. any other person ireslde'
sn urrhaps this slight concession 10 tranSatlan-
4 tic curiosity may bc forgiven. My correspondent
further inquiries about the pronunciation OF ran
Mall MAGAZINE Il should be Pell Nell.
Concerning Mr. Rudyard Kipling man OF
Cane Town writes: "A small man. dressed 10
! match his old pipe-and rather fond or cutting
| Jokes AT his own expense on both scores-Wltn
prominent spcctacles ana prominent 'hll' u.'i
mustache keen. dark eyes. Keen EXPRESSION
mick movements and astonshingly quick re-
I iondcrs in talking; the distinctive note Oh MI"
was kcenness altogether. but sympathetlr Keen
ness Somehow one began with an ldea tha' TIC