, 1874-10-10
CLEG1rsNCE AUGUsTE 1,<,YIl1,.

.Earis Corrtsnondcnee Of the Gt,o lork 7ranhft.
Twolyn or fourteen years .ago littlo Frotlcl-
woman who had nllghtcd at Lausanno, svtzor-
tt1rcs for women. 61o 'yas enthusiastic til tic
bolof TINT tho foRllntno brain was capable Of I'M
mediate development; but aftor delivering fow
philosophical lossons, which woro scarcely liu-
allo was hotorodok as, possible, but, ms slle did
not stop ont Of tho tonlnln OF metaphysics h,tl
aossrast philosophy, nobotly perceived tho ier-
esy; But ono day she declared herself partisan
mud tho confederation and indignation Of tho
fohlinno portion, who felt themselves iliHultcd
NJ tho moro idon Of anybody believing that
Manganhians had falton so low M to accept or
listol to The LRmarckian doctrine. wore oxtromo.
Int LILO mon began seriously to Discuss lor ideas
| and dofbnd her cotlrgo Tho young mon of lilo
Academy threatened forced invasion into her
iectare:room, T. c'i,ec was not granted t.en. 80
IN other swisa towns where ,aho gavo lectures
| upon special philosophical questions, to admit
them. Next year ono of tho prizea Of tho Cou-
gress do l1npot wae won BY bItllo. Clarence
philosophical bombnhells into tho campo Of tl,o
| Bwtss. Hor essay, in two volumes Of 40U or 600
pngcs each, a1,tl entitled " In 1l,corio dc rI1n-
Pct" Tas crowned 2 y by tho Canton of Vaud> sho
It was not strange tlnt in parIs ,aho should
| then 10 regarded az q phononlouou. j, =
At I.ausa1j,e s!.e lad matlo tIloacqanintanco Of
Pareal Duprat. wllo liad hQon o1ilctl from franco
OF account Of llia Republican principles. lilo Ind
. hoad and n tongue considered ,langorouu to =
1no'arch5. At Lausanno bo was conducting 4
| journal Of political economy, aud Invited ~Clo~
nlonco l!oyor to becone ono Of its collaborntors.
I'll yho {, following yoar elio raIaod q storm al
Ihis sli9 followed up witt, tranBlation Of Dnr-
wins Origin Of spoclea," with profaco ot t,or
own, which wab ii. rosponHo to hor erit'ca, tito
@ work s. oi Darwin boing for ler confirmation of
E,ntn Fins f}rvr,
had IN immonac succcss and rendered Iicr nnmo
European. In 1862 alto puhilsled .I4oa H.
meaux m5ux a'Ho]l4s" (rho Twins Of Holas). The
French Government. intertiietel it's aa!o iii
Franco and rofuaed her It's authorization to hold
conloronccs in tho french Empire. 1t uas only
dtctlons were raised.
Il II 1868 sho won't ! into M Italy, where ehe hold
Eavo co1treo at Nfilah upon tho History Of the
Earth In 1868 nlio returned to Pnris to publish
her book upon ":Il,o Origin OF a1au aud Of
Society, " and to aunerintond . third edition OF
which drew upon her publishers tho complaints
of:DarFIu TINT 'sGo lad not tahon uote OF tic
ciiaugos no lad made IN d successive oditon OF
hia WORK: The last preface drov Iron, tho Dur.
rathor etartlod its author at seeing Lis pat pro-
5cct ctstripped Of all confusing details, mud stand
ing out fair aiid square to Tho public.
Madame Aoyor has boon a frequent contribll-
siona1 ono to tho Ecuuc lModerae and tho Reu,te
to Ihilosophie .Positiue. She furnished a mo
molr at the Into Session Of tho French Aaaocia-
ton Tor the Advancement Of Ecioncn nt Lyons,
Congress latey hold in Paris. As MI advocate
OF " Womans Rights (which sho is mot i'll tho
American senso-as alo tahoB all tho "rights" "
ello can mnlo uao OF, sho shelters herself behind
Of A1ra. Stanton. For instance, in hor Tux tho
orY, in discussing individual taxation. sho puts
men and women on tho Bnlno loyei. She, how
over, eson,pts mothers. lin naternito, )" sho
wrltca "ess 10 aervica mitaira dca feH.-
MI mny .bo in need Of something now on
thrcadbare subject. and l know OF no
writer whose books furnish moro eloquent ar~
EumentH in dofonso Of current .*roformatory"
notions than do soma ot hers. In tho "rwina
Of Hellaa" aho' DISCUSSES oYory phase of social
lifo.' It WIS hcr first writton book, mid sho put
IN It all tho Impulses aud pons-up robolons TINT
Ind rnada thoir headquarters in her heart aud
brain. Hor impotuosity is arrested by nothing.
Priests. JcsuitH, Aings aud Queens, tnws and
customs only servo to leighteu tho dra,na
Thoro is no contrasting her power.
She mover writes without o purpose. There Ia
%hs SaSf s5 aS sss esto st ers " 2daeh Rs h'sas IT,
publican, al1o ilaB no patience with anybody who
ia not one like hcsself, An anti.Catholic, uho is
mortified to sec her. country tho theatre Of
"n|lgrlma2ea." She II ail "adyanced radical"
land.
slo Ia daughter Of Choan. This Is the pamo
Of tho rcbos who fought against Louis Philippe
in 1891, and belonged principally to tho wcstorn
Catholic, at Nantes, near 1881, was educatcl at
tho Convout Of tho Sacred Hoart, ut purig, and
barely cacaped taking tho vail. l}cing rescued
from ttat !ato, however, aho was introduced
into worldly society, wlloro young girls read
TrnHr11 NOFnTH with th ntnr,infy rrivs1ona It,
MASS aud confession afterwards. It was in this
Htatn Of mind TINT the" revolotion OF Fobrlary''
presented at once to hcr mind aI it's problems,
along with aolutlons aud moat extraya;sallt All
her intellectual being was profoundly moved,
aud hor religious bollof shattered. From thonco
tho only possible a!m in her life seemed to bo 10
resolve tnoao questions to her own satisfaction
first and afterwards sharo them with othcra. !
6ho thou ronewed Aer stslliea with great energy,
until Ble Ind carried or llor last diploma. THEN
sho went into England. whore sho passeI d year |
III echool.
returning to franco aho was still as much
9arlft IN her op!nlons as eyer. Afterwards in |
Switzerland, Hho fell into thu midst of protost- !
ants. Each QUO tried to convert hor to i,is doc
trine, anu the books they gave her 10 read sprcas
tho way to. othors, 80 that when sll0 had done
al'o lad road 81! te motlcsn theology OF Protests
tho philosophy Of deism. Il waa thon tint sho
oponod her course Of lectures for tho women OF |
LAUSANNE.
forsona!ly e!1o is q tlelichte-f -featNred f}ne!y-
formed woman, dressing, aH all Ftonch women
do, tastefnlly: Hor weekly saturtlay-nighs ro- |
ceptlona lsle now lives in paris) nsua!ly COM
we'll spotted through with republican notablos |
from tho lclds Of politics, aclenco, art, aud
journalism.
Gariha3Ai :iants vietor na.Eo.
deu. Garibal1i has addressed tho following
letter To Victor Hugo;
cApnrRA, scrt. 6, 1874.
Mr. VEnY DEAR Hudo: Tho interest which you
ivo shown by your subscription for Efenei trans-
laon 0f my work, Tho ThouBantl" places this poor
em!rye q my nnprncticesl pen under your powerful
nna iiuHrlous patronage. l think yolt from my |
heart, and am for lite your devoted G. uAn1pALD1
Victor Hugo has replied;
,>....-.-. rAn1a, Sept. 10, 1874.
DEAR GAn3nALD1: Your 1ettcr moves mo, nuI T
feel ny old lrohcrly heart stir afrea within ,uc for
you- Yes rolae yourself your su1urb deo.ls relate
tenl to Italy ro!a0 them 10 Franco rotate them to
ho a M1!ll % Tho Thoussnd" are glorious.
Ehey conquered anh that they nut i!luytroa Ios
iayt1lg fetrcAtcsl, hut for having advanced. Liko
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