, 1873-12-21

once llo Ind with tho grcat Trihuno ia tho
highest proof Of hia HagncIty md power. Writ
| INK to Chamfort, Alirabea,i declares, 'Tlioro s
harilly n day do not find myae1f Snying. CHAM
fort Jronccra|t lie sonrcil ne )aisona pas NJ ccri-
uons pun celia; Or, Oil tho otllor hand, Chan1-
! fort se,a confeHf.'" III tho union Of tlo two
| mon thero was just TINT blending Of Opposite
! quaitioa Which il essential to the Atrongest
friendship Docaoy, noatnoss, anbt1oty, fluosso,
characterized tho ono; force, impotuoslty,
! fnry, Bonalbii'ty, prodominnted in tho othor,-
each supplcmonting the others lofeoss.
THROWING H1MaELT
into tho revolutionary struggles, C1,amfors dc.
fended the now doctrine with hcast, mind
tongue, and pon and, In tho enthusiasm Of the
hour, though his whole fortune was III pensions,
vlndcntod tho tlccroo that suppressed tlon. Eo,
time ho was ono Of tho most actiyo and
powerful revolutionary Journalists but, ut Inst,
| rs tho Nogn Of Terror grow darker, hs
WAS shocked aud disgnstod by it's atrocties, aud
began to donounco tho roigning furius In vc@
homout terms. Indignant at tho moclory Of the
words Fraternity" and ''Libcrty" tracod on
all tho wulls ho translated them thus: "Do MY
brothor or I kill thco." 1Io used to likou tic
| fratornity Of tho revolutionary out-throats to
that Of Chin md Abo'. Finally he was donounc-
ed by an oinpioyo in the National Library, Of
which ho hal been made ono OF the librarians
by nolanG and waH hurried to prison. Soon
after ha was 1elcnBca but boing seized again
by the myrmidons Of power, lo tried first to
shoot, then to stah himself, but only succeeled
In inflicting bnd wounds. "You seo what II il
to ho maladrot In the uge ,of ones han1s," Le
exclaimed; "one ca,tot even kill ono'a self to
Escape tho pangs Of tyranny" In spite of ball
In hiH head, the loss Of ono eye, md other mutt
l att 1,tr hut. .,,.tst &, fs,,.<
hrior time, dying OIL tho 18th Of April, 1903, in
| tho 52d year of hia ago.
Tie best edition Of Chamfort for tho ENGLISH
reador is that edited by Araene uo,lHaayo, which
contains hlB choicest pieces, emitting ali of tom.
porary interest. Fow books contain d greater
amouns Of sparkling Wit delicate satire, and
worldly wisdom, thnn is condemned In tLiH small
volume. Mingling much with tho world, Cham
fort brought into 1t spirit Of observation 30 In
geniouB and penetrating that tho ahrowlost and
most sagaclous Of his contemporaries doomed
lin almost unorring mud miraculous In his judy
n,ents. Many sayings which aro now on evory.
body's lips
FIRST FELL FROM Ills L1ps on ZEN.
It was ho who first divided our friends into
"thoae who love liz, those who are Indifferent to
uH, and thoao who hate us." It WAS he.
not Talleyrnnd, who said Revolutions
arc not nude with roBc-wator.' It
was ho who Eavo to the French armies,
us they marched into Belgium. the motto, "War
to tho castlo; peace to tho cottago." 1t wos
Chamfort, too, tint furnished tho Abbo-Sieyea
with tile memorable closing words of his pa,n-
phlct: ''What is tho Third Estate? ALI.
What has III Nothing" Ch4mfort was accuB-
toned to writo out daily, On little bits Of papcr
tho results Of his observations aud reflections
condensed into maxims and these nsots, caro-
fully polished md sharpeuea, with tAo anecdotos
ho had picked up III tho great world arao,,g pro-
fcssional mon, artists, and men of lettera, form
the most brilliant ind attractive part of Lis
writings. The following, selected utmost ut ram
| dom, lre
FAIR SPECIMENS OF THE WHOLE:
"Franco ia p country in which 1t ia always nee.
essary to display ones vieea and always danger
OTIS to disclose one's virtues"
The public, the public, how many fools does
it take to mako q public?"
The monaco Of n neglected cold ia for tho
doctors that which purgatory is for tho priosts,-
q mine Of wealth.
My dear friend said the husband husband
and wife are but one, and when am alono bo.
come weary"
80 Tho majority Of mobiles recull their ancos.
:. tors pretty much as an Italian ciceroue recalls
C;coyo."
"srndomo de rroncin with TIM suavcst man.
uors in The world, WIS m uuuriueiplod yomau.
capable Of ANYTHING. On ono OCCASION friend
was praisinr lcr coutleness. Ave. uyc,' said
tho Abbe In,b1et. .if ahe lind INV obfcet what.
: over III poisoning You, undoubtedly sbo would
choose tie sweetest and least liaagrcoablo poison
IN the "oria.'"
, ~ heard one day devoteo, speaking against
people who discuss articles Of faith aay naiue-
ncAt: 'Gentleman, u true Christian novor OK
a1ninea what ho iB ordered to believe. 1t is With
that as with bitter pill; if you chow it. you
will never DO ablo to swallow it,"
"Tho most utterly lost Of all dnys is that On
; which you have not once laughed
"society is composed Of two great classes, -
those WHO have moro dinnors than appotites, aud
those who have moro lpretitcB than dinncrg."