New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-22
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/ SYNOPSIS OF THE PREFACE BY HOSTILE CRITIC
Paris tJuiy 81 C1Tep tdg.r- ~ The Loadya sgHdcrL
The Rdypei publishes another choice Specimen
Of HuruiatT. T. il Victor Hugo preface 10 the Last vol
ume Of Us Actes ct Paroles" which, the reader may
member, collection by the poet himself oi all me
wonderful ,Lugs seen, SAID, aud done by Inn during s
eventfg catee The preface is tied Paris ct Rome"
ana is composed OF two epi,odcs and moral, through
God aud Prcphctlo doubt to lis perfect satisfaction
Tie first episode = connected with the June instruction
OF ISIS III TOOK pace az ~. o. ON me 49, NY a..
she Insurgents, under tue command OF ~chOon!. Ter
named Colbert had hceE tU.ued out OF his post b.
VI. Gu!zOt broke INTO tAc apartment U an = Pc O
I France TINS cA-rcer was thcI q member o.
entered his dwelling " he was DONG MS aug
m Eesuborlus 1t Get ~ trying to put down
by AL oid servant. The insurgents rushed III pell mel
bur Colbert called them 10 order They proceeded
cried, they entered the dining room aud caught sgt,
OF soms old weapon, oa the wal " Ihlt gun VIII Jusi
i'4 49, - rs'-s eoiI,r. ",i l.j We s.il.,i "a
lot OF the same guns from lAe artillery museum. Ia,
,rr and the inrurgeits stru, Dy the moral force o.
,. reminder ct tue uusset alone b" the side OF tia,
weapon was large shycrmounted IAFklsh Edt4edh.
en.usl.-noboGy touched it; and yet we a.t
rd e ls multitude present included many safyil2r-
Here they Sp,d JIc drGpriu be.'I..@' or tle cA,'f
'Bqt lie i. lighting Against Us" said on man. He is
doing his duty" r, souIeJ the cIcf. And what HIr
We DOING 20 Colbert ANSWERED., COR duty also; We arg
.efru !Ir our families; lac i- defending the country
Sftcr these calm and grand words" the insurgents el
tered the study On desk lay petition from tnc sailors
OF Havre against the crucLes and inquiries Oh t-t
maritime code" The eN-peer had written on thc mar
r, support tls; n aid we're gwen 20 those tiJ s'lI-
h the Legitimate demands of the people were listened ~
IN what b. 20 The people we're rendered 10 icF Ut, 10
word governments were just, We should he relieved o.
fhe palulul duly 81 putting down iu-lrrecdohs lHi-
Ms gUltr enough; the insurgents saw lI1l the eA'ci
NJ. al friend OF tie people, ana tLey LETT MS
an rfr,e1t without stealing ~ much ~ q pm IL tud.
So r.y be necessary 90 CAY that JAe eArcroi "doin
yir0r Hugo thus nOdestly speaks "a- victor HUGO MIA
SELF We now Jump over y year, ana come 10 inc
.eroud eui ,odc Il was on May =. 1871. ihe scene
changes from Paris 20 BRUSSELS " An on man Was
i,yiu, f 10 ! on shc Place dcs Bdgrcad"s lie was up
iotr tu. ayrie Da,, but the cHcie" proscr-proHi"-
linn iuc 10 ,Iut, accomplished. IEIs nan Aad yOdL-
trfi-r ,f, two little cIidrcu in Al- hOa@r he "ds "a
mourning be mad Just LOST his son Brussels knew hi
IA. . one of these waJse sOls are Always serene. o
that day BE- IIOgo serene tLil 45""'' ti' .'.'"
lu.f 0ole a fratcrual act lite t-t'Ono ''''iH
iueut OF Belgium having refused to give hs3 lhh u
The Communist refugee, the SOLITARY lAhA '.ah' VI ~
Place drs AAlI1cud.s hal pubhtif o1-iti % 4S'.I1
Them i nDU.s." 10 cut long nt1is r""' 10 '"'
wller then proceeds explain how ne d'te" Wc's't
after contemplating he celestial ~ li' - % ~
utpbt and ,ueduIug over " The "icAcd -s}s 90
the vrtofiUls ANA the surIUEs 90 the v"ni4 1i! 'i
10 bed aud how ne WOKE ~ ~ Tue ny ~ pf "a Del
gan crowd bis house stoned hiusei thi 'n"'' VIZ
death Tor t.e noble asJiol" Ia hal lit d.5 "'-"."
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