The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-02

enc Of she f1ve. On the 18th Of May the Assem-.
bly, was dispersed by the insurgent populaoe
who would not listen even TO the popular
Lamartine: but when he rose to address them.
oIied out. "Assez 5oue dc Ia Lsyre; mort q Lamar
tine ~ A little later. when Lsmertine wss beaten
by CavaignRc in the contest for power, his
political glory was at sn end. During part of the
year ISie he sat In the Assembly for Orleans. and
tnen vanished from the political horiz IN into
the retirement OF private life
After his political fall Lamartlne occupied
comparatively unimportant position. II is
true that he from time TO time produced works
which attracted much attention. ana many OF
which have been not unworthy of his reputa'
tioD; but he never again attained the literary
glory OF his earlier years, while In the world
OF Politics he became mere nonentity, Soon
after bis fall from power he published MS His
toire de la Revolution de 1916" in which he had
himself taken such prominent part. This
was followed during the next ten years by
several other historical works, OF which the
most important were the histories "Ds Ia Res
teuTstion," "Des Constituents" and "De Ia
Turquie."
II was as q Tecompense for the last-named
work that the sultan granted him pension of
5000 year All these historical works are
marked by the same Distinguishing qualities
and defects as were noticeable in his famous
time Lamsrtine made some successful efforts
In the field of pure romance as exam pies OF
v hlch we may name Raphael" said to be
founded on his own early love experiences;
"Genevieve," and the delightful village tale of
lie Taileur de Pierres de Saint Point" Na-
merous historical and biographical sketches
have been the result of his labors: the most i'm
portant OF these later works are lies HON mes
de la Restauration," "IIes Grand Hommes de
Porient," and Portraits ct Biographies" To
relieve the poet from his pecunlary difficulties
the French Government In 1867 allotted to
him half q million Of francs OF the public
money, though the grant was strenuously
opposed on various grounds. Considering that
LamRltine, in lS48. proposed to the Assem-
bly, to renew against Louis Napoleon, by
name, the general decree OF banishment
which had been passed In 1881 against
ell the princes of the Bonaparte family, this
grant was creditable to the generosity of the
Emperor. During the later years of his life
LamaItine obscured mis- fame and brought bim-
selfinto discredit by playing the rote of genteel
beggar. He squRndered his estates in the most
reckless manner, and then. with most inordI-
nate vanity and self,conceir, he presumed on
his services as a statesman and poet to bring
his necessities before the public and to demand
from the French people, as q right, relief from
his pecuniary difficulties. His latest scheme in
the begging line was one to induce the French
Government to purchase the copyright of all
his works, but IL did not succeed any better
than some of his other money-raisipg projects,
as the Government and people were alike dis
gusted at his conduct. L1martine will leave q
reputation second to none among the contem.
porary French writer's. Ee was master of o
graceful and elegant style, which will always
make the perusal OF his works q pleasure and
ss poet he was distinguished for q fine fancy
and melodious versihcaton.