New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-20

IL T me thlng itself. f. G. England is called in
i''1Se II hoku.' 1t is written thus in Chi
nese characters: y ID. the meaning of the
characters being English" for the first char
ac'er' country FOR the second. Using the sylla-
parry they would be written thus: IA p.
me sound Of the symbols being "ay' .'e" 'Ko"
hu spelled phonetically and giving the Eng
I'll M ana rot the Italian sound TO the letter e
iIliS SyIabary and another rather more difficult
oIG are however. used only by women, children
anu men of little education excepting as an
,uAIIidry 10 The Chinese characters This reader,
moreover. teaches most persistently the virtues
OF loyalty TO the sovereign and Of patriotism,
fury.
HOW DUMAS DISCOVERED MONTE CRIsTO
Early in 1912 Prince Jerome Ronaparte. who
at that time living in the beautiful Villa
"a ~. Qudilo in Florence, had a conversation With
Alexandra Dumas there The prince said:
MY son Napoleon is quitting the service of
" al 1eilDeTS, and returning to Florence. You
WlH understand that he does not wish to run
! me risk OF having to serve against France. AS
soon as he arrives l will introduce him to YOU
How can l serve hm?"
You can show him France, which he does
with him into Italy, if you have time"
tias he seen the Isle of Eba?"
| 1t Is fitting that the Emperor's nephew should
finish his education by taking this historical
Il approve of the idea, and hold you to your
| promise"
Presently the young Napoleon-he was only
nineteen-arrived in Florence, and little later
on he and Dumas, then aged thirty-nine. start
ed on their travels
| The same day they reached Leghorn to find
that no boat was leaving for Porto Ferrajo, and,
! what was worse, that nobody could say when
| one would leave.
Wandering distractedly along the harbor the
prince noticed little two-oared cookie shell Of
| a boat with the name lie Due de Rechstadt
VINO crled: Far ma fol- monseigneur, If the
| King had not made me your guide, I would
| propose a fine escapade'
ITO go to Elba in that boat"
They jumped in and hailed two sailors who
| We're willing to take them not only the sixty
miles to Elba, but to Africa if their excelencies
! pleased. a little mast was set up. and tiny
! sail hoisted. Dumas commenced to shoot sea
gulls. and the prince, who lit a cigar. was soon
! unwell. His guide" who did not smoke and
| who was not ILL., presently saw a stom coming
up and the little boat soon dancing the
waves like a cork. They We're nearly driven
| shore. but. persevering, they found themselves
After having thoroughly explored Eliza, they set
off for the Isle of Pianosa. While shooting
partridges there. the man who carried their
game bag pointed TO a splendid rock rising
! from the sea in the form of a sugar loaf and
said:
| oh exceuencies. if you went there you would
have splendid sport
What Is there. them" asked Dumas.
Wild goats by troops; the island is full Of
! them
And what do you call this fortunate island?"
The Isle of Monte CristO"
It was for the first time and in these cir
cumstances that Dumas heard the name Monte
CristO." The next morning they started for
| the island. The weather magnificent they
had just enough wind to fill the sail, and, aided
! by the oars OF the two sailors. they got along
/ capitally. As they neared il Monte Cristo
seemed to rise out Of the and grow like
] the giant Adamastor Dumas had never seen
more beautiful blue mantle than that which
! the rising threw upon the giants shoulders.
At IL o'clock they just about to leap
ashore. when one Of the sailors warned them
that to land would mean five six days quar-
antine in whatever port they might
Dumas and his young friend could risk their
lives. but to stay in quarantine a
serious matter. Dumas proposed that they
should content themselves with rowing around
the island, then returning to Pianosa.
why around it?'' asked the prince.
ITO establish the geographical position and
! to enable me TO give in memory Of this expe-
dtiOn the name Of Monte Crsto' TO
rance or other which l will write"
so be tt" said the prince land remember
TO send me copy Of the romance."-R. s. Gar
nett, in The FortnightIy Review.