, 1876-06-16
ARsENE H0UssAYE,
Tho Death OF Ills Mother.

P,rtx corfesp,ndtnce Ne,o Iork 7rtttss
The f,autofs hah this notice:
H. ArHrne IIoussayc has had the misfortune to
lose hin n,othcr she waH true !io,nr mother. The
daughter Of Francois Nallcfer, cuusn Of Condor
Get, anl Extraordinary Commissioner of the Ex-
ccuiiya Directory, shu was married to Francois
lIoussnye, who w1n for lon. time Mayor IT
DruyLrcs, as were also ats father anu bis second
son, EdGmnr4 uuussaye-
Yhfs i, tho ,r:L-un why n. Arscne Houssnyc did
not srnt Y,u Ills March Letter i,nt from bis Mt
lnuIrcr. witch will he publi4hcdn year hence, he
tetaehca thtA+. touching raEeH concerning the
1nutcr of the tm.s.!ys: They form. quite little
picture Of latriarchal life. ,,.
Thr father r. father. hnt he L. master. What.
ever may be hia kindness toward the child, the
latter never forgets that there In severe cye be-
hind the tender glance.
1,nt the mothet-it the image Of God is Visible
abandonment Ii in her loset She gives her soul,
her heart, ehc gives her all to her child with no
mother, rather thau the sweetheart. has the soe
right 10 r1y: '"rhou ar n,yself" I!.s M.othsI, ,
% ss l. ,hS + ss< .sros a 1s % S s }oy'
That which gives tho Christian religion such .
prpfoiu'!ly human character. under tle aareoc Of
divinity, IL ss!r presence Of the mother of oesus.
il ia her wor.hi} for her son-her gref-her trans.
agnrason. have never understood why thr i'fot:
.slaur shonld suppress this udmlra9ls symbol Of
ul,rr,i thc Virgin. because hive never seen her
w,thui,t thinking Of my own motlss, Anl l. have M
never lDnkGu Ut IVY "1tIlu0k
III icr tenderness for frI children. soinshnE with
Mary playing with tho bandno. a Wuman who
iooin upon you, even though it be awon,an whe
bOriz,4 Ut hcr soul; 1t ia as II she represented
only thu days of nnsestra!ns: but mother has no
for her c iso love ~ SaS tnn " p n
admirable symbol for ChaItty, u IL IN tle n,asg of
| Il mother slckitny child, while building mother
M n,othel M fSr all ssec. t~r thase Who ayu CONT md
| ihnee whu May yet cone tu lcr. ,.,
xf sbu sss a my tu"9 sd1en us ss
| mt having Ind thirteen, like her 1nnthur ~ that
caso the number thirteen brought no Misnrtunr.
lived Ncyonl her hoth birthday, still weating ail
hrs crown of blonde hair on her forehead, tlcs
lave for lcs children ena grandchildren preserved r
she g,vv 10 w hes m!lk aud her sl.se. 4 I'D what
1 pnlsrishinl milk We lrnuk!the pbysicauo auld
she wuuIh die tr,n ruch bDunty, but sle ahhwessd
chrvT.nlly: ''Wlla, odds II i dic, III lsya In
| trn1*" :.
Then she went on 10 gso u4 the spiritual life, u
WnA she who t4AKht to read In tie atoEy book Of
VrrTat; sic said thst the Imagination needed itB
nnssels IN order to cou'pas thu opp,1n ren!,ta;
sx ys y nv VI !. Ss.uy ai Il sees
ME AZ II wtso witnessing ulu representation Of =
piecr by Slescict." When onu begins WITH M The
paths Of ronanev: this Is always something g,lne.
lur II the uthcss surrr they ara deadly wsart-
o., Assash ss ssd ~ aa 'tssi ss; ssSss
which faces dansur. md tnrns Il aside BY shest 81
force Ut LUnrnsc. THUS ! Wns not b ycaT Old
| WHEN sllt nut n1u OF tho back pt q i!ttln Arah
horse, which curricd mt along. without thought
Of NY guiding IT,. 70 tho school vi nruycsss, .
league from Mnnsherau1t.
The Nurse, which was mora Intelligent thar my
self, and which nrser played fvuhnt 4!Way<
| stopped ut the ytunt Ut lLc R<lHS fHdnehs-sd
called becaIte thu uutlsF OF St Louis liau tlers
tiismuunlcd ttuin her lorse on her pilgrimage lt
tle shrne Of st. Peter ut WELDON. Iisnuunfsd
lust liku as White Queen on the tFud!ftona! hurst
block, wilhuut the tirk of breaking my Heek, and
while strolicd fowasd ftuytrrA the horst returned
10 A(untbcranlt Now and then Indeed, Il hap
pcned that tu was delayed quarter Ut vi hour II
i field Ut iuccru OF clover: but gsnefnll9 he los
M liNlu In tEEuinfng tho tlablr WEcre hts riht o.
oats WIS RWAtisg Aln. Always before he suffered
the stable my mother went lori 10 nlcet HIN. tt
cA!tnS hIlu, EiYr him lump 0f sughr. anl 3nter'
rog4tu Ab eye. to ASSURE herself thst bad happily
trust oue's child to beat than to naH ur i
woman. The man ulay }siuso u tavern, aud ths
woman may lingur h.hind With u loseF
| Ny uluther atp0 IntEuated my brother 10 uhothel
| little Arab hurtc, an equally good niessenssr
| Even my n!strrs wers Thus sent forth. but undul
the uyc Of my futher VINO MIS- always securing lhs
hills. by sstets fcaseu nothing; but the young
est pali dearly for her sashaess ~ danger; ehe
Drawing tho ofrail On thu rocks " PenMaIch, va.
swept away tnrsrr " legendary ~ave. sssi
| young, aud over beautiful.
| have tlrvrt looked upon my own Children Will
the stvrso eye Of the father. because hatt alwAy
| wtshed u ulaka them forget thnt thelr uoheF WI
not With them. They naserlaa, ike uas, the auof
| able catvsses Of tender wurls. the bright solict
Aat tEu pttuss. Nut As ihey aavs sAu religion of th
tomb w,lirn shall un.n thv eldest has IeSrT done
scrous uct!ou IL L,s lIfu without goHg u ask toun
| aui at tbs tomb, TtY day leiyt1 leaving for III