The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-03

DEATH oP BERASGEE, THg PoKr-Tl,e Enron
brings US the announcement of the deatt, of Pierr
Jean de Beranger, the great song writer Of France
whose stirring effusions have bound him TO ;h
hearts and sympathes Of the French people
beranger- the grandson Of the Paris tailor. wa,
porn IN that city on the 17th OF August $780, an,
until the age of fourteen was alternately tavern
boy and printer. His literary life commenced sf
"ns age OF seventeen but his early effort. at com
coy. epic and religious poetry we're not publisher
~ IoV'I "ithout resources, patrons or encourage
ineht, ho threw himself. almost in despsir nno,
the protection of Luciep Bonaparte who nlaa..
win ms crude poems, gave him good advice am
substantial assistance, and allowed him to use and
ora" the salary coming to him as member of tn,
,ute- IN isoJ-o Bsranger edited the "Annae.
ueo Auseo' IN loOo he received a small clerk.li,
IN the university. In 1915 his first collection q
songs appeared, although they were already Wal
known IN literary circles. His second collection
whieh appeared in 1921, were too liberal to sui
tue ruhng powers, and he lost his Office and wa,
sentenced to three months, imprisonment Save,
years later third collection subjected him =
nine months Imprisonment and a fne of .a,
lnousanh francs, which was paid by the liberia
party of france. When the revolution triuupl,ad
he steadily refused the titles and bonors wifi
winch has friends wished to load him
ptrln2 the reign OF Louis Philippe he lived /,
retirement and published his fourth and last col
lection OF songs. When the revolution OF IS4s le6
70 a republic, he was elected member of the ma
tonai assembly. an honor which he declined Tn,
later years Of his life have been passed in rerisn
MS early poems, and preparing .'Dictionarie Hit
,"rque OF the political, poetical and literary CO
lebritics of France
BrranEer was the Burns of France: without tn,
nepth and meliowness of the Bard of AYRSHIRE. m
knew how to strike the chords which yibrat.
through the popular heart. The god of the Paris
ians is The god of pleasure, aud none poured on,
more Joyous and fragrant lbations on his althr-
The disciple of Epicurus, Bacchus and Cupid. h.
loved to celebrate the feeting pleasures of the Ia,
IN the graceful and glowing numbers of his charm
ing verse.
chill Id of the people he was at home among thei,
lnys and sorrows he loved best chant the praise
NJ LiSette III hsr garret and to crown the frugal
meal with lyric praises of the wine which tn,
oiouscS drink. But his Tyre hal deeper chords: hi
Sympathies were with the free thoughts and free
impulses OF France. Although battling always fol
arepublic, he uniformly declined its honors; like
an honest and independent poot he preferred
the vexations of politics, the trumphs of his muse
and his own perennial good humor. The death of
such man il "a calamity to France; he who has
tor half century written their songs will De
mourned alike by the inmates of ST. Cloud who's,
youth he delighted, and by the laborers studcnts
and grisettes of the Latin Quarter, who knew bj-
lyrics by heart and who dearly loved the little
songsinger of Paris"