, 1876-06-29
GEORGE SAND.
Ifcr Funtraf-t d.ircAs Of Victor II

1ior Observation-Disclosures Of Victor Hugo,
FAn'.. iune II. ~ have received thc following
aes"9nt ~ Ma9e s'tosse SANDS funeral yes.er:
~. Sohant. where Ma'lame sand died. and where
ne ne. aIno;t ~ l. e9nstan' rs'Ide during tho latt ten
ny tar tr0m the high road lending from thai Iittln
town u Cha!cauronx. 1t il NOT. strictly speakinv.
eAattan. hns rathcr large country house, ut.
Ing much .! view. Oh qutting tl1e htsh roaJ
~hleh We had followed 'roui Chelcnuroux, We en-.
.t ss1 ,atsas asa nyeaae; an IN few nutca arrived
sws: %sss ..!sS !sy Sn w. e: u s dssss,sd
q few ladies', Includn; Naualue Svlai,:s AnG flrs.
MSef' w detensss daughter In law, aud her Two
s'e he eo E1,s WV msfs N ~ tac AZ 23o
81 The priest Of tho Commune of Vie where r.
son. m ,, Issytsr :, ,x;n w. ertotea m eaFe w.
torether IN tic d"sire Of rendering onr i'll hon,ae4
IT. ore y the devoted snd tcncucc,t woman Than 10
thc cnnrcl, Of Snhant, the resting placc VI ,o
er,s. asesa.sdt acs'tor' When lie pres Ind pro-
@ s ;ys' f;:s suss s sa ssp f5aSs fa,
:fad w. ieosss - zen, 'y' etds 4f as ';s:
| loved her. ! admired her, rrverrd hcr; now.
p tic august SORENESS ,' death. / contemplate
st ,s ,,ars eonsFa'"lats "rats her. sau's what sie
sshat she hns done Ia goui j rcsa's,aIsr 1i,Isr
ES!s"s Seia sc rrss sst so "nee a, ,A;ns M yoq Is
tnch grand spirits di.appear, Int they 10 nut ran.
-l.. Fa5 rum L. One might aay ihai In Jecon,.
g ing lnvirhe under one firm They become Visible
nhltt AIIHfher sublime trane:l@afuy, The human
t.rn4 Is nn "ccu'!atfon: 4 masks .te tue Divna
Yishse, whIch ID t!lc. ideA. GcnEyc sand Mut Ill,
IT. Is eu fae " &c shs ' + lvi h:" auE js !; fss nss
s'eossc sand ha" unlHnr place in ,ur agc. Others
s,s r1sat n'eh-shs WIS r!ca, wonu'. il hl
iut''n Gud .,r-in tia, u liz equality Of ..s". b.
Ing pati # t.e cqua|-y Of inrn, i great "umxl,
waa fta eond avs Sat vi 1Ysr'ry .n'yy :" t. th
nhy o. her Augclc qualities; 10 rlrnny ai,Ir,ui
tsas!n:to b: tender. t,orsrs,nd ptn,ea H. Thrts
- many Vt. dithoRur 10 her, George Sand wijj
~ rug l.:Glt Or onr nv md unr snuntry. Susis
~aH wnntsmg in that sloriou. wanA,. She hai the
Erart Ut lifecs tht vii VI iIalac ni.l tho sUui
oarlba1di did rroLigicr. Sic wro. tJ~ I FaHris WIZ
r IT, uSs saS'a,s nso9y i Will Nv ,asa, rsnS
sze' their T"""r Is tauir Ruriuesr. George sind
va, va, t""f. @ "na stc wa. hats'.. t.o. ldiairaiion
tnt'+iS.1n t. uatra.r lIalc aH outrage ,n,ea, ur.
~: r. dt;.1as c'N'te by po>serty ~ osou,stl Of
E"fy 'It Mlao tha' T. ct,wt,,' res,s viii tours
q c4.nattnt,. ltrin.r fisc trnr:r SArl ar. nnLJ,n
t",:'tfaclnr'. Thry pass away md are hardy go,s
powerful human crcnlnre. ,Iye vt hear NJ il ,rrr
III i'nnr '.r nusc u wings, scn,rthlnc Il p.ins
fnIatih's I. ctHhitc: tic cnrth lias HtAytu III.
f." tS!lyw: tns ar!eari,rr: Fhs ore shc| % waa IN
II, sns, s d ndrf ', tin, "I f,; W", a.d wt is
Ut An Idea: t'el It il that Wet ~n4 tlu.lrht
sSllnr,';thssi WIS lnrStin.u*I1hr. TIL, torrh i
"nrIr part If riy,iixau al enter iiiu tl,r yah,
enlightenment Of humanity. II a';s. u II. u1,,s tic
h'nlthy wind Of revelations atit"ltn II. h.i n,!.Ls
Il grow, f"r tyr 1n,*s' rims brentt which exii,-
tIttr* fsl-c li.hr fcrdr The trur 0nrA. The
wofksr !: I1n.. but the wue ia !o,,u. Edgar
!.hct mankind. Michrltt died, but behind hin,
h.'oty s;rp ssn I'll rnsin' ,i e cor. 9! ths tsrs
nsn's. s " vn: xss II Is t*s'ss as ,s' # 's 'Ss
cal Int s tbs @ Vent M s:nits r ass f"ajn: "u IT,
than ks IT, tl!err p.ond fuscrhrnrrs nf tI,blehi ali
truth atH alf tH.ltsr are c'Ins to U.s. nsa lhnt /.
nuF l'n-tront dead In lenrin: ns Ecuuratl!. nuu,
strn!l: IT, the fatulr. lrl salHtr. Arrrne nn,i
"n-i"' thu great arrivals these .rvnt aci.astuscu
Thr rsowt! then slowly and silently .spc,.cd.
IL wou!a ~ tue i".'; Il ia,i ~ enuac'at. th"re
Ttrr; were Prince ,troult Hu,oltun tau lntiiHats
friend II tllr d,y,a.c!s son, 81. Maurice Dn,lt.
,M"t', ", VIII s w''I, A. 'ss"!.Fe l'1,as VA" pail
l"l r,ut'st enr OF r: llrI writings. l;rsl,lr trnl
"src mcn well known II, t!r country by thr ar,Iur
IT Their !tepab!j.an ,cnusistipn. snstia II: Irr.
4 tl,c Eurs: in lkIs, ,s,d II ,ac Se;no
with what warmth thr !iecrasrd nrpIanu,tl
tnr nurrM"Nt Nhsrh overturned Inc July Mn.
archy. Tl.r seiuhlictu aIu Iten,ncrillr ni,tnInus
Hhc had 5nEfntl, rather fEa, fvtlsn., than ftum
rra.nn. dbl .lu' lnn anrvye thr cnllaan uf the ~
ln-ise hopes cxrrh by the ISIS EtrtuluiiUil, She
!reanE rattr Indifferent ~ nrty.. !uicH. thonrl,
her heart ard her warn. Feasibility werr always
.GHy 10 be kndcd by alI great aIl generous !v.1s.
THIS change ~ her onIuDs did mt make hrr rr-
Mmnee hsr oi'l f,lrn!!shps. :lhe lniuence at her
en'nan4 Hnlrf tlr Empire. whether Ut lAc I'aIA!s
E"yAi ur the 1nEcrics. VAS always excftcd In sie.
frntius amt ptetrr1ng those wkusc political IDEAL
hhc hA.l mnllr,,tarly shared, md from wlun stip
InsrE Withdrew lrF esteem. Numerous pcasapta
were present 1T the funeral to show their rt.A Il
ftr tic Wurnln WIN III LIE cuur-e IT lu,,E life hHt
constantly scattered unrhtI nr.,il,l het Matinr
tpetgc hAip! ccTtalnls lhr greatest writer mo.
ncrd BY that }tart 0f Frnhce called i,as Isrri.
She hnh made fatnuMH MI the p1atca surrounding
Sni,ant, aud ona clnnot - through tl.u 4it,1jtt
without len& reminded ut every nt'iutt Of p:s.
xagu III IT l,rr n.el II describing alld extDllfng
thu landscape which yuu usc AllMrlDg. .tluu..rtlu
the writer. however. there VIZ. the luvfn. alll .r.
yntct wun1n. alwayr accessible aud khl, nttu !sas
lctt nc!1arsahls rccullectIuHs In the lnrts Ut vi
wha aprsuachrs her.
bonr ~ Ills Radical papers exhibit Itsplcasu,a
ut Catholic r!ies tAf iufforu,ed ut tho tu,!rr.1.
wltn the decreased had refused thu last .aGrAlarnLa
Of thu Church.