The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-05-16
Two Popular French Authors.



found an opportunity TO see Sue, the mills
ionaire Socialist, the theoretical Red Re,
publican, aud actual snob, II WIS then
time when Sue was more than the mode
he was the rage lie was at the zenith
% his popularity. |, then Young man
had marked with delight his terrible invee,
tive against the jesuit priesthood, in the
" Juif Erant," and the continual praise
of the poor and lowly, at the expense Of
the rieh and high horn, which forms the
thread upon which are strung all bis tc'
tons Aud confess to a sentiment OF un-
sophisticated surprise, when waiter IN
white hid gloves answered our knock, and
bore upon massive silver salyer our cards
10 the luxurious eondemncr OF luxury and
wealth, whom, but "A few day before, had
heard deliver, in the legislative halls, a ia,
nous TRADE against the tyranny OF gold
over brains and muscle. 4 moro atistu-
cratic residence than that of this seii.c5a,
sltuled man Of the people surely not
the best abused aristocrat OF them all could
have desired.
Il was real palace The furniture was
OF the most costly and luxurious descrip,
ton. In every corner aud spare space, IN
rooms aud hall, were statues The walls
were hidden by SPLENDID oil paintings
Window curtains Of the heaviest siikeu
stuff. produced the genuine aris,ocraiic,
dreamy halflight Aftcles Of rir'a GOV.
cred the tables aud cstageres with which
the rooms were somewhat unduly crowded.
And costly tropical flowers exhailed upon
all sichly, rich perfume, which smacked
Of strong love Tor scusuous enjoymenis.
What stand point thought as w. fol-
lowed the waiter, whence 10 show forth the
miserable struggle O, honest poverty
against ovefbepflne wealth
30 we wandered through room after
room iat part OF my object was to see
the place--uHiii u. last the servant ushefcd
US into the working cabinet OF W. Sue.
There was a time when NJ. Sue was a
handsome man. worshipped OF the iair sex,
Such an Adonis indeed, as to cause soma
en,jous Wit to make upon os maine tae
caieabaar4, or pun, lc 61ysU lbvau SGej
| Was somewhat astoushed, therefore, to
fud myself standing before a man OF so
uupieasaut an expression aud general cast
Of couuteuaHce as to be actually repuisiNe
lHe broad. efoss face, without single the
line the du,l look Of the eye, tary pulled
on, scatj..fy. somehow pot me- comIcaIIE
in m.na Of iree,lrog Although wc bad
,,,.,,,,,.J lin at n. rt,av iabo.s. be-
ga. si.,,Jas fr an evening assembly
Tho hair pa'mmed and carled, the resflcn-
dent vlire collar. nt wa. tho day Of large
collrsA The snowy silk cravat, the snowy
.lirthns5m -aU these were uue2coutiauabIe.
But u4ee saw ISL. ron,lemal y cnlogi1er
of the noble poor holding his pen IA %
band encased IN The duesl ,pote-, white
KID glosrs Joua | Was Inclined o.
laugh /, wa. a. tbuugA De feared to sau
his delicate hands with lne niseues be vas
portfa,inr.
MAS
II was during my hr.t visit to pafs Chat
the Monte Cbi.ln Villa OF Duma for
some u4le his iarofit, res dencc--Was com
p,,ted. Al ihis time al, he DID OF said Was
a, much rubEc property as the hide be-
v,oi. a.d ,he much he caused 90 BE- vfit>
ten and sent out under bis name. lAts
v,sn lite he coveted. 70 be constantly
exciting the public curiosity to live IN this
blaze however hrtiuogs-oi uotoflety,
was the rlary of hi. lite. Aud to retain
tbis s.,r,, before the nov,l,, loving public
Of Pans wa. the object to which he devo-
ted t.rus and money.
Tho Nouie Christie Villa folly was O.
s,i.nId effort ia this direction. Tbs,
villa. 10 maintain which must have CON
sumed a pfneely Income, coui,iuod AT
that the M ost extrayaganl Oucuial ,sstes.
GRATED np,m Occidental ingenuity could
either desie or devise. There were upon
thi. domain lakes and u,ets. bell towers aus!
Wat, towers. Gothic pagiHous. ab}luih.,
and water GH.. There was 100 the house
an anlelie- Tor painters There WAS "a
beautiful fitted theatre where no plays bn'
those Of pumas himself we're brought out
and where consequently people soa"
ceased 20 20 the tediom OF forced attention
and applause being too great to he horne
There were appointments io' MONKEYS shn
parrots, Of which animals Dnma. hNa
quite colircuoh' ih"'' "'S s"'''''
stable He'd with finest sieedsi ana near ny,
house for his noble pack oil d'ee' Ma
10 the midst of the grounds 'hef' was
famed kiosk, whose walls we're covered
..s.ix nj tsaHuEl. (NutaI iIfU