Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-10
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Anecdotes OF Jules Janim.

Anecdotes Of jules Janin.
Under the French Comedy Is the most ia
nou, flower shop iu Paris. 1t was kept for
hest ssleswomen of her generation. Her
J,u,hter still, keeps it, aud has inherited con-
siderable portion of Nine. Prevost's obligiDg
,,mpcr, grace, poitcness, aud activity. a po-
h,c ,hopkecpcr is now rarity in Paris; they
are very surly, aud look as if they thought
.b,y were doing you an honor in waiting on
you. Nine. Provost died in 1888. Jules
,janin wrote her obituary, and the article had
Great success. The vogue Of the shoplocreased,
and nothing was talked Of iu Paris but Mime.
Provost. The day after the article appeared
wcil.dressed man called on Jules Janln and
said Il aln Nine Prevost's sonln.iaw aud
successor am unable to express to you all
the gratitude wc feel to you Tor the honor you
have done her. but have come to ask you to
accept slight token Of our gratitude--to beg
you to allow US to send you nosegay every
week Lock upon it as pledge OF our graft.
tudc." Six and thirty years have passed
away since then, but spring aud autumn, SUN.
mer aud winter, every week Dosegay
was sent from that flower shop to Jules
.Iaun The last one of them was laid on
his coffin. Janin dctestcd poetry, and yet the
dream Of his last years was to translate
Horace into French verse. lie was very fond
and very proud OF his prose translation of Hor:
ace. ,Janin rarely made bitter speech, but
some are related Of him. "A lady and her son
were brcaasting with him at Passy. The child,
who was five or SIX years old, constantly Grid for
some dclicacies winch had, to tease him, been
placed out of bis reach. His mother and Nine.
,Jauu made him do all sorts of tricks before they
would give him anything. Janin looked on
moodily for some minutes and then said:
Come come, my lad, you are 40 longer child;
you show yourself to be a mao, for you are de-
grading yourself to get your food Jauin hated
ihe Second Empire. Some OF his articles in the
earlier days of the SecoLd Empire were so Of
lcu>ye to the court that II was more than once
euusidered whether he should not be exiled.
Warning of the temper OF the authorities was
conveyed co him. He replied: II do not fear
exile shall be abroad in better company than
| am here for shall find abroad misfortune
aud honor" Soon after Victor Hugo had
published Les Chatiments, (which, as may
readily be conceived, gave great offence TO the
Imperial Court Jules Jann wrote an article
cuoyizug Victor Hugo. His friends begged
him not to publish It; the editors of the Journal
des Deba,s We're almost afraid to let it appear.
Jauln answ, red all appeals made to him to
withdraw it: Il will never De an apoState to
my admlrations" He was fond of iostltutiDg
comparison between the Second Empire
and the close OF Louis NV's reign, which
led to the great Revolution. He pre-
dcted there would be terrible scenes after the
fall of the Empire. La Commune viudlcated
his reputation as prophet, ln expressing his
indignation with the higher classes of the En-.
H., la
hunt turkey keepers 90 their fathers estates to
dress them up like Duehesses; and, which is
still more deplorable real Duchesses DOW take
these ex-turkey keepers for their models
The Court was very dcsrous to win over Jules
Jann, and one day sent NJ. De Sacy, the chief
editor OF the Journal des DebatS, who had been
completely won over, to persuade him to come
OUT openly 10 favor Of the Empire. Jules Ja-
nlu had then iu press Les Oiscaux Bleus NJ.
De Sacy said to him: Il wish you would dedi-
cate that work to the Imperial Prince; if you
will will have you made officer Of the Legion
Of Honor the day it is published" Jules ia
Dlu took up his pen and wrote on the fly leaf
of the proot-sheets, dedicated to the Comte
de Paris" and handed it 10 NJ. De Sacy, who
exclaimed "What an incorrigible fellew you
are" Janip's last months were unhappy.
As long as he was dramatic reporter Of the
Journal dcs Dcbats his circle OF courtiers were
as obseuulous aud as attentive rs ever. Actors
aud actresses went down to passy to decaim
their parts to the gouty old man; actors read
their new pieces TO him; managers begged
good word for this performer or Tor that play;
but when he ceased to be dramatic reporter,
when he became only Jules Jauip, be shrunk
into uothingncss. In Fraoce Il man is nobody
unless be be somethlnr.- Scri6ner Mugd=ine
RENDEZvoUs Fer flRGlNlANs AT TIE Cen
rENNlAL.-E. e. Booth, esq, formerly OF
Virginia. but now resident of Philadelphia,
has most maguiiceuty, at his own personal cx-
penSc, erected within the Centeunial grounds,
In a magnificent group OF large shade trees, and
near Il cool spring branch, a building surrounded
by u piazza l2Xl44 feet, and with a baustradcd
terrace on top, as a general Headquarters for
all NirglnlauS visiting the International ex-
position. In letter addressed to me as chair
man OF the State Board, and rendering the use
aud control OF this building to Us, Mr. Booth
authorizes inc to extend most cordial invita-
'l1n to all our people to come TO these "Vir.
Slum Head quarters freely at all times for rest
when they are tired, and for social intercourse
with each other when weary of the vast crowds
,hel will encounter on every hand. | am sure
| 'ut express IN advance Il conmon sentiment
III thanking Mr.. Booth for his thoughtful fore
cast and great libcrality in thus gratuitousy
Providing Tor the comfort of the Virginia peo-
PIE after the State tailed to provide for rep
'cSental'on OF her Resources at this uuparrallel-
yu W eShlo'tlon oi the products of the world.
hlll not the press throughout the State pub
Ilsh this invitation to olt the people
j. ID. lMBoDEN,
Chairman State Centenu,al Board.
May 6. 1876.