The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-05
Two Disttnguished Deaths.

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Two noted individuals have just died
in Europe, the one in Paris, the other
in Rome.
Amedee Simon Dominique Thierry, q
French historian, was born ut Blois, in
1897. He was Master OF Requests in the
Council of State under Louis Philippe,
and was continued In the Office by
Louis Napoleon. In 1860 he was raised
to the dignity of Senator: His histori-
cal writing comprised g History Of Gaul,
under the Ronlan Rule History of
Attia and of his Sons and Successors
in Europe,v and other works. This
Thierry was the surviving brother Of
another French historian, AugJlstin
Thierry, who died in 1856, Withthef fame
Of undisputed master of the modern
French school of history.
To English and American readers,
the Countess Griccioli who died yester-
day at Rome, was a more famous and
familiar name than either OF the above
mentioned historians.
Teresa GAMBIA was born in ROmagna
in 1901. Having grown into a woman
hood of rare beauty, she married. IN
1917. Count Guicci0li, q wealthy noble-
man Of Ravenna. Not long afterwards,
she contracted with Lord Byron the
IiaSOa to which she owed her subsequent
celebrity, This relation between the
meet and the Countess existed with the
knowledge and consent of her brother,
Count GAMBIA. Indeed, the latter's adj
miration and affection for Byron bor-
dered on the romantic. And it is just
to a that the unhappy and hayward
English1nan appeared 20 love the G0un-
tess with II tenderness and elevation OF
sentimentin striking contrast with his
previous career of cynical l1centious-
ness.
III 1851, the Countess Guiceioi mar
RED the Mafqufs de ROissy, q French
Senator, who died In 1856. In her sec
ond WidoWhood, she addressed herself
diligently to the preparation OF a book
entitled My RecOlIeetions OF Lord By
ron and those of Eye Witnesses OF His
Life. III was published in English
about four years ago, Although It did
not bear her name as author, 40 was
known TO be hers by intrinsic and other
evidence. The general puTplrt Of the
publication Wss 10 glndlcate the etarlc-
ter of Byron. And with no sTqn4aIF IN
genuity, the enthusiastic author laOgfeg
to prove the inpOSslbIllty OF the poets
having been as bad as he was repre-
SH41IGNS a13A It'd 1HbAE A ttPpCtkI N14ts9 Ii
was not ii s~ensualist and d libertlne, but
that his motives and aims were pure
and noble in the highest d~egree-INeV
0rleans Times, MRreh 28th,
FLOWER GARDENs.-What can be
prettier than q nice flower garden
Yet bley are few and far between IN
this seetion. With 0maIy advantages
and sucha beautiful climate, we cai1n1t
Imagine why flowers are So little
thaugafnf. H there is any place better
adapted to the RuitHEe N flowers %
every description, we have been HIlf0r'
Ifnnate enough never to ind It.
hope D % see every ward IN fni
bloom. Nothing SO sets oft the gauda
mansion OF ale 1oWlY howell Us q n1ce
collection Df flowers. And they are sf
/ easily cultivated, 10a-In7eea the eHIEi.
VaEf6n ef them IS 4 pleasure. Let tIlost
of ONH citizens who have yards Whlel
yearly grow up With weeds and grass
that benefit 10 one prnaYnenttheI witt
mice collection cit flowers, and they
will see how it helps the appearance o.
their h0mesEx
There is nothing better for cleaning
painted woodwork than a piece 01
common India rubber. Rub the B0Ot
as if yon were ers8sing pencil marks
and then pass q dry brush over it. NJ
water is necessary,