The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-19


Eugene Sue the French NovsIIst
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one on 'oe moss romancSs on modern dsys
has ceased 10 exist h the person u Eugene He a,ed
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between his demise and Thai Of Bsuror NE b..d writer
Of France Thus literature has In brief space d ume lost
two of IT, most shining ornaments.
Sue w~ descended IRON an ancient and respectable
family which numbered among ~ members msay pro
fes.ors oemedicue H,s father v.s urgsou attached 10
mo sfAno army OF INC Hfss Naposeon. no wa Al" o"
geou and ply 10 the Emperor and To Josephue and
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accompanied inc army IN the campaign Oh 1919 -'1 our
ousp,v attached professionally 70 the service Of Louis
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A'M., ana occupied me posi- oaei " e
re till his DEATH which occurred about the middle OF The
relsn of Chsrles x The famous Commissioner of Ponoe
80. :. -. 1900. and hi. ,dnc,,on.,v hsh
foo0ne "ss one " M p~"'As' -. -
his medical adviser In such respec that on one be
made him new years present Of splendid carriage and
horses Such new years sns are nos unusual IN far"'
Eugene Sue entered the world under lettering auspices
Tba Emcyss, yo.epbne vas bis godmother and her son.
Eugene Beauhrnais his godfasher' From the latter be
took his bapssmal Like his father, and many Of
III, r...r. .rcA.ors ha ssud,ed madeleine And uas ad
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misted 10 the pracnce Oh nA' Pfoo0sion nc procured
,aoo % Ala M. ,onv remain IN the .,mv nm, nrocursd
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70 ns cs1sv Ss made sevsra .
surgeon IN una, cApacav ne msae seVera voYaees par
ucusiiy among sne en- tnas .snus ana op'aneo NAV
nowiedge OF seeaIns me- OF !ne horrors OF me slave
into many Of bis suo.eque,. works: ..A'ar auu,'
ID specimen OF 'nat wna ronsnce 0. tne sea, WITH
He was present 1t the battle q Nsvarno, when the
naikMn neos ~As "eaS"yeo W "s Insnan' Freocn Anu
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meocne 10 [Atn ior pfeI sesson nls issner nsd 1911
nun inse iorune Dus ySuns sue was NOV man 70 Keep
couise soon iouna meens 70 squanoor ns psrmony MS
nrs' uerary wo,k VIC oeneV1 W. h1St' oueo upy1
hspa over paint he horrors OF Ina, event Ssxt Anu
Pesfea, II we are no. mssskoo nn never Of |AHr1ub
n.o SnCn ne 1ove we nave sAu, al INC IN %
VA. Nc ~ xoquoa ~ ~ su sok saS oss tnua
anos- OF the norroIs OF tne tmve uaoe suu Of toe DUO
caneerng ntofy OF me umes Inen ne Wrose ms mover
Oh fIc-et piock, Wnicn gave nun iminense PoPonfV,
and threw open TO him all the salons OF Paris
inss WORK was Iohow 60 oy me wnion also
n.u a h.c - Ho ns ~, D
promo writer ana soon nppeareo rom ms pan Ine i1ar
de Koetoin and me history OF me French NAVY Inc
later woiK tnougn ngniy ntoresuf aosetner 700 iuu
OF nouon ana romance 70 oeeerve me name o. history,
sno consequently mas never peen AN au'noiy ON Inc SUD-
The "Mys.eiies Of Paris. and the Wandering Jew are
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nd S he n h" so onv hos
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meet q ,ne moaeln snsoaser snu Arn P.oosuy oeses
nn my s.eI nv'ei1 ,I .' ns ss
nos oeen OF mucn account N Dnplesez or the
hemoIs huhoaaa' ne unVen -. ING oeplaviy Oh re-
specaoe Partisan me- In iAc MOI o. Of, works psrtook
OF that character HIS "seven Deadly sons w pchs ca
pttder,)-one OF np laHss puohcaaons-nas not naa
much success. Indeed, we do no. know that It
has had the honor Of an English translation. He
WAS engaged IN tne puohcston Oh 'us stter Work ~
the nme OF the breaking out OF the rcvouon OF ana
since thep MS pen may Dc SAID 70 nave pecn ad aside
Although Eugene sue showed 10 much bitterness 10 his
writings Namt me moneyed GLASSES ana me onutcn ana
nteness Ct Partisan life, he was himself remarkable for
bis love OF elegance and OF luxury ana WAS by no means
remsrkaoe ior oissoueness Oh CONDUCT on ,ne Contrary
ne vas scrupuously reurns ana modeet NO &nocea'
OF the old regime held the lower classes IN more c,n'
tempt than did MI. Eugene sue himself He vas an OK.
qunle Of me nrt wAer ana Woola mol run me rnk o.
soihng hmien oy contact win vulgar pieocaps; and IN
spite OF ne nne ely wecn anows iorn 10 az ms wrungs,
he may have been BY similar con1aety sn.turay reli-
hgous, - he WAS In general moral man. One thing is
certain however mat MS wrangs nave hos sdvaoaSed
he eaMe o. ei.ner fsEg'on or mofs ANY ..-s,.,
In peuon Eugene sue ID SAID 10 navo resemolea eome'
what Daniel webster though ne was nH OF 30 commana
Ing ngue as our g cal stesman ne was OF swartny
ano gloomy expression lie was aciturn and reserved in
company, but when ne would abandon MS reserve ne
What The fresch a pas eonod.e ne was very entertain
ngi oet ne never Hio"eu sar avn I" uoit1r ns viz
ne nsd csPacy ,of ngn pnopny aaa, - n 100, w0,n'
Auuno anty tesuiy, wAs essenlay IN ollgna snuker'
MOI only was ne lover ana pracuser OF sne mora VIZ
tues out N All tue reAnons OF NE ne msnsAnea suiouy
upright and honorable cnNacter lsnonss never eIscn-
ed itself TO him nor cast blemish upon his scutcheon
And yet strange to say III. rs tue man whose literary
wovks spreso Alarm anon we loVers VI oruer ma ren-
gion In Frasoe and throughout Europe
We nave sMd snAi Eugene sue was iona o. ,uluiy Ana
elegance, he vas 30, even 70 Iolole. ne NJ severs
country houses; oet on one IN lrucun, nesr oricans,
ne onPlayeo I'll LIS loFe o. osensnon NJ iuAu,y. on
tne dome IKE ROOF o. sAlo'n IN nv ons'eso ne nsa
REPRESENTATIONS IN INC nnos. svo VI VIC f.etu's Anu
ELDERS ar Of tne nssas o. me emSen. men c'un
ules anu ne nso we .Ancu 49, uon,e ~ c.,
1rsrged 70 color these heads IN me most lan.asnc
manner In ms dress Sno naoi@ ne WAY PecuhMy
eegsn' ana ms oomp.ny W. sousns S~s W .uo NJ" -
Poisnea ana lhenecsusI sooieV' ue W oao Vi se
oftns1ors OF tne Ishous 1sAey .uo, M vas s' ~,