New-York tribune., 1874-03-14
NINE ETY. THREE"
....,o,, nr.,.ns NV NOVEL.

opens with the eiyh war OF iSSonaTcily aud the |
rn sTopshod Of the e.ody dying IN Keeping The Brit !
5aus Republic has has !line9gp !.nSgg book m Ands sth
,,H,,yod IN tho Chcuau nsurrecuout taIish frieatc
,aascryed from land ct66 TO S6" sailors called tho Cay
% sas FROM Jersey for the eoas, os nbef of the
board the most ne Lantcnac. Tnis noheman
who i destined 60 take pfC,St emf s the type of the
,,nS pobiiy fearless slave TO his u1'y, and
N ysrfsrs' are 'SSdeS but retaning kind OF fearful s
grandeur Hete - an ins'a, intv ~ from the narrow
sbsnpeI be Sank aud jersey, se'S "t" t ,dS,
snd by the neglect ct gonIg in V' unecvernahy below
% nne end of the shin the other crashing hhu MI NJ
ins T TIe i1Ity gunner bravcly Jumps forward WITH
.rs ~bar, and AZ the mmen, IsN t W A. ~ o,erturn-
,,e coronado not before, however, the shin has
been ua'Sry o,nsnse and the commander of the CLAY
,nore takes hun before the auslere De Idnenac VIZ W.
80 ,oor tea epeelal reward. You aTc right, answers
f,s personsce; and he takes tne cross OF st I'M ~
- Itns N b,useif 10 the sailors Jacket Ana now
IC adds turning round to the conmendsf' iT' ns i %
he shoti his courage has 3reh Ic"u'. & ,rsnS neSl,
&c nco he punished! In the war We are WasuE ne, ,
- ~ a criinep think L. Nendee has at ast Got
he'd" Is the remark commander wh which we
rhSpter closes. Tu.s scene may be hte lOrcea au
NOE on the character ot man OF IOn hoNeGei ~ -
lille vet " shows tie ,prit winch inspired Ie eSqII h o
she Chouans IL the more 20 he regretted lht esS
nno pages. and wat follows alter should oe u-ltlges -
b. one those lusense descriptions OF 1rivs
Al Victor Hugo will pcrorce indulge ~, the hdIIatlho
, o. % 5 fs sXpr..oIs repiete with inadmssibe meta
piors and at tunes perfectly ridiculous. 1he tObe yl
a., s's5y IlSGs m T Ne Kepuic :GiGro" "a,
my ''ig :" "o the death and he Claymore fe Is Ger
t.l but the Marquis de L'",entc, ior Nhose u1usrd
a. Ersr,, he WAS equipped, must be saved ana
istn 10 The coas in gig through night and vino The
oai,,aiu calls a volunteer; one man comes lorwaiu
n slender boat is launched aud steals away III the
,srguess: but t has scarcely gone mile. when the
- hooking the MARQUIS in the face, the brother
an the mau you ordered TO he shot aud YOU are dead
sndolhs the muTdcrous propensllies OF ms com
paIi0n Haimao. In fact nc makes save Of the ieil0W
1,f,v fr.xN Nuya Z Id. le
uoblemsn home; bic estates axe al hand but
= show hunself whine The Blues are there is aniamount
10 death. Al his masters bidding, Hamalo goes
mission along the coast ~ you succeed, IS
IAutenac, p1rung word Il vii make you Ghe'i1er W ~
saint Louis" " And u fair 81 asks haimalo VA
have you SHOT IKE cur brother VERY good my lord
replies lam., aud the sailor dlsp 40 ~. ueIIy
underwood Of the country. while Lntenac puFSucs ms
own way. Ascending an emnence, he looks iOI s'-Ia
which j. TO come iIom l4iSSe SOSe ~, t tust"g "
uoiso overhead attracts MS attenuon-t j. suett OF
NJ aud hUds - 20 be proclamation OF the kpuncah
amandor setting price on ms neal ana inS CON t
'rvol1iion' scafceiy has ne read tue sinister print
SISn solud of bells becomes audible from all sides of
Le country. IL !, The tOcsD. can uey De aware OF
my arvali uutters Llntenac; The tocsln u surely
sounded for me-" lie turn away nothing daunted and
bcAolds tall ragged man. whopooks at Inn steadasty.
ram, of Herhc-cI-Pa'i the rci,nder Of the fugitive.
Do nothing Of a h9d Monsieur Sa ac e. Marcus inS S
Marquis; every good give me up; the reward Is a
Due enc you beggar and II viii make rich man
Ut you - beg" Ie,Osos The mendicaut wiiN haueur
nut DO not hetrsy Come VIII shelter you Tor tLe
,in iSst pIV,iorH, " t ,C,,. st. ont a,in H. i-
81 bsDR surrounded; for on al sides from behind every
fo The ecth bound toward N. Lanteuac believes nc
10 Ia al aInGuscade lie cooiy takes or h hat, pins
whitc oocU0e On 10 ana SAYS; ain TIE man O are
looking tor; am the Marquis dc LanlenaC. Now lAen,
be quick. Ia iole! ieg. 10 M proud defiance the
reply IL o. NINe lanttSac" The leader Is among
his own friends The whole country has risen IN arms
80 nud and JOIN him Iney qIe ten thousand At Least
and on the next day they WI! be htA thousahG l~th
tenac IL now the head OF the iusuITectUn The com
ihat Vendee had head at This Is now he heGIns
his leader.hip An interior officer "shns ior ms
Gavard qu etai, a6 donper quelques copsignes re-
vint; Mon general, iatcnds vOs commandments s.
'D'aboru, e rcndcz,vous est Ia foret dc Fogseres
Glon 90 dsperse ct ron al l. "sare I ,st come
.yae4 bien re9a les m pa S o9s s
name.u - NOp - Nr6'oZ-le - Tas beus ont essay6
DC - d6ieudro mais M etacn cent cinquante et nous
hS"'Ies bicus de Santerre. - Qu a toInmand6 le
rouemcnt De tambours pendant quon couPat ia ete au
bataillon.'-' Comment sapptle &c battalion - Non
genera II ny a. s1f e one ianp. fare ge
bic-s6, iAchevczlcs Que i1ut-li fare des prison
- Fusitez-tout'-'Il n y IL deux icmHcs -Auss'- Uy
tius Suants.'-' Emmcuo z-ies on Ncrra &C quOn eu
Tnc urrS@ ' orders are executed ,he create, portion
a. the battalion fret Introduced ls SHOT, aud Win tie9
HtbelI, T.etuaru the poor starving woman tncy had
,ayod onu the children being spared and retained as
M,heie F6chsrd srll bresthes; carries her 10 his
hoyC and remembering that this Is the work Of the
tween his teeth, " 81 javais su!'
This brnes to close part Of the work which
constitutes it pT'VRue The novel now leaves Brittany
spc the Of civil war, and takes into Pans,
whcrC the rcvOlUt tpnaty party Is renng Then Is lu-
froducsd one o the most original of NJ Victor Hugo's
1bsrGCters, CHOUTdaln, revolutionary priest, carving
iu nus passionate 1ur liberty the fETlOus haired OF
Icnoqade eccic,il-tc. We reach The eliminating point
uf me novel, conversation between Robespierre, Dan
ton and Mlrlt profoundly characteristic, full OF the
violence Of these three domnatn sprlts OF INC freug
Revolution. Tue description N VICTOR hugo glVes Oi
them 90 the few passages that can pear tran7ld
tion. quote II ln Llsush without damaging the
On the 2sth o. Jrue. 1893 three men seated
srouUd q table Cd 90 the WinesbOp OF The Rue du
Iaor Tlejr churs were VIE apart each seated
empty. II about O'Clock IN the evening; there
spoe igt 10 h. ,.rret bur tie room was da x
gm1eT Ire abe. The ufsi 81 these tlire men was
ugIe Young grave. with fhiu lins and cold look. A
tempts q smile He powdered, glOyed, brushed.
and buoued; there was ne" crease ID ms bright blue
lie wore nsuEecn trousers White stOcEings,
frilcd shirt and sho,s with silver buckles Tue two
Other wcfe-oBe KIND OF giant the other. Kind
OF o. 6Oth, ms neck rae, ms united Crayat
fainnr lower than the uii, Us wastcoat open, with
straight ana IN disorder, although II revealed traces
dressing and caif. There was something OF a
about ~ Iils face We 700 h-marked he hdd au angry
WINK, between me e] row tnA an S1pitsS-IA OF
6iGdness at the corner Oi he lips thek lips, lur2o
teeth. 4 bargcmJn'- hst. luminous eve Tue dwarf
wa a yeioW4sh man' Wi"' setle1' seemed delpfmed
nis head tnrow1 backwards, Di- eyes were blood
shot hts face wa, covered WIN vid patches hand
hefchei was t'd over u' greasy sud nat mar NO Tore
mead; an enormous 2ud ierfte mouth He wore Orti
nary Trousers Lppers aud waisteoat. which looked
was "i whe saiih and "Voi this wasfeOat jacket
VI thc folds of which lard ANA straight line revealed
poniar The nrst OF these was named Robespicre
VT tecous b,LtoA tht thlTd Narat IhcN were alone
IN the ioou. There glass bottle OF wiue
beIOre DamOni q cup ~ coffee before M1rat aud q
stretched ont OF he table"
Here then, We have The three leaders ot the conven
con together. whether sny meeting ever tock
place We strongly dOu.ti hut that il OF little moment