National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-15
AT VICTOR HUGO6 NEWatAPER
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Il was written, the son Of Victor Hugo has died
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told MN we ~ and wnss n,d come for
n FL n h.I = o1Ss ms ~ kno enossa
~ ptIcd " y. - g no. Nun INN me- istner
no, y so ~ Dsst tod m. .ho,, NJ. n.d
be n ~ Vsd r n sp Seg
- from his P.!lid ehests that ID days were
s.. ;o SUI a!tnocgn n9peiesS Sonsomp-
on the 4borioSs work Of . managing editor To
90 % IN Fsns = not Only an srduous and delicate,
o1f also dangerous task
story vhIeh q. Hugo told me about the nisfor-
tunee OF Ms nlu1erioue mmiiy. ne himself ID fts
Last sspre::ntstvs sine The death s,, Of yCrngsf
Xeals yet, and the world viii know no more ofthe
Hugos, who, for nearly three quarters Of . GEN.
Ssscry q Raso fsthsP general
q The Pvt Empire, his elder brother, Abel,
brilliant historian, his sons excellent poets and
I WAS converzing told mo all about his lamsnted
Drotnel, VINO, an ardent student, undoubtedly
Or NOT 60 n ~ e @ death IN Writing IN the day
Hall an hour passed in this delightful, and
HetSI sn1s when the door
once, although nearly thirty years had passed
since bad seen him. That was in 1s45, when he
9sivsred nsry speech IN the Chamber Of Peers
snow; but his bearing still as proud and erect
q 1aen and nin sys stu possessed that mssnetie
though not exactly handsome. 50 remarkably
ntt-actiye. Louis Philippe, with whom Victor
h1SS was On simf Ms terms AWAY, said q n,mi
grant it st once. Iwould not dare to look him in
MS great, curious eyes, and refuse"
Lot me 500 tnae VICTOR hugo never asked any
thing wrong OF that King.
HIS welcome vas cordial IN the extreme. He
inlofme0 ne tnAt Ockens, my poor, GEAR irleno,
had told him. In lsSS, that intended to visit him
~ nie retfeaI on the Island OF Guernsey. how
klno 70 femenDer u! we we're niends ~ once.
MOI uase ot na1gnuness - 70 De iound In teo
dine with him that day at six, and would not hear
Of any excuses.
~ n., INC % ,r f. ~ inc ~ pspet oens
could not helm vatesins hn ~ he
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."oa hinr re,rrrs ~ II. Sssh.r 1hich A. anc. ~
moved The froWn from Victor Hugo's ane brow.
ssked hin hoV IA liked neTsSsner TorE n.
lanohesi and a.id hs vas hardiy ais 10 ejve =
oninion ahont ~ ne he did n iittis NJ ~
aTou mud al M. de- Girardin about n y he
aid rood nafuredlv ssha can fan Won Ali sbont
IL Hever M mnch of q ionrnaiist
.You write You editoriais in verse; said: and
I complimentsd him with unfeigned admiration