New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-10

told as follows.
Joseph Joubert was born land his date should be re-
narked in 1854, at MontigDac little town in Peri.
CORD. His father doctor with small means and
large family; and Joseph, the eldest had his own way
10 make in the world He tor eight years "a pupil
first and afterward assistant master in the public
school Of Toulouse then managed by the Jesuits VINO
seem TO have left in him most favorable opinion, not
only of their tact and address, but Of their really good
qualities a. teachers and directors Compelled BY the
weakness Of his health 10 give up at twenty-five the
Of his life in hard studAat homo at Montignac; and
came in ITS 10 try his fortune in the literary world OF
Paris then perhaps the most tempting field which has
ever yet presented itself To young man OF letters lie
knew Diderot DAlembert Marnontel. Laharpe; he
became intimate with OF the celebrities OF the next
literary generation, then. like himself young man
Ctsteanbrisnds friend the future Grand Master Of 'he
University Fontsnes. But even then. II began TO be
remarked Of him that M. Jousert stnqutaa1 de peJsc
tien bien plus que de goiv-cared Tar more ABOUT per
fectng himself than about making himself . rePuta
His severity OF morals may perhaps have been
rendered easier 10 him by the deicacy OF his health
but the decacv Of his health viii not BY itself account
for his changeless preference OF oeing 10 seeming
knowing to showing, studying TO publishing Tor what
terrible public performers have some inVaiids Dcen
This preference he retained all through his life and IT.
is by this that he Is characterised. lie mas CHOSEN.
Of him. 40 hide has l0" Or life which its owner
was bent on hiding there can be but little 10 tell Yet
the only two public incidents OF Jouberts life. slight ~
they are, do all concerned In them 80 much credit tnA
bly, made the Office Of Justice Of the peace elective
throughout France. The people Of Montignac retained
such impression Of the character Of their young
.ownsman-one Of Plutsrcb's Of virtue. "a he had
lived among then simple studous sevcre-that though
he had left them for years. they elected him In bis alb
sence without his knowing anything about H. The
appointment little suited Jouberts wishes 0r tastes
but at such moment he thought II wrong 10 decline It,
He held for two years. the legal term dischsrgng its
duties with frmness and integrity which were long
remembered and then when he went out Of Office, his
fellow tOwnsmen reelected him. But Joubert thought
that he mad now accomplished his duty toward them
and no went back 70 tho retirement which he loved
That seems TO little episode Of the great French
Revolution worth remembering. The sage who was
asked by the King why sages ct the doors OF
Kings but not Rines at the doors Of ssges replied
that Il was because sages knew what was good for
them and Kings did not But at Montignso the King
for in 1890 the people In France was King with q
vengeance-knew what was good for him. and came TO
the door Of the sage
The other incident was this. When Napoleon. in
1902 reorgsnized tho public instruction Of France
founded tho University and made M. dc Fontanes its
Grand Master Fontsnef bad to submit 10 The Emperor