The Portland daily press., 1876-03-03
French Epigrams.

"The Spartans" is the name of a company
of the choice spirits of Paris who have their
favorite domicile at Breboomt's. Arsene Hous-
saye, in letter to the Tribune, says: .1
Unfortunately it has already lost several
members impossible to. replace, such as Theo-
phile Gautier, the Duke of Persigny, the Duke
OF Acguaviva, three original types. Il now
numbers Paul de st. Victor, q brilliant pen;
Lord Lytton, whom you know as the poet
Owen Meredith; Gen Read, your Minister in
Gree, ,e; Zaver Aubryet, R'varol and de
Mastre in one; Cabanel, the paiuter of Duch-
esses; Henry Houssaye, surpamed Alciblades,
probably because he Is the living image Of Lu-
cius Verne; Castor Jollivet, witty chroni-
cler in verse and prose, swordsman whose
thrusts are like epigrams, and whose epiersms
are Ike stabs; Arnold Mortler, the Monsieur
de POrchestre of Figaro; Gen. Schmitt. brave
aud clever soldier who conld not prevent Gen.
TrOchu from talking instead OF acting; Paul
Baudry. one of the four great psinters of the
nineteenth century; Zlem, the Venetian Who
grinds sunshine on his palette; novelist, M.
de Boisgobey; publicist and historian. NJ.
Vafrey; Paul LacroIx the celebrated B bill
ophile Jacob; Edmnnd de Gonconrt, the his
torian of art; Duprsy, the painter OF battles.
l must pass over some of the best. They have
elected mel cannot imagine why-President
OF this Academy. which is BY no means a sim
ec1re, because this is an Academy which dines
AT the last sitting proposed q tOast-in very
good champagne-to Gen. Read, who was Just
sartiug for Greece. BE had brought book Of
bank pages, aud said to us, This book will be
mine when each of you has inscribed q thought
in it." don't know whether We were es-
pecialy witty, but copy some of the ihiI rs
which fell from our pen: ., ..,
There is no such thing as liberty, for no
man i free If he S the slave Of his con-
science"
"AlI loves-even maternal love-have their
anguish aud their griefs. God has made q pain
for every pleasure; the gate of Paradise opens
in hell"
"A note from woman, no matter how ten
der, is sight draft on you; you must always
pay in some coin or other"
Marriage begins with one of the seven
sacraments; it ends with one of the seven
mortal SINS"
Thought is like Jeanot's knife. Common
men are content 70 keep it bright for use; mea
of genius first change the handle and end by
changing the blade.". ..-.-.-.
Sooner or later we pardon our friends the
injuries we have done them"
IF borrower comes, lend him your ear"
"Women always give more than they prom
Use; men less"
"Love is like liquor; men saw it Is killing
them but always come back to it,"
'1f you become famous beware of the FOOLS
for they always gather around the people who
are stared al"
Gen. Read would not write conceit like the
rest He bad just experienced profound grief
IN the loss of his father. This is the thought
which he has inscribed in the book, which is at
| its first page: t.r
'Life is the road to DEATH. The Indians say: /:
Death does not kill, it makes us invisible. 1t
is the sorrow Jf survivors to see DO more those
whom they love; but the first friend we lose
gives a sclearer vision to the SOUL Every step
toward death opens little wider the gate Of
eternity''