New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-12

saw him oh what a beast n But the dying Victor did
not die. He managed to live through everything. and
before be had finished his fourteenth year had written
an incredible quantity Of schooboy verses His earliest
poetry sDguishing and clivalrous; then he passed
70 the wnrike and leroic style. These verses. sass
the biography. II need not be ead were not verses,
they not upon their feet the child. without mas
ter, and without prosody. read aloud what ne had
written perceived that something was wanting, began
again changed, searched until his was 10 longer
shocked. by this experimental process. be taught him
solf measure. casura rhyme, and the alienation oil
masculine ard feminine rhymes" His passion for YER
sifcation became perfect fever. The master OF the
school watched him with jealous eye vainy attempt
ing to tie him down to Latin and mathematics he could
make him blow out his light and 60 TO bed; but he
could not make him sleeps and the boy poet employed
part OF every night in rhymiDg. In the interval between
his thirteenth and sixteenth years. he wrote Of
every possible kind, Odes satires epstles tragedies
eegies id,s limitations Of Ossan translations Of Vr
cil Horace Lucan Ausonius Martial ronGnccs fables.
tales epigrams madrgals riddles acroetics clsrades
eniemas with comic opera into the bargain. Most
p-os in these juvenile productions Is the overflow
Ing tenderness Of the toward his mother In all the
world he sees nothing but her; she is upon every page
lie cannot live without her. His political opinions
were the echoes Of his mother whose chief passion
was hatred Of the Revolution and love for the Bo1
yciors first tragedy written at fourteen years Of age
was Restoration" inspired by enthusiasm for roy
atty in every line.
An ode on the death Of the Duke Of Berry was an eI
raordinry loyast success; Louis XVIII recited ono
Of il. strophes several times before his intimate friends
and Chaeaubriand then at the hight OF his fame spoke
j., II in terms Of the warmest admiration calling Its au'
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anG was everywhere repeated and vlotc ogni himself
fmoas Tlis led TO an interview with ~ reatw writer,
Of which We nave Il minute description. r was In
troluced into the august preseD'c by n = i,r Ut
sIary man who intimate VIII hate Ib'iand.
! At seven IN the evening NJ. = ger came for him.
WIZ intense erlron he rca.led y Rue Saint Dom
ip,cne Re followed his guide crs card at the rear
cf s"icS ;be' mSunied some sieis ~ Aeier khoeked'
vsDt tn vlie apron olcrcd tie door and INTRO
diced then into the antechamheF. then into large
idravEs.room. simply furnished the seats OF which
4 we're covered with grey cases.
Madame De Cha,eaubrinnd sitting upon te,c a tete
did not N. de Chaieaubrinnd. leaning against
the mantle said to Victor. without stirring:
Monsieur Hugo. Am enchanted TO see you. Ihave
read your verses those La ycndcc and the death
Of the Duke de Berry There especially in the last
things which poet Of tho time could have written
Ny age and my experience give me unfortunately the
Vi nhi be- frank and tel you sincerely that there are
passages which do not Ike wel but what beauti.
| inl IN your odes IL very beautiful"
/ Ihf ogngy was NOT tpafihH OF Irlrri tAeIr ~as
however In the attitude In the infection Of the voice in
this distribution of positions something sovereign
that Victor fel, ratler humilated than exalted lie
sainm.Icd al embarrassed response and iet anxious
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the Marquis dHerbonville. arrived opportunity. He
recovered himself little. and was able to survey the
glorious writer whom BE- knew only In his books.
NJ De Chntenrbriand affected the military style; The
ofihc pen called 10 mind The man Of The sword ~,
neck silaencd up BY black oravat which concealed
Lls silri collar black coat ht-toncd 20 he throat held
up his Int ni,c body. His head was fine disIropor'
toned his figure but noble md grave. His nose was
irG and mpcrousi las eye proud bis smile charming
but il ugs oils q Gash and tie mouth quickly resumed
/ iis severe and hanghiy expression.
IL grew daTk. No hight was brought. lhe master o'
the house suffered tie eon,crsaion to dfop victor.
charrnsssd - ifsi ~ words row was 10y silence. III.
Wa delighted when N. Agcr arose.
NJ. &c ChaioAubriand. seeing them departing invited
Victor to come and hin again. and told lin that be
would lnd him at lone every morning ison seven to
Victor crossed N. nniechanbcr and the ynrd withou,
stopping when Dc In the street ke bfcG.l.d neely
'Nol." sad NJ. Asier. Il hopo you are saiisiedf'
Ycs go set out"
What g. cried the deputy. Du, NJ. de Chateau
hFland Vas charming to yoa. He talked great deal
You DO nd knos la D. j. somctuesiou four or hNe h"ais
without spcatlng wcrd lie rado great exception
ln your case In according 20 you formal ana IN
formal receptions. II yoa arr not -siisLed you must be
! d.f cult"
I Victor va, not convinced lie Nked tie author o..
lie Martyrs bcigrr In hs booAs than ,n lis draw ing
fooa and Il II lid not been cor Madame Hugo. Whose
al win rYn "'-'N
have gone 10 furtfer
A second interview produced a more favorable IN.
pfcts.on.
OF - difference for his mother he wont one morning
a. the l.ur saint Dominique. The same servant Jet in
IN Tbs umo NJ. de CAaicaubiiAnd received HIM IN bus
chamber. In pacing by tho draw Ing rom he met
Madame dc Chsteuubriand who. notw i'hsiHndinf The
early hour g,ing out and had one OF those narrow
hats tlen tie Ishion of The IaLbogrg Ai German.
o'or Who on his si visit had not seen her distinctly
tic being In bad light and night approaching then saw
10 large. uln voman with dricdG W face MAJ ked "iiA
The ANAL uni She did not stop for this little young
mon silu sto degucd 90 rnaie lin slgAt bow. WhcD
/ ; cior entered VI. de Chhicaubrand IN his shiri.
soyc, knoiied slk handkeTchlcf upon his bend was
a.d II table with Als back 90 tie door engaged In
I lou,ifg over some papers H., turned eagerly.
AM good day. Monsieur Victor Hugo. / was cn
pcciirg you. III do~n. Well. have you been at vork
slnce saw loui Zee, ia 1t noi soi Have you written
Victor answered tha, he wa, always writing little.
You very night. \crsc MI.io verse IL IL Tie
lglchi literature. iou ufr upon m0,' exalted planc
than rnnr Tie true writer j. The poet J. too have
viiiien verse and repent thai did nd continue. Ny
,cIso was better than NY p!o'c. l'o You kno" tAd
,erne. rilorrr. come here. want 'ou.'
An individual with rcd hair whiskeTs. and face en-
/ tered.
Plloigc Was tie secretary of NJ de Cha,caubiiard
nnd had no snecurc. Aside from manuscripts, CORE
ss ndcnoe alone occupied great dcHi 81 tme because.
h,fidc tie or sinll lcics Which hc vruie ANA NJ e'
CLn,eluhrand signed le trnnsCfih'd these in regis
ter in which The iusTious writer. mndfu az p"sffiii
careful, preserved lis mot trinng notes. fnogr hiu
ni.o oasss aAd number all thr lcttcfs RECEIVED ai
I he Lonft.
/ 1hc Secretary brought the desired manuscript
Tie hOI Oi hsAc tAcn read With luup aD. U.np!h
fs diaogu, and aitcrNafd chorua 4n init l"n "i
tie choruscs IL iidie and Esifr Which did not prove
g. las auditor that he was night IN prelcrlng his Ncisr
t. hs prose. Victor iied TO think il very hnc, aud
cecded IN ndmiFnr one line of tie chorus 20 which De-
cluny like dronn ning man.
TIC servant WHO had let him IN brought m immcns"
basln filed wih water n. de Caateauhrland nd tool oil
bis handkerchief, and began 10 aI of lis green no