, 1873-11-23
ROBERT THE DEVIL.
From. Appleeons' Journal,

Tell" begins to dissolve In tie strong light Of |
historical research. It ia a humiliating fact that
tho worlds choicest characters Of literature and |
the highest art are idealitios-mythB.
Tho oporatie story OF /" Robert the Deyu b. |
longs to shoae high-colorod and magnificent ac- |
tiona. The popular impression OF tho fcstiye !
Duke, which tho genius Of Moyerbcor las mado |
upon the world, ID far from correct tho father |
af William tho Conqueror was not 4 good nor |
wiao rulor, even aa rulers wont In thoso r11do |
timos, but was scarcely moro Of 1end than hts !
predecessors. Tho picture Of Robert, Al II oxiHts
In the popular mind at the present tims is wolf
drawn In the following btanzas, translated from |
tho opera
-, a , yalant llinee II there q shsnsed =, to reign;
And yet 10 Lived nfo Of pain.
uo knols at birines-he knelt snd prayed;
" Ma - overy ,ss ,1 s.oriacs is 10 made. 'D'
Than loud hs sworo, before tho Court,
That II & aon to him wore born,
ue won1h devote HIN To tho 0eud,
And let his soul from hearen he torn.
And then in time thsro carae son,
Of all tho lsnd tho dread and slame-
Robert, Hobcrt-tlo dofnon's own.
And truly ho doaeryca tic usn,e.
Richard was not clild!cae King, and Robot
"as nos nta aoara sb' b onoaa Gu w sos
m ncnd of nrsyors an tbin mint to roda. saints.
or or lends. ] But The history md story Of Robert
tho Devil" apart from any mythical co1oring IL
~ II c1'"reotore aro NJ nncn no;nfn, and ns..s
tnr Ieia et,tv ' A''A ''& 0''o ''t'1 - ' t~
Robert 10 Magn;Gque, of Normandy. whon
m;i' H. oasta;r u.1;no5 or 1enonJarv %orn
.'a5 ~ Dosrt a. n;3a ord ,vhcn ot3,ar vr;taVs
avn aN1ista5 u; +is ira;n ~ t1,a W;iSe+
Tancr : nr L wild Hunteman. succocdod Rich
vi n f,+,,or ~ tha NorTnnn tironn in 1f12I
Mo haa a hnon s;1a and .yorr .rd Tomt and nt
In I1c;rht " is racticea career IL lad rehel,ei
snsinat h;a fot1nr and a. ij,a I1sad Of m nrrnv
~ ni1ventmrnma rnnths i,aI ni,nt h;maolf m n
Tia ~" o11 trYn nf i'aaise III N;ol,ard With hia Yat.
srsns srs ny b",ieaed tha tnwn md ca1onced vonnp
19nl,art r. ana for n-arn tro,tv Ma Tn.io hse
b ~ sqo Fon iun I'M ~ @ M snrsr pe
tmrnca u.n in in trnmnI, to Ronen to celebraIe tho
''SrI' T,,e reconciliation v,a colobratcd nv n rost
,o.r,';ncant hann,nt wv H. Ala na'ot;a, 1ossfo ~
MaiIIn n t,s mst ~ tba n,,ain tia tcinn md
thn tcatvtv ~ ninj,ora VIVA en,;tten with o,,dion
nirkrces oL % a1f % In naased from tho haii to his
dsatishr1 W Wbija ta fcnat Was IN, NJ ita hcicht
a ,.aro oiro,;a +a,,;nn Thara
hsd tsg hoan 1,o;son In fhe nni.a,: cnn an1 n waa
vni.uarcd fInt the deod]y draucht Ed boen nro-
narnf hv nnhart @'N'' '4~>" 00oA e"~
Tho an0nn;dcn hoprn 1,;a ro;rn tv anno.1,np to
rc-,ni,r f.rgr Cpnrt.oma isl,nnoir and h..
kin 1;l,orol to tia retninora and eons,dorato OF
thS noor n ho anon h,,sLcd the whispers that Ind
fs1osas & a his an9 , @ his f9ees 5es at
~ a1o aan "eo;ni.nta Hi ~ Inv Vat dasnito hu
w Cenoroaitv" 1nmar1sa m hiatoria1,' NRoberts
66onoroi c39,i,ct wso nnact,sf,ctorv' onjI tn thc
iaxt yoara Of hiy lie ho dspla yoi I'll Tint Wild.
ohaorvsr rnnrc ii;an rIiaP"
'oE1 o1,;ao iii; In rroI hoant;cs and inviting
hunting-g;ronnds, became his fsvorto residence:
,1vdS s,d forei1n ea,ca IN no caIf and
aNecn-alin, Tesorteil to tie thriving bou,ndds.
| anI woro 1ctcnn,cl ~ residcnta.
rho fanneta Of Taiaiso wero o1agsed with the
lowest orders Of society. No trade wau regarded
an law ~ tjIat of akinnino beats. And not only
| ,yoro lin tonnera thnmpnlycs desnisof. hut II
| cmnlovmamta f1oa1inr VIII rew-hido ghared uS
sa,!a oboany. '@@''- "'No>>
Tbero was 1T this time at Falaiso tanner by
| tim name ns rnihert. Who Ind A DAUGHTER nf
maryolous eraco aud beauty. called Arlctta, 6ho
ntfr,ctni Rohort's atrontinn. md usad tn md
hnrpo,f in hiu ynv. irousefi il, manner TO sled
| the ut1noat lustre mon hor clnrme. Ho foll in
love with hnr. mndly II, 1oyo oud soon it became
| rneainaj ohnrt tLn I,1acn that Dnko RoborE
fept Company with tho tnnuer'e daughter.
3he wndn;y IN vat shown in Fola!no. throuch
uhich i IL said Tho Dli,e fret aav Tia chnrmiSr
hrotta II In and that he was first attraotcl bT
% sounr her iittle Go foet I'm in translucent strsamlet'
wh;cH If tr,,n waa vnrv nootica1.
hrIetta's aria soon mado tie Tightly. hilarious
| Robert hoid Ioyer. A gon van 1t last ncknoWl-
| edraI as their OffHnriDr. IOUOrt bestowed UPON
tbsS boy. - % Tue future conouoror Of England. tie
nncnHtrnl mama Of Guilfaumo (Williaml, and
ordered tliat Lo should DO brought up Ia tue
bomse NJ liz grandfather, the tanIor.
'gTS Tho conneetion Of tie Duke WITH tho tannor's
daurhtnr was iieh1y resented by tho uobility Of
Nnrmandv' It IL sid TINT when Old Baron Tal-
ma frat iookel. unon Arlottn and hor Child, 10
ovc1aimcd Hshamn Rharnci shamol for by fhoo
a,,i tnc a,,aii anfl mo i,a brought 10 las md
1shcnnr = '@
Tho nnnnsition Of tho nobility to the Duko's
nnaa;nn' va ia ra;aof Euliort frrn a tannor tn
rnmrt" "Gb.nba rIain ani IN 1onpnr mado a senret
~ liz n1tsclmant tn tl,o fannera fanehtor
IL hronn1't har to cmrts nn6 cnrsei hor to la
ettondoJ Vii, al fhn csramoniai sniani1or ~