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TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1915.

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A Vagabond in New York welben in the latest venue of ", Truth !"———

E have ows quite a lot of interesting people in New York. but I don't think, Lover much any one who was quite so insch interested in mu se Dr. Bernburg, I don't know if you have heard much of Dr. Derulog over here, but his German gentleman who pail a visit to America à litle time ago te collect funds. for the "Dead Cross and stopped – there quite a long timoasid his affection for English authors was quite extraordinary, It was through an English anthor, named Harris, that got to know him-the English anther named Harris, who lived in quita shabby lodgings before he met Dr. Dernburg, alterwands moved, into, four rooms and two bathroom in one of the smartest hotels in New York.

I know the English author's name y very well, but. I had never met him. personally, and so I was rather aut. prised when one day a gentleman called. on at an offes I was working in. with a letter of tytroduction from him.' (and asked me if I wouldn't like to start.

paper of my own and ben hirp tnance is for inc.

The offer didn't remy niything, becuase, we didn't exactly, sre eye to eye about things; bat it was through bin that I heard that be.) Dernburg would iške see me, and''s>

went to we aim at the Hitz Carlton Hotel He, was a large, stout gentlommun, with a beard und n hose and a mod Anong English generals, few had aojiinion at himself. It be had been in larger collection of nicknames than John Epptand he would have worn brown shows el cost and a bowler hat and Cherchill, Duke of Marilionaygli.

called Corporal · John "'. and dryped his matches: ne he was a Anus tan Pens Jeffre," so they tell us, is Handsome Jack by his devoted riva he, word a continual smile? He how the French generalinio is sick. His good looks also caused him asked if I would like to live in four

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to be called "Er bel Anglais " by the rooms and two bathrooms in the smartest munds but little bind, reckless of Froch troops under Marsdal Turennes hotel in New York, like other English discipline, has whispered to, us rny

Anothepenickname was The Silly, Duke" authors, I told him that I should like affectionate subriquets bestowed upon British commanders is the field. The any audied weakness it very much. Then he asked me it of intellect, but from his habit of saying . silly silly!" in order to escapo answering questions which he thought ought it to have been put

great soldier who recently made Tea only! surrender was called "Lobe" for "Bobs ander by the British troops in that India en whose soil he spent 41 years of his useful life. We do not know what bestowed

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ring. And then he asked me if Bouhl go back to England without being put in guol brutuse so mane English kutkars he knew ouella't. nad if so. would I like to own a newspaper in Lon. don and be able to wear a clean rollar every day, and sometimes two in the Numer. I sold him I should like sirely altered, even if he starved to it enormously.

death in America. - I would have Ekel and Ashanti the man in the street was! M. Paul Louis Hervier's interesting He grew thoughtful after that and to ask him a lot more questions, only wont to express his approval of anything! series of articles on the German Imperial began to clean his nails with a penknife ho had an appointment to dine.. with by the severation that it was all sir, Curt, which is being published in the and suck the ends of his fingers after the head of the Hamburgeriks Tine.

Nouvella. Revue, contains in the current wards as Carnet."

they were sugar-stick.ad so he had to leave me. Perhaps the Duke of Wellington was shupter several startling revelations in healed me to tell for wint don't konw of The, Dernburg has gott the British commander whose list of regard to the Crown Prince,

wanted, and I said hundregis and thousa paper started in Louden yet-I have| Already as a student at the University ands of potards, and be told me that he nut seen it announced anywhere, I mean, pick cames was longest. The origia of

the Irm Duke" is not quite clear, of Form he showed himself a man who was serious. He said he couldn't make but I am sure if he has or does I ahail unless it was born from his unrelenting would not tolerate any signs of deany pecuiises until he knew a little more recognise it when I see it, because it saverity towards his

lackgunals in

horniceracy. Although suppored to share the about me But that if I was ready to will be кв very palefetic-English the Peninsular War.life of the other students, he refused to write what I was told I should inaku putriotic, I mean. I gathered from what Most of his sobriquest were acquired in associate with them or to recognise the

more money than I had evermusde in my head other gentlemen-told me about! hose compaigns. In 1800 he was statutes that govern the university life. He only I musta't expect too much that it is going to take itself and the christened "Old" Bourn from his passage' He even went so far as to go to Berlin because he could buy as many English situation very seriously indeed. of that river. At the end of the Penin, to complain to his father,

unthers na he liked, and had bought going to make a special feature of show. solar War he had earned the name of It was at this time that occurred bis quite a number already who gave hitning up the Ministry and sli the mistakes 1739 Hero of a Hundred Fights."

engagement to Miss Gladys Deacon, tho every satisfaction. He mentioned it has made since the beginning of the Flis great opponent's dickammes are rich and beautiful American, to whom names that I knew very well, though, war, and another special feature of show. to familiar to need more than a passing Le awore sternal fidelity, and whom he funnily enough, when I asked the shouting that Lord Kitchener is no better than reference. The Litile Carporalaget at the orders, of the Kaiser.

it afterwards they both denied it. But should be, and of warning the public showed the affectionate devotion' of his

he said they could none of them go back in general that unless he is got rid of THE Undersigned have received instrac-diem. And during the short exile in Iis faith in the fact that the Hohen-to England for private reasons, and he and someone else put in his place the

tions to sell by Public Auction,

Ella he was called Corporal Violet zellerns rale Germany because of being was rather taken with the idea of having Chlans may be expected to be looting by his friends, alluding 65 the lwpe that closer for them by the almighty in pinpter of his own in England. He toons be to bele mud he woull return with the violets in the even greater than that of his father, and asked me if I knew of any that were in die of September. I think I remember spring,

mora mysteriously. Hervier tells an amusing story of the the market, because he thought it would his saying that Mr.. Asquith would have L'Autre. Perhaps he appreciated best Crown Prince's blasphemous attitude Jan-better than starting

to go, too, if the new paper has any say his name of "The Man of Destiny" and this respect. It appears that the future altogether. We had quite an interesting in the matter at all, and someone else, most assuredly he did not relish the ruler of Germany, if the Allies permit that, and at the end of it I asked him whose name I forget, be put in his place. irreverent Parisians' allusions to him as him to act as such, was spending several if he would mind my putting what he I have the impression that it is going the Contractor General" when they reeks in Switzerland, where he mot had aid into an article I was thinking to take the spy question very seriously, ONE STEVENS & SHOT RAPEATING considered the public works which he charming young lady, to whom, as is of writing about the German in the too, and point out that the Royal Family promised but did not always complete.his habit, he at cace begin to pay very United States. He got quite buffy about itself has German blood in it and should Bluff John Bull was content to allude to marked attention. One ovaning the it, and cleared a thumbaall so deep that regarded with the gravent suspicion. Sapoleon Bonapurte as Boney." Crown Prince's companion draw his at it mulé ha sour. Then he told me And lingether it is going to be 10

Sapolenu was not abore stealing other tention to a star of particular beauty.

that I could say what I liked, because patriotic and pessimistic that after a 740 | people's ideas when he thought he could¦

nobody would believe me, and I don't time the Britils publie will give way use them. When he dubbed Ney "The

suppose anyone will. I know I must

to come ore and bring Dr. Dernburg trepid Marulul did not know that he was in be a decoration bestowed by any little later I tried to get an interview with him to tell us what to do. I may bearing a second hand titlo. Lope he father on the Ruler of the Universe," with him for one of the New York papers, have got some of the details a bit hazy fore the battle of Friedland the areThe atmerons dirtations of the Crown and he wouldn't see me, had been bestowed by Henri IV. Crillon.

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itials were U.S."landing for Ulysses! Only & short time age reports were that I have told you about sirendy. Simpson General Robert E. Leo, the printed in the newspapers throughout the There is another who does most of his wating in Chicago, though he doesn't Commander-in-Chief, was world to the effect that the life of the live there. And there is one on one of PARIS AND EUROPE, MAYENCE FRERE Mare Robert to his adoring meu. Crown Princes had becole unbearable the San Francisco papers, and so on. de Co., 18 Bus it la Grange, Baizite And the lesser readers on each side bad and that she contemplated instituting of case, 1 don't know about the other

divorce proceedings. their nicknames. G. E. Thomas, a cay. NEW YORK T. B. Brown, Latus and stubborn soldier, was ealed How much truth there was in the two, but I know that the New York Ali Hall, #ext find the New live by the Fed's bed, rumour it is impossible to tell at the man in "quite unprejudiced, because he Yark City. THE CHINESE TRASURLIST Ürray, 62 and also the Book of Chickamusgu." moment, but M. Hervier recounts a ruse told me so himmett, He told me, too, West End Street! & He sounded the Federal left wing in the adopted soon after her marriage to that it was quite a mistake to think that

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cized him the title. "Fighting Join Hooker" was another popular general on She asked the Kaiser to appoint her English people he hated, because they laws are then he hated them, and, as the Unica side and Fighting Fhil, colonel of the Hussar Hopiment in which so hypocritical. He hated their a similar sobriquet, was bestowed on the Crown Princo was the chief of a Halip Kearney, also known as "One squadron. No sooner did she obtain he to their judges, he almost foamed at the appointment therr she began to use her mouth when he spake of them. He.anid Armed. Fall"

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