The New York herald., 1869-11-12
FRANCE.
Modern Revciutionist at Home--iIow Would
Dan:ou, Robesoierre and the Sans-Su.ottes
Of Old Have Liked Tte

Modern Revciutionist nt Home--Iow Would
Dan:on, Robesoierre and the Sans-Gu.oties
Of Old Have Eikedrtc
Under the title ''M. Raspan at Homer NJ. Emile
Bouchery. one or tho Paris writer's OF the PtWe,
gives IN that journal an amusing description OF
visit which he paid TO the We-kuowu reyolutlonl3t
Kaspall, at his villa OF Afcleii Cachan. For an
editor OF conservative paper II was certainly feat
o prowess thus TO beard te lion IN his zen without
even the fraA tasman OF line of Introduction, aud
n. Bouehery might wen ask himself, Whether the
portculiis would be lifted and the drawbridge let
DOWN. at his approach
The ruling spirits OF the enchanted castle were for
tunatelY more tractable than was anticipated. The
VISITORS card brought TO the entrance room III. Ras-
pail himself, attire1 in gray morning gown, and
II was introduced" says the writer, unto the libra
ry, a moss comfortable retreat with carved oaken
bookcases, large table iaoea with papers, ana a
tew paintings placed rather too high up 10 enable
me 10 iEdge OF their value. had already remarked
IL tne ahterooln louf ptetuees-ytz.: portraits OF
Caroline, sister OF Napoleon l.; OF Plgon at the age
OF forty ve; OF Elizabeth afterwards Queen of Eng-
land, and OF Mile. Lange, OF the Comedie FranCalse.
sueh was tue information gathered irom
the small written tickets pasted on the frames.
.Sr,' SAID II. Raspa TO me- after learning the object
OF my visit, you are at home here.' The functions
OF teudal lord could noC have been fulfilled with
greater amenity.n The villa is situated at aoout ten
minutes Walk lrom the railway station. An irregu.
lar court lies In front OF the house, which is one
story nigh and mas ten windows on this side and as
many facing large park on the opposite one. 70
the rig1t OF the entrance are stables aud ourhouses;
TO tue lett long gallery, III which M. Raspll gives
his consultations. ON the ground door OF the main
10 the lett small paror, w.th good portrait OF tile
Owner, by Latil, and then a large drawing room
with white Wainscobny and adorned with two flne
Caracas, marble bust OF NJ. Raspail ana
mask or J. J. Rousseau, taken by Houdon
on q pli1th with "glory'i or polished brass
rays, intended to represent those of the s'sun
OF truth.p TINS M. Raspail awet on for some time.
III IS priceless Souvenir said he TO NJ Boacnery,
'the only existing one and ol winch, Sir, yon may
remark some OF the hairs OF the. eye browS still
aaheflng. l am preparing large WORK J. j.
kOus'eau.n The ground noor contains, besides, d
billiard room and an orangery: the upper story has
i've bedrooms. Here the view OF the park IS de.
scribed as magnificent. 'Imagne, says M.
B0ucAery, an extent OF upwards OF three acres laid
immense grass plot, with alleys or lime trees al
round, anu further on, with ciumpS OF sycamores
Jets Of water, plantalns, bowers reminding one OF
that IN WAlch Almaviya gives a rendezvous 10
susanna, marvel in short. was tod that 500, ,000f.
had been expended on 1t BY one or the former pro-
prize orsn
Tnls villa does not date farther back than 1907 In
1870 under tie nrst empire 1t belonged to NJ. Artaud
VINO spent e his fortune nn It, IL then got into the
hands of the Countess de Nauvineux, and after
wards In 1882, became the property OF ii. Colmet
Mayor OF Arcuell. The present owner only bought
1t IN 1861. NJ Bouchefy speaks In high terms OF the
artistic talents OF one of his hosts sons III. BENJAMIN
Raspai. himself painter, and possessor OF a mag
nicent collection OF pictures by Van Dyke, Rubins,
Rembrandt Yea.ers Jordacns and other great artists
with 4 curious portrait OF RoDesperre NI94l, attrlb
uted 10 Gerard. NJ kaspai. our informant tells us,
though q republican, repa.s communism. ..After
ell,' III Eouclery concludes "tae honorable patriot
belongs to our party. one cannot be the proprietor
OF suea an estate Without being necessarily
saryatYe.'
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