The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-08
SOME NEW moons.
jn.ranae Facts aud Lively Anecdotes-The
DIXIE Of 81 siman's Momoirs.

- A, n m v.riad ,,nder the ahiftino conditions ~
p,,,onea, soc,etv during the lnst eight centu-
,,.s 900 ara mainlv indantaa IA tha biatorv OF
Franoe. Thnt oountrv alone presents ma with n
complete serioa OF authentic photos raphs, a
IA, 81 ,nemoira ainos, unhrok en- from the time
of Jo,nv,lle. I'm which the achievements and the
fou,os. tho lde,s t,nIip,.. nre,udices. and man.
nor. Of zach auccoed,n, ,,aner mon arc set down
nv o,,ors and 400 ,,',na'9es ny t,r the lnreest
.na m, nro.i',,, am r,hnti,, 1, the,o ma
.a,,,,a A., ,,ro,,hoa hs sim simon. vino from
,ha .,ana,oin, ~ yr..t m,gnate. hut with the
-, ,,c,s,,a ,,,.,ca ~ am hon.st man AMI pa
,,,o, ,..tched the grandeur and the ruin Of
~, vtv d mo rndnoss Of thu Orlo ne
-,.,.,,,., .,,, ,ynn.e v,Iuninnua iournl aupulies
an exhaustive picture Of thirty ,osrs which
irreyocaby decided the fate OF tho French
monarchy. OF his record o new odi. lion has Just
been published Uy ilachetts OF Paris; bat the
proilxity and occasional coar .cncss Of the origi
NH work render literal reproduction iupracti-
cable A useful ahnlg1.uent. however, Is ac-
cesslble to the E.glish reader In BAYIE ST.
JouN's translation. Iue ycrslDuii very free, aud
narred with some inaceurAcie on which.
however. we will not dwell. ma5nucl as the
work Of seleclion an compression Is silfIll5
performed, and recu lmcnaed by tho Ca.it.l
meht Of a spri chilly aud agreeable Y lghsh styic.
BY birth and alliance. saint sic 1u belonged.
not to the minor ris.ncr.cy Of counts n4d III r.
rui.es. H. won he ref-ra with "A certain CON
tcmpt, but to the great nobility. H. succsoded
hi father as u du.c and peer ui France. AMI in
the semi -feudaI functions OF Governor of laa,c.
Ills only sister had bcen welded to tnc DAo de
Biisslc, he himself n.arrisl aduy,t.r Of ia,
Earecbal Due de LYrsc,. aui his si-tor la las
became the VITO Of the s,!s br.tsd Dut de lau-
run. At the age II nino tscn hs was ulionoi NJ a
cavalry regimen bearing his name. and IL wa,
Mt this time QGAN " iils 4. rI4- IN the ARM
commanded by his fltur3 fither-in.law that
SAINT Simon bogan % write these .nemOir5, in-
cited, as he tells as oY thc "a .mple VI the
hartchal de Bas8onpierre.
Tbe youny Saint siunn had been educated
with thu Duc da rn,rt.. .ft.rv,rd tho Re-
x,nt nj Orlean. and n,,insl MS ufs warmly
attached 10 him onc ,f ina 0rsl Incidents re-
lated in hls memoir, /. tho II. rrla,c of TINT
pr,nce with Mad.mois lie de nlDis. daughter
of Louis XIV. by Madame de Montespan.
The King had already married two OF his
Legitimate children to prlnces OF the blood
hut this project WIS more DIN suit, because the
father Of the Due de Cnarlres was tue King
pwn brother aud Infinitely prJdd Of his rank,
while the mother, being German princess, alb
horred illegiiim icy ald uisa.iiances. The
scheme, however, WAS carried out main
through tue aIsncf OF the princes
tutor Dubois iter"4rd me falnoHs Car
ulna'' Tue 'Atter history was somewhat
hhsulH' TIC h"u ior hs'" oeeH Vdiet'
put usp' wing u"usu" Sp"tule ior Iearn-
ihI' had oee" lh''rdc'su oY MS master ana
subsequently, passed into the service Of t.
Laurent VINO was tAe puc ue Iha'tris LFs'
teacher. lie bee 'ne 50 useful AMI showed 50
l. become
m aooe' md as the former sfe" 'narm' Dubois
Mite oy httle' supplied MS Place AM ,on1rNsd
70 please the p'lncs ny enc0uraSin< his dissJ =
lute incNnauons. All that Ddoois could do.
however when he ofoAe the IN liter OF the mar
rage 10 the young Due was q ri GA direct
reiisai' but that was sam lent Tor the succe a
OF the enterprise. Tue father had been alre dy
sliheu oY oroins one OF MS favoritos, and as
soon ~ IN h'nS hii reply from DibOls he
FASTENED 10 oroich the ahhr Meanwhile the
mother OF the Dic de n'rsres, having scent Of
"hil was goins on ma spoken with the great
est Vehemenie 10 her son OF the iadlgnity OF
TINS marriage and drawn from hin = promise
that he would not consent 20 10, WHIT followed
u thus related by SAINT simon: "Oue day carly
nftor dinner . SAN NJ. dc Charities with very
sad air come oGt of his apartment and enter the
closet OF the King. lie found his Majesty alone
With Monsieur tns iathrrl. me King spoke
very ooligingly to the Due de Chartres. said
that he wished TO sec him married; that he
ofrercd him h,s danohte-. but mat he did not
intend To oonstrain him IN the matter. but left
him ouitc Mt iibertv. This discourse. however.
nrononncad with that terrifying pate,tv an
natural TO the King. and addressed TO a timld
young prince. took away his voice, and
auife unperyed him. lie thouIht TO es-
anna from, bt. ali,parv posfti,n hv thro,v