Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-27

M, Laopold Katschcr, who has loEg had ii
preparation an elaborate life Ct George Sacd.
contributes an article concerning her, 10 two
parts, the first part appearing ia the lnterna'
lio0al Review for July:
''At the early age of IL yeats her hFad was
| filled with 'Coranb,, mon grand romaa laedlt'
over which she pond4rcd day and night Co'
| rambe, as she remarks, was the O9u cl nsf
idoatry, the form Ct her re!l2iou! Ideal. LOT
wears she continued developing this romance Ia
her miod, living herself inro it as it were. until
at last she felt IN irresistible desire to proVl1o
| this religion cf her own with form oi worship
| also of her oWu. She erected an altar to 70
rambe; and for this purpose she sought crG q
| lonely spot, which she appropriated an1 a1orh-
| ed, visiting it clsodestlnty, and there eacEhc-
| ing to her god. She T1Ishlpped, as she herself
| says, the great Spirit OF civil and relisiou'
! iber.y.' At length her frequent ats!tc, began
| to be observed, aud one day she Wa followed
| to her grotto, where her secret Vas discovered
These Innocent proceedings met with no obl2c-
| ,iop; but Aurorc, ccpsderpE her temple a.
| descNa.ed. dtsrCycd IT,
IN 1881, then, pursuant to THIS aftaDRr-
mcnt, Aurore Duicvaut Uepin proceeded to
| Paris, accompanied by her llt:le daughter. lh'
wish Of the young vii, to DC TO a CERTAIN rxtcnt
/
| Jules Ssudeau she hired three small rooms
on the Ouai St. Michel, at yearly reDta!
| of three hundred francs. II need not excite our
surpris, that in her autobiography she scarcely
ever mentions Saudeau's name. 1t was locoa'
vcnient certainly, aud dlssgrecahla 10 climb ~
| 10 the fifth l)oI; but then the rcnt Vas mode
rate. Her vlclu,Is she got ltoci restaurant
| near By, and in order to save the expense Q!
| servant she performed all the house oHilea
herself oven to washing her oTn and her
obildren's linen. ln order to save the COST Ct
| fuel in winter, she lett her daughter 10 the
care of friendly neirhbor when she went ou''
| for. ns sho had no books. shn went ~ thH
Bibliothcquo Nalona'e, wheic she could have
both books and warmth for nothing, In order
to become acquainted with the sut 1cls, ideas
and etiquettce OF the time. she desired TO uIVest
| herself of every provincial attribute; and tC d.
this something moro than reading WasrtquIret.
She had an Intense loyo for the theatre, bu;
With btr means such ccs,ly cntcralouenIs
were not to be thought Of, and ii was puzZ'o
to her how ner friends whose mcaos were also
lsmalI were able to participate 10 every OF l!ct
10 which youog people OF education and Tch1r'
ment usually take an interest. ht as', SIZE
thought sho eaw her way out Ct the dilemma.
Dressed s9 a W0nap, she would not nave
been admitted to the pit OF the theatres; bu: 1t
| cccnrred to her that 10 her childhood she had
freouentIy gone about dressed as boy. Her
mind was at onoo made up. and she proceeded
: forthwith to carry her plan into execution
she ordered gray cloth salt, OF stont aoh gu
| ratls materials, aod when 10 this were alle
| woollen crayat, boots. and gray Est. Shs io'
3D. for all tho world like young student 10
his first term. lu this way sho was aoIc 10 90
| about anywhere, and IL all sjrts OF weather.
II ;otn nit in
seum5. Libraries, and even hotels reuFGlog
: home at any hour without any one except her
intimate friends having tho slightest idea that
the slim and beardcss youth Was IN realty
woman 10 disguise. Beside, she did no, 20 To
theatres alone, but accompanied aod protected
by her friends. 1t Will thus be seen that It Wss
not passion for scandal. or desire TO appear
| singular, which first of all Induced our author
ess to wear mems apparel, but that she gas
urged to it from motives OF economy aud pru-
depce.
"S!imulated by tho SUCCESS Of her frs: work,
before returOiog second time TO Nohant, She
conferred with SaDdeau respecting 8 rev
, romance, and it was arraprcd that bali should
be written by one and halt By the oihtr' inc
whole TO be completed By the time she Icturncd
to Paris. But she knew that her colleague was
a sluggard, who was tonder Ct sleeping than Gl
working; ard trusting to herself alonc che Wroin
thc whole of 'Iudiana' duriog her thrco month";
residence at the Castle. She bsdremoV1d from
tbe Oaaist Michel to the Qlal Malsqlais and
nm her reiuru there sac fouud that h:r lteno
ha6 no. written Iine Then, tossing hun htr
msnpsotipt, she said, Read that And ha
read aod read, and admired, aEd was spell
bouod. He declared the new work to d. suci
masterpiece that he oouid not comply %'th me-
wish 10 revise it. The pubsher, OF Kos, g,
: ] Blanche as we'll as Madame DudeVsnt, wouI'
I bayp retained the nom de plume OF y; oanc,
( ut Landau, who had bad no hanu la IN
10 ork, would not hear OF 1t, linen Daiatouen'
VAS ssppealed to, and he advised her 10 sslec
| for Christian name that OF the Datron saint G
| ,he day, which happened to bc George quo,
is no origin Of George Sand'-a rtle "hia'
m autboress uevcr occ, LAID asl2e.
Az Ir1SxRANTs SUBTEHFCGE-I ley
: Dan;ar Isaac oocs aligoted It an I'm 70 stay n
niaht. On asking for a bed no Tss I0ta snas l.,
could =, It have ore, as there was 10 De D"'
tbat eve, ung and 81! The BEDS were ebssHe :,
g "At wh st time ooes 'ne Dali D'0"A
n ouired Mr.. Isaac. 80,
MAboutt hree in the morning sif, ., 81,
well, th. I'D, can I have BED until 'ns
''%t; aye., certainly; bed asked fe'y0
WI nverv pave vsi 20 replied Mr. Isaac. ard away
{uant 10 oct bet,ge en- the sheets;
About il the Grnns ns wsi dooT oHSAsn'
by loud knockin1' nt?s q. s5s SeIsi Se ssked. 0
mHnw HnS, NAM u Of 20 u are in there" inquired
or voice. ,,,a,;e, end Mr.. Isaac, an
an old Methodist prea cher" was the reply; oS you
Ihsn BY J9psss ppssssd 'o1'i o1 leaving Nh Isaac
OF enjoy his bed.
he Special. No11oE TO the ladies': s;:. Wsha, Il MsN
nov T,iI,1rens 70 itG[e Low Quarter Shoes. suitab
the These sS good; 5 1Ts he Dsa
bso and Su'fsf fail 10 s's eesse s 0s All S'
~. At suoh y ptlTo ali md examine for themselv