Page 120 - nguyen sinh huy chan dung mot nha nho

iloat i0ru yeu nurrc *6t nSr udi critr lrn rrr, - tgzg)

b Nh\rt T6o (TAn An), 6ng tidp xtic v6i Phan BOi ChAu, Nguy6n An
Khr:ong, Nguy6n Thdn Hidn, Nguy6n Quang Di6u...0ng tham gia

phong trho theo cdch cira 6ng.
Nim 1900, 6ng biin m6t phdn thi sin, I6n Shigbn bdt tay ho4t
dQng, 16p co s& kinh doanh, vidt b6o. Tir nhm 1906-1-907, lhm chri
bft tb Ndng cd Min dhm, lAp hOi Minh tdn (*), tap hqp dr-rgc nghiOp
chri, dai didn chtu Co sb kinh thi cria Hdi c5 b Shigbn vh gdn khdp
cr{c tinh Nam ky, nhu: Nam Trung kheich san, Chi0u Nam ldu,
Nam hba loi, TdNam khrich s4n, Nam D6'ng Huung lirqurin, Cdng
ty Nhh in (b Sbigbn), Minh TAn khdch san, Nam k) Minh tdn cdng
nghe, Nam k) thuong cu6c, M! Tho Minh tAn M6 tdng cuQc b M!
Tho, Minh TAn thr:ong cu6c & TAn An, Nam Mf Thanh thr:ong
qudn & Vinh Long, Tdn Thhnh thuong cu6c & Sad6c vh nhidu co s&
khdc. Cdc co s& nby vta lb noi kinh tbi vira th di 14i, 1i6n lac, hdi
hop. Nhi6u nhh cdch m4ng ltic bdy gib ddu c6 ddn tni ngu vb nhAn
thi tro cria ciic co sb nhy. Ong thuimg xuy6n di H6'ng K6ng (con trai
6ng lh Jules Trdn Chdnh fidt hoc tai d6y), Nhrft Bdn, tidp xric vfi
cu Phan vh duloc Nhqt hohng tidp kidn. Ong rdt ndi tidng, thuimg
du,qc goi lh quan phri Minh tAn. Thuc ddn Phdp theo d6i, n6m
1908, 6ng bi b6t cirng vdi nhidu ddng chi khdc tai Mf Tho ldc dang
h6i hop. Sau khi dtroc th& ra, 6ng vd Rach Gid brin hdt ruEng ddt,
mang tidn l6n Sbigbn phdt tridn bdo chi (lhm chri bdt tb Luc finh

tdn vin), kinh doanh ldy tidn lif gtri cho Phan Bdi Ch6u l6p co s&
crich mang b Ban-thdm (Thdi Lan). N6m L}LT ,Ong lai bi b6t vd tQl
tdn tro cho Phan Phdt Sanh (Phan Xfch Long) ndi a4y. Nhb su can
thiQp cria chdnh phtr Nhqt vh luft suPhan Vin Truimg, n6n duoc
tha. Ngohi vi6c thm chri brit hai tb b6o (NOng cd min dd.m, Lq.c tinh
td,n ud,n) hO hho ddng bho dohn kdt, hpp lrfc canh tAn criu nrxic, 6ng
cbn viSt vh xudt b6n mQt sd ddu sdch: Htrong Cting nhd,n uQt, Ti6n
cd,n hQu bdo, Hod,ng Td Anh hd.m oan, Vd,n ng1n gidi tQp, Gia. phd,
Minh td,n tidu thuydt (lu4n thuydt vd c6ng cudc Minh tdn)...

(.) Trong cudn Minh T6n ti6u thuydt, 6ng giSi thich hai ch[ Minh T6n bdt ngudn tr ciu: "Dai hQc chi
d4o, tqi minh minh duc, tai tdn d6n'(Theo Son Nam trong Thi6n dia h6i va cu6c Minh t6n, Sdi
Gdn,1971).

125