, 1875-03-06

earlieat youth. however, llo WAS of devotional
tendency, md, ns tho time npproncllo.1 for him
10 ado1,t the profcason for which llo wos dos
ttncd, Ire hocams moro and mora nycrso to II.
Fearing tin opposition Of hta friends. he
sEcnErLr JOINED THE DoalSicASs
al Bologna, from wllfcl, place I,e wrote ts.tsr
to his fatcr, dorrocattna hia tliaplooslrn. hut in
ntBting that in tho proligato society of tho world
he could nat carry out Ills viowY OF Christian
duty. 11o found. however, that tho mo-
nastcry TAs not that kcarcn upon earth
which, hc had hoped 10 find IL. 1natea.i
Of bnlng allowed 10 study tho Scriptures na no
wished, ho wns madn To apply himself 10 rhot-
orio and bellies lettrcs. lie then cshayod to
preach, but al first failed utterly. Success attcr-
wards crowned Ills efforts IN this direction.
Tl'seo yoars beforo Lorenzo dol AtelIict died ho
removed to Florence, where lo became prior Of
st. Marks. Hero l'o frat began 10 draw thoao
crowds around him which Ills enthusiasm ani
forco attracted. lie WAS nnstore to Ill eo1ncctod
with him In regard to thoir habits, hnt gonte In
speech. 1fo denounced tho clorEy, ho tlcnounsod
tlie court. lilo would havo ovory ono lay aaldo
nll luxury, all p1onsurc, md live 1ifo Of pc.l-
nncd anu bcf-rennnciation, In fact hn vnH =
faantlc. lie, however, wns at lcast honest.
OF conrso ho and Lorenzo woro constantly IN
torforfng with enc'l other. Tho latter wanted to
make life delightful to tho pcoplo, antl to tint
end introduced fotes, songs, dancos, tnasqucH,-
everything TINT could delight tho popular fancy.
Three years altcr savonaro1a's arrival In Flor
cnco, Loronzo diod, confessing and receiving all-
| solution from tito auatero monk. Then followed
all those political dissouslons, which agaiu dis
ttr4cd Florence. pioro lorcnzo's Gun, made
himself obnoxious to tlo pooplc, laying aside IT,
| toSethor the policy Of Cosina aud Lorenzo who
Sr3t1 Al fi.Slx
appear In tho eyes Of tho people Us anything morc
tlaan merchants. picro assumed princely Btylo,
sought ill-adyiscrs, and, finally, whom Charlcs
VIII. urged an old claim to tho Sovereignty Of
Italy, WAS foolish enough, to dcclaro himself III
favor Of 1t. Tho result Wua thht tho Modici wero
chased from Florence.
Tnr EMBASSY 70 CHARLES VIII.
Haynnarula WAS ono of mn ctnbassy arpointe]
to wnit on Charles VIII. lie addressed him in
taanhor wlicl. exceedingly astnnib1cd that MON
nrcl, but failed to mako him alter hs purposes,
Charles marched into Florence, occupied tho
marched out. Ills troops, howoyor, found time
to lnnsack tho place and nossess themselves OF
4 nlcli Of lts nrt-treaeurcs as they liked. After
they left tho rcAt roro sold by tho Btate. Thus
md itn literary and nrt treasures dispersed.
Hhen the Model wcro again III tho ascendant
anmo OF the Most valuable were rcpurchascd.
After tllo Ftcncl. monarch lad started toward
.,..r't.t ~" ntn.so az aaxut.ufois puollsueh
which led to n request that ho would favor the
nembotH o. tho now Government which had
boon organized nfter Chnrles departure with q
moro extended explanation OF bis yowB.
The result waA tlRt llo assisted in tho
FORMING OF TIE NEW REPUBLICAN, oopE
Of laws for Flnrencc. II was BY his ndyiue tho
yast l!ali of tho palazzobccclio 'was erected TO
who numbered nearly 1,001 nenlbcra.
lie declined Office for himself. He devoted
the essy lives tho monks ed, and altogether
io aated oau up"n sG tn n II tor M sdes IT,
sch9oa . s.a, attsr tue hslllGn Of tho sot'odsts
Il. tho,,, NV ptpsu pi uas "io1o n5'hnb anu adap1ad
'niis III ~ s,ht htptu.nr ,.nn,has TT ...,. ,
.ror1y az ns.' ~ n nieaeneo Man a. much fotce end
!aI !aeh 81 IN tonguo. Especially did hc dcnounco
ssJ suo JGt.sy. Mn.en na5atall5 enaou ~ Its being
thc 1S,nra s,a ts.saa hls opinions beforo
but was urged by tie soaory pf Flnracnn FlTeac'
seeaaS sesam9' 10 & a'd %, thin 1oinE IN a4s5 he
ssenlea a 70 navo uhpotlnt1ea influence over all
T"ssga IN rtosonee. aho. though forbidden BY
With nnt Ia ~ omoI to, aJ tne People
,o,,s ,r., 'no !'ehte'l sermons to in
nnnro cEo"dh. II is nasd TIC WaH offered Car
otnor lag aa' ~ no'" h'a tongue of ta&e up tho
o'sec conao;~,,. nee; .. x.,..x ~.
sn,%o saa1ease. s..a Iae eonapirators wero bc'
i .,s a1u saaonafon u accused OF not hay
M own nn wap. up 1'1Seo honeeat IN Tue ease ~ ct
rccnmmcnnd "a'l 4;",ses, teem 10 prove that te
Gerry 'nelf usual woght:
,oa Lin, it,, HE tAHAffcIsn ~
ralriv", u n ,ntn ,n,o many eseessea Ho turned tho
r;nd III 1.ni .'p ~ .estva and !lua!'y Cur
.nn 70 make holocaust t. OF nlt such objoets as ho
.e. snonght o. oaanaed th9 carso he wished 10 pro-
broncht tsr nnn,e mna n,e 'ha'soce .nt artists