HIS SYMPATHY OUT OF PLACE. Good Reason Why Author's Condolences Condol-ences Were Not Well Received. At a meeting of the French academy acade-my a short time ago the "Immortals" had assembled and were conversing Informally on the subject of the election elec-tion of a new member when a well-known well-known writer entered the room. He greeted his colleagues, who smiled broadly upon him.' Presently the smiles became laughter and it dawned upon the writer that something about him was the cauBe of the hilarity. Good-natured explanations followed and then, stroking his left cheek, the late arrival said: "I fancy you aro right. I had not finished Ehaving when I thought of the election here today and rushed away, with the work undone." un-done." "Don't worry." said one of his friends; "remember Pasteur, who condoled con-doled with a woman who had Just lost her husband, and thinking for the moment mo-ment that it was the son who died, said: 'You are the more to be pitied because he was your only one.' "