Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-20

Gossip from ChIId,s Publishers
Circular.

Never did literary men, French literary
men, insist more than az present upon
the absolute necessity Of living in Paris
in order to work well. Critics are unani-
mously of opinion that VI. Theodore
Barriere owes his continued dramatic
failures. Oflate, to his suburban residence
NJ. F. Sarcey went, a short time since, to
NJ. Vietorien Sardou's beautiful country
seat, at Marty. He said What a
charming place to work att NJ Sardou
replied .Oh dear, mo- A good place
to dream ID but when l want to work.
slip on my overeoat, take the railway,
and in fifteen minutes | am in the Chaus-
see d'Antin-here [ get in the humOr for
working This feverish life Of Paris Il
proving fatal to many an author. A
good many authors reported i'll are really
kept by their friends in ~seclusiOn because
their minds are tangled.
After all sorts Of conflicting Tumors
about NJ. Theodore Pelloquet, We are
now told on authority "PeIloquet was
arrested a few days since at Grasse as a
vagabOnd. Hearing of his arrest, the
sub-prefect of Grasse guessed the yaga-
| bond was none other than the literary
man he had heard spoken Of, and he had
him carried to the hospital The follow
ing day poor Pelloquet was placed IN the
care Of two ger darmss, with whom be
entered Nice in the evening he passed
the night at the police station. The
next morning he was recognized and car
ried to the Iunatie asylum at Nice. He
Is speeehless, and deprived Of reason
NJ. Earnest Capendu was buried a few
DAYS ago, after a most feverish life He
was bornin afiuence, at least iniRdePend-
enee of fortune. His father was g wine
merchant, who left 100000 or $4,000 to
be divided between his wife and only
child. He unfortunately died before
his son grew up to mans estate. Tn
moment young Capendu wasin possession
ofhis fortune he launched into the most
E riotous living, and in a short time found
| himself not only at the end Of his estate,
, but to the lips in debt. His mother
I came to his assistance, and sacrificed Il
portion of her estate to release him from
his creditors. He continually applied TO
herfor money, and at last she was Obliged
E to refuse to give him any more.
E Then occurred a passage in his life
d which is enveloPed in 50 much obseurity
1 that I scarcely feel at liberty to speak OF
n it. Whatever it was, it madeit necessary
a for him to quit France. She died soOu
: after his departure, it was said, broken
t hearted. In the course Of time he re
turned to France, and appealed to his
pen to support him. His struggles fO1
d livelihood by it were long, but at last h
e found it remunerative, and was fortunate
.e enough to write a comedy, Les FdU1
BoRhommes. with NJ. Theodore Barriere
which had a long run of success, an'
must have brought him in a good deal o
money. But his habits were e~xtravagani
He had, like many literary men here
married his mistress, who probably knew
little of domestic economy. He trlel
the theater several times after, but neye
attained great success. He meantim
! wrote novelupon novel, and for a momer
, had some vogue as a novelist; then fave
deserted him, and his pen could not hay
Of supplied him with an abundar
income, although it never ceased to blC
paper. At last-and he was %scareel
sc turned Of forty years of age when tn
,5 last, dreadful blow came-hls mind bt
came impaired. He was not exaetl
be insane his disease was rather a softer
an ING Of the brain he could still wori
but every day a thicker veil intervene
81 between his mind and his task, and
last intellectual night came. Fortunatel
IL physical night soon followed, and II
no fevered, weary labOrer was laid IN Ii
ii grave. His wife survived him, but
ia believe they had no children. One
his lunatic cOnceits was to keep his Wi
he in bed during nearly the whole Of Ia
m last year Of his life he ~pursuaded HIN
self She was dangerously III. He had Il
many years been exceedingly eccentri
and his intimate friends had long ezPec
,;s ed he would go crazy.
No The Imperial Printing'Ofiee has issue
ri u. JosephDerenbOurg' Essai u Hi
an toire de Ia Palestine, depuis Cyrus jusqu
Adrien, d'apres les Thalmuds ct /
autres sources ~rabbiniques. NJ. Erne
an Renan says oft: eve earnestly recon
,ls mend this work to persons who tai
II interest in the history Of Judaism al
q. Christianity. 1t is full ofsOlid l~earHin
and in it the author gives evidence
G0 rare penetration of mind. He Is one
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