The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-31
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Pierre jean de Beranger.


TIE eGee. bs writings upon de popular heart duros
the greater part Of the last half &C. Nty had undoubtedly
much TO do with the many evei dnl political ch.nsas
through which Franco hes passed during thai period
"Le, mo make tho songs ofa people, eaid statesmen
who thoroughly understood nspiud ia Vi care GOT Wa
exercises the governing power" Bersng W iuuy apWe
ca,cd the truth conveyed this remark I'd prefsrrc5
his title CT popular eAanscnntev TO tho prcudsS dgaHss
,bs, roy atty could confcr upon him this sner
ested devo'isn to their GAUGE, joined to his un,Ies
merits lyrical writer which endsared tina dscsaeA
poet the hearts Of bis country men, and SIZED around No
memory the halo Of snsulled patriotism. Unlike Moors
be iawned upon the s.ocacy whom he sNrzed,
and the nobest trait in his character 10 the sympathy
which he expressed In his fall for the misfostuDes
OF The man whom In his brilliant career OF prosperity
Inducements could tempt him TO approach. 'whea he
was matter Of Europe" says " Tssoi "Naposon could
obtain line from the pen Of Berargsr bat The asesG
Captain, betrayed by rortune-the representative OF
glory OF the century-,he OF genius who had made
such marvellous efo'u to sggrandse and honor ous
Countrywide bepcfac,or and bur Of kings chained by
them 70 the rock OF 81 Helena Inspired the most religious
attachment and the mosi eloquent admiration In the
oil poet" Nothing forcbly truly depsos
the generous and whole souled character Of The maa.
BeraDger WAS born In Paris on the 10Th Of Augus 1850
In The house OF his srandathera poor tailor Neither
his father his mother have had much iunusncs
his education. In = notice prenxed to Of the
authorized editions Of his works. stated THAI his father
native Of FlAmincourt, near PeroDnc, was man d
intellectual and active organizaop aspiring constantly
In The course Of . career full Of adventures, %
higher condition Of LIFE than that from which
he had issued. To him, In all probability b.
ranger was indebted for his lively and fertile imsg,a
ton though his grandfather and grandmother IN
questonaby owed the general steadness aud couseocv
Of his character. Whilst with these good people, he
spectator Of the capture OF the Bas,e-an event shoh
forty years LATER he celebrated By bis within he
bars OF the prison Of Ia Force. Shortly After that
rabe event he ef Paris for Peronne where he
signed 70 tho OF paternal aunt, who kept I'm
In OF tho faubourgs Here this worthy woman may
be eaid have assisted tomewhat shaping destiny
by placing In his hands Teemachus and few volumes a
Racine and votare, which she possessed To the
OF the religious poets and the most nhde phoso-
piers bis aunt, extremely rous added excclsua
moral warnings and oounsss Of the most srvent devotion
Eevertseoes told his genius, q. this sasiy
epoch betrayed iper In soeptica and humorous sAlrss
1t 10 related Of hi tina, At the age OF twelve, having
been struck by lightning the threshold OF his
aunis dwelling the frat that he uttered recovs
ing from The unconscIoasnsss into which no had ben
throws by ~ wcre You see, sun there's in youy
holy wafer"
Al the age OF fourteen young Bsvapssr entered
apprentice the printing once OF n. Lslsre, whore he
learned the nst principles Of orthos,>phy aud language
Be, school which contributed to the teveaops
meot Of his aisieot and Of his moral ssaiimenn tAs
Primary Institute founded Pcronne ~ n Bailus -
Beansise, formerly Deputy In the Lesssrvs Assembly.
In bis enhuklastc sduirson CT Jean Jacques Rsa1sss
this gentleman had tho plan Of school for chn-
dren framed the maxims OF The citizen psesopaw.
Tue institute old presented nj once the image u
club and that Of camp; the children military
costume the occasion Of every goran, public eysat
dresses and wrote 10 the cssn Robezperrc or hs cssn
Tallien Young Berarger the orator and the usuai
composer OF ali thee speeches and addresses The tas
c1l,iysrng his taste and forming his syle, ana
although be himself srns thu he never resd The c,as
their proper aiom, there II doubt from the svi-
depce contained thsse early Efforts tna, he must have
made himself thoroughly acquainted 9Th them shroash
A coon n be had entered bis seventeenth ysar h
ranger sent back 70 his father, In Paris IN 70
cs many ~ooas. e ssrsr. he csocsvsS the de-
writing verses, nspred, We arc told BY some hs.irca
s.s es n oo1.sy called The He
which he tatrxed foppsh and encminnie mea and smS
,oS, and ngss,ss .osa Sss naa 70, sss
how ever 10 be saiisa ed 9Th his oun succc aod no
nounced his dramatic Efforts In disxur TO ss'isfy hts
poetic ambition, he himself 10 collect sras
for epic poem hero OF which 10 be CLOVIS, al
the execution Of which he resolved to postpone 70 hs
In the meanwhile the pressure Of his peosssiss co.,
PEELED him 70 think Of giving practical realization 70 sons
OF bis poetic protocQ Of1cf 70 rtoouCo pm ne
ceived he ldea of eIps'risuns himself % ssye, vssA
Was SUI in The power or the frencn. member Of As
great expedition, who had returned dscnchs.td win he
East, diverted bim from H. rnsn set In sone year
hard srurEes With adversely, Of poverty cnf1rsd
cheerfuiness and OF experiences frsuabt with fruitful
resula both for the young posi- and bis couay 70 tan
period OF alternate A and OF youthful absudounsas ~
owe some Of the happsss souvenirs Of hs muse.
Al length almost broken down In spirit By NE u
his efforts, relieved nom
barAssmenis BY the generous nssusance Iucien bsns
parse. the brotner OF ms IN consui hmsen mAn -
genius ne w enougn IN the young poet 70 lusufy ms -
pccseon shat ne would one day DO honor 70 M pAronA
bersnger nat IN tne ucucalon 70 one OF NJ hssr conec
TORS paid w1n tribute OF srahtude 10 nsa oene.sNR.
Inc influence wnicn me wrltnp OF Cnnssnsosnnn ~
erceed al TINS pesiod on me religious senemese o. 49,
ecvn crcumsnnce 700 impo1sAns - 49, wneo.s
which the sushor q the Genius Of cssssss,v hsd A.