The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
NEW BOOKS.
pr Conan Do,te's Lates,

..b \ most riot oIs imagination is the h,Ir A.,
n, conan ravle's romance. The I'd.
,,,nre. cf Gerard" Mcclure, Phi'i', 4
"a, l. Russis, Italy, GERMANY. spa,n.
p,r,uesl and England he takes beavers
a. sitting in the cafe the old rx.n tells the
.,5res # his fights, his love making and
h. bsrbrosdth escapes in P,e brave day.
>, Napoleon and his res 4 pearance in this
,,or -orlmr will be r@lcomed nv many
~ador, Tn" great d%vs are gone and the
r-eat mon are dead and the old FIRE eater
dvs his ncse mtg his Hagon Of Sureenes
,e.., e bow came to leave an ear in
l"oNo 'hr'/gh his amiable weakness for
prtrvwo' ran how he captured Saragossa
ard ,7"'d rne army before Torres Vedras.
Ay~ no. 'por" himself ~ Waterloo and how
IN ~ Nirsk In England when he
~s.t Cd prisoner he Joined in the national
s,c,'s and even showed his captors
,crnkIe or,wo Already. before Saragcssa.
No had 'ed the field at a fox hunt. and pur-
sung the quarrv 80 hercely that even the
hounds could not keep up, he with his own
hand put the fox u the sword So. too, In
Fnraul NJ the guest Of the noble Lord
Rlttru Ie taught them some things about
phsasgnt sJooting that they did not know
'l.u viii nv pleased to hear" he saya.
''Nat there were few things IN which could
u-' tHAd nv own, and in some exceled
R'0lp. 10 no'ise was wood in which pleas
epts wero reared. and it was Lord Rufton's
Wv - kill THESE birds, which vas done by
sending N Non to drive them ont while he
ed IS friends stood outside and shot them
p, rnev rasaol. For my part, was more
.n9ltv. 'or studied the habits Of the bird
pnd 81 .v'ng ont in the evening was able
I l5. rnmher Of them as they roosted in
tte y .: Hardly single shot was wasted,
Nv IL" heoQe" was attracted by the sound
a. lie firing, and he imrllred ne in his
rmugI GnGlsh fashion to spare those that
"Hro eft That night ] was able to place
rNelv" birds as a surprise upon Lord Ruftnns
-'rror able, and he laughed until he cried.
F. Conveyed was he TO see them. Cad.
'era,i, vou'il he Toe death Of me yet he
c0 Cd often he said the same thing. for
IT. every turn amazed him by the way in
"Njoh | entered into the sports Of the
luElish vi5ht valiant also was he in the
,rickAt f"ti, and when with nnerring aim
J." mrni the ball and hit Mr. Rudd, the
noad gS-deI.er, fairly in the middle Of the
wal-S oat, tie brave brigadier felt a not
l'naI'. ral pl'ide. with despairing cry
thn cry Of the brave man who is beaten
10 the gardener fell upon the wooden
pegs behind him. and they all rolled upon
're grA,nd together. II was for mo, the
victor, 10 rush forward 10 embrace this
Intrepid player and to raise him to his feet
With words Of praise and encoura cement
ind hope. He was in pain and could not
stand erect. yet the honest fellow confessed
nat there was no accident in my victory
He did il a-purpose He did it a-purposer
again and again he said it. Yes, it was a
great game this cricket. and would gladly
lave ventured upon il again, but Lord
Intton and Rudd said it vas late in the
-esson, and 40 they would play no more"
And what a devil the old chap must have
been among he women. according to his
own account, I'm every country" says he.
II has been my Gust ON TO try 10 learn the
ignguage. For this reason | always look
@'olnd for some lady who will be kind
'nougl TO teach ii TO me. and then we prac-
Use it together This is the most interesting
way of picking it up, and before was 30
could speak nearly every tongue in Europe.
but it must be confessed that what you
learn is not Of much use for the ordinary
purposes of life. My business for example
las usually been with soldiers and peasants S,
and what advantage is it TO be able to say
10 hem that love only them and that /
"tlI come back when the wars are over?"
A CHEEKY old >iascon, as we have said, and
When after telling Of his last sight Of his
great master, dead at st Helena the old SOL
dler snlutes mis- auditors and says farewell