The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21

turn To France, the pleasure OF procuring tne
return Of his COMPANION, in exile. It VISA DIT
1cult matter to accomplish. The Government
was we'll enough disposed, hut 1t was reluctant
to take a measure that would put 10 nm excep-
tIonal category the officers who h I'D followed
Lrfayeue In August, 1872. when he escaped
from France. Lafayette conH1ed this business
to his wife. She was Obliged to make many
Journeys TO Paris to plead tho cause OF these
faithful friends. But she was At last. entirely
success ut, and everyone OF them owed his
er sure from the lists Ut tho prescribed to her
interces-iOn.
The remainder Of her life was devoted TO hcr
family. Retirement would have been preferred
by Gen. Lafayette during the Consusnip Of
j1ndpirte; and when tho Il npire came. he
co aid not. IN honor. return to public lie. This.
In any event was what suited his wife's wishes
and tastes. After 80 much suffering. tran auiIlity
aud repOse werc Indispensable to a woman whose
family Gections were 50 passionate and whose
heart was 80 tender. she undoubtedly
gifted with Intellectual qualities that would
nave made her. In any public station 70 which
her husband mSat have been, "a they did In
my to which no ever W =. called. a very con-
-picuuus and influential woman. Bat we ara
told by her daughter that neither the grandeur
when sue h al seen near. nor even the colt OF
her misfOftunes ever excited In her that pride
Ot the nagnltion whtch q nm " support a sim
pie existence. Her devotion h I'd risen superior
to every KIDD OF test but the sentiments ana the
easy duties OF an obscure destiny were sufficient
for her ho,rt. Love nuei 1t entirely. She was
permitted to cnj " 10 these last yea hippl-
ness OF winch she had not conc lived ths hope.
Sne WAS troubled only by anxieties aOOut my
BROTHER, who had entered the service, and vino
WAS wouaded at the battle Of Mncio. Int she
owed to him great cDnsoia'lons, or rather tho
most delightful hoses ami tho most vivid satts-
faction, when he WIS married In the summer Of
1879
George do LAFAYETTE married Bnilie de Tracy,
daughter Of the Count lie Tracy. afterward
ueer OF France and member of the French
Academy. On this occasion, the whole family
went to Cnavlnilc, to 81 ire this new happiness
with the amt, Nine. de thlviniic, who are
tOid preserved all her ficutles IA loving heart,
winch nothing had ever deIdcnej or chilled
The old lady must then h We bean consider ably
past eiahtv. Daring this iourney into Auversne
IN .tch, which seems to have been suggested
hy Ime. de Npntigu. was made between Vlr-
| .uie uc Itftyctte and the young " lrquis de
Listeyric lie was invited to Lagrange. where
the IN irrage tooA place IN February, 1913. "YoI
may judge SAYS THIS lady, whiting Tor her
children, " now much this pleased my mother.
who desired above all things TO nnd for her
daughters hush ints who united religions prin-
riples and solid dIaliies to external advan-
tascs." Tho French system OF Uni kins mar
ri ,ges did not, after ALL WORK badly, as a general
ruls.
Iint We do not need To depend entirely upon
| family testimony for a Wv ~ the happiness {
! lug anee All the world knows the friendship aud
tdmiriu II Of Ch rlrs lmes Fox for Lafaye to,
ana the eloquent wort. In winch the great EGG
| a. BAL IA in,
wings u lovo and du y" to Omu Z. The Eng
lsh statesman, VINO, with all his faults. hal a
| most luyaDl, ana loving nature, could not have
personally known l. fayette except when they
were both quite Young m'n aud before the
American r.. In lsL Mr. Fox, accompanied
10y his wife nd us private secretary. Joan Der
ri lrOiter made . visit t. La.riugs. an ac-
count of which was. affer the de tn 81 MIR. L T.
published ON irotter anu from II We ta4e tue FOL
lowing extracts:'
! on the morning Of the 2tth II september wa
! iclt Para tur the country. There Aas nu. mia :
| SOL Atus IA ga I par, through Whiel W. passed.
| lurmctN cined the l-,e OF France. A. Nc az
| preached l. grange, 70 Gee ne eVtIcatiN u corn
| ut-fr {. Inc tower, and wood OF the ci tte ga
~ Tcd in peaceful tcposr a. Ne DIR We nrtr,
! ana " zen We gureG ful view II the h0inltls.
l ieis ~ a. en9'iVn. Al I" ~ tns resldeuce VI a
! ~" AND good nIu--h ultriot and friend to
| mtHl>ul.W use lie al been cpi,.ecr ted To-
| virtue ana liprity. Nucn trdly " ~ NJ de Lfty-
! cite. !he cn ltv4u Vas 81 very singular con
| slfucilnh, ph a angular, ami orntinpnted wan
| Ni""ll-h towers A. eich hh.le, Wulch htd no un.
pleasing ELECT. ruined cht. 81 Ms ne a. the
IN .n-tou; tle fo.,e U.s. nled ~ turougn neg
| iect nj lonH itl-s ~ umc. We drove INTO the
| court N.rd. me iduity came to tue hii 10 ,ueet
| u. int good aud au,aule fanny. h,ppy III
themselves. ard 81 tirtus TO tue Industrious
friend IT Lafsv 'tfrl Can forget that mo .neut (!
| No sliy lnecta,lon no AR, Of idle ceremony.
were seen 1t "a residence of nm wnn glnrl usi,
and sDtccs-iu.ly ndd II. ugsied Tor America, aud
hAd done 81 ne could Tor francel
NJ oe Lafayette a"d Madame received Mr.. and
| MR.. Fox with the hoar,lest welcome. Inc
ianilv cuusisleI OF two daughters. sIn ami
| hls ~iie all Young and ,leg n,--Ail living vita
As his n.ure Wa ypu, hiui and aceiu (pis axe
| a. to umo ing aoput forty nine or Il ~. ne
ppeared quie yang niAn. His benevolent
cu.nten nee, MS frank and warm manners,
| whcn ~ 40" MN quit aiotei IN MS FANNY, aud
| IA, uiacli cuntentedno-s. Amounting 10 cneer
| fulns,s, atoX' her bad an lrr-.-tiDe III rt IA
| .aintug the an--tiou. and r,tcem OF those az
| uitL, 10 nis IA re idiiiniie society.
Inc. d L4lNe.l-, OF tne ancient family Of
NuDilr-, w . q suYs.ior an. adfni,aD.e wuin.n.
"--r--in- tht hi-u p,usn ot ms ancient
| u 3, vlnu4cnt u animated. fou,l, T.
.aoued d., NJ. Ic L4tNett- and nor flmlli,, she
ro. tod nnt.ifl ui pt-t spirutpr; snr Ius
,vf Sod chtilshel uus lihd. aud vs. naDuy lu
rrttrucut. lac Ioifne IS son " . "A we -
~ fOrh- 49, u, ula ~ 90 Ne,N uu- ..i,. alll ia
taiestlns. H., diI-hteis we're e. 4.ruil- lang
~ tcnea IA rcta.,'n wuicl. ~ ,Ounl wo,u-u
u ia-hi"', 20 much deslsuys ori-uiAit, "a
chAr ri't. hnd max - one MA ln "A nulun
"nll N"th- lazy vac ~ OtoNpr AMI ga terra
II TIA tn' Is ud la a Nord, tnis .un,oie
hilt l.tAfl lilE ltlllh EN-
| one nunl # Affection. AMI 90 desire uu,uiug he.
| yohI NC ciif.o u thcf tr.np4n mansion. =
AHc rhatciu ,iud trfdte 81 l. gItugr,
winch VI tGtnr. $3.50 Hda an nU.trs5, IA DIuugut
Ma, ~ .- AL tIht ruin"iucG Of uls tuttulc.. ne
hiu lost everything ncsldes. IA the iIf,uuss, ui
rcNpiu iputr} culiusC tlpu, ANA n.d nut Nel Deeu
abio 10 lIu,ufc icsLl.uti1n OF cl.uprns .tiun. 90
dl to the ia rre-i 81 tht - Zee. Gen. II 1uLt-
ri,s. VINO hll known "a. Il Lli.Nrtt IN 4 .lier
| t',, "h1 htl NIult ATTEMPTED IN the Elgn,h
f!u..se Il a. "a ius fn rouse the Pat Aiuistr,
| - sense 81 mum my dhd cuuimlsrrhtlun lui
| 81. lie Lafayette, } i,vI tnu p.lti al Lt-r.ugr.
ludt lC ntil4ti-utu tttu N.- an adIttiN To- 81 uI
thu most pleasing nat r., tud ne was received
| most surrtiuna. cN bY Ms ftu.t,N. u W often
Contemplated Mith pleasure Gen FuXpilrlck
AID ". dc LAFAYETTE " dhins la a iuu4 snHdy
RrNNe uoar the ca tetu, slr,klnR Of past tiuo..
| the wa IN Anrli %, M ne rev niutiun Ia
! IL ,hcr. Inc a. slgut IT thee sucu men IT,.
! Fox. LlfhNctie, ana fuZ idrlcR ~ grateful to
ant onc VINO ieit rgut4y, and Vaiued men Tor
| tneii arlNicrs to humanity rather IMAM fur sue
/ Ces lah ambition. Lazy 4oiteud l. also, whose
! tAthei hhd, uuutl tue Oid leglue, sun red So
! -rfeie a late, WIS / LAGRANGE, al - ~, honest
.hd A-fcchDlt inaii-- cana greet uutuuur ul
dhctU tcs, fclatlh- 10 iuc ioNOtutlOu, WIN uiu.
a4d energy, aId rc-ru tliuG ne ri,u in his goo
/ uutupted ana uu-tuilrd manners, AuXiOu. To
Cuulttnutr $50 tut tledrurd OF ~ 10 Ii etta's
/ zIe-,s. and puiniins oct everything agrerah.u
! o. En@Nsu c,Stuts and hiuits. In the evening",
ue road rN,rt't, trpiu SndAespearr, rams atud
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