, 1880-04-02
VICTOR HUGO.

VICTOR HUGO.
How 1fc nnd Sarnlis Ncrnfinrdt Posed
Iscfnrc the People.
Iarts Correspondence Mt" }'erk tForid
Tho qlllnttty of tlnttcry Tint tas l,cun poured
out Ia buyuntl all computation. 1t hns been rs
tho precious ointment That rtn over Anrnns
bcarl Tho Iuos, old mAn has boon tlrpnched
with It. Copte In tho verso tcllcatoly
said TINT Hugo WINS TO on)oy tho slnubto
honor-tlrst Of becoming ronte.lnrinn.
a1,l theu uf becoming immortal. One or the
lnlirlAls lnkes hin figure In tho now Trinity.
0f which Shakespeare nntl 1ssChyllls arc thu twn
'nthcr prrsonngcs. Another thinks that tho
Theatre Frnncals On thu night IN question wns
mt go mitch plncu nf amusement rs II temple
whcre Eosl WIS being publicly vet,crutcd. fnli
will tenrin mind that tIugohls lived on ihts from
Ills curllcst nge ls II writer. ffo never knew
whit It wasf not to bc celebrated. Ills first
competition veracs for n prlzo poem nttractcd
tho notIco ut ChRtenuhrtand, who 1t nll tho
s,,blmity of his fnuo stopped to pnt this yolng-
stcr u, tho back md to call him "cnfdHt sub
1tmt." This uniformity of success Il ono Of tho
rnscst things In lIternt.trn. Mast men nrrlvc Mt
II position slowly, cnrrrcting one fhut aGtrr at'-
othoE unti. they fash2n their natures for tr!.
so ,Sa by The fcst e pr1S \ s st
WnlcH EfcsHtna mn LOT tnc WoEk u tne H'l@i II
!si.s evening nlghteap, which soothes hlm sont-
The bbiirriih,ay fcto which followed the fate of
at dlnncr At II huuao n the Ayenuu rEylau.
The dinner oycr, the nll 1nnn httl to p1As Into
tho .irslwln9.renn and receive und return tho
sentina tho allto Of tho raEsIuu literary soecly.
Dut lnIle hoforo tho lust of tho s0 hnd lift THO
Snisss hex aa cI. pnt nh n ornf IT, be ctt
served to trni,l lin fur tho gran ceremonial
dinner or last night ut tho Cn1ltiiental
lists I'll ai WI Sfs 1y tne c
tainrtl year or VI, ,lKo Oh tho occnson of the
reviyal Of niIornan They tS9Sped s,, f5om n
dining hull Tho poet, witt, t,ss ycngnlble white
lrnsl. went through tho or1lcnl Of reception,
Though not without m otlort.. His spirit tnny ID
i yery iii nun; 1io seeiuc,l to havo forRgttoi,
hnlf tho people who pressed forward e khnko
Ry s sa Via lo . a pa @ a nst sro knSw al :nss
Faza biai!kly thronah aa,l t6ro!gh iaa,iy i eele;
oay @ TSe sk" "asops et @ % a~ra q ill.,
nnfi n.1rss, him carofully, taking euro tint ho
shnll not ho ovprwi,nlncd y the press Of cosIl- @
tho tritnor OF il crack rntlcstrfnn. or,
f1r n soMnwhnt moro suitable t:omFnr!son,
YIN tho, Lord Iilg1 Chalneerla!n b r. Of q
stnl.ill,g. 1t Is II shrt of troyct Of lntGIcct,9l
RINK 70 hnye wo,l Of nr,lse fnm f.';a,lt Inn; Ill Al
yo t@s II as a u y.on s proso ecfxf 1a i
part Of French h,l.'lnn nat'iro, md TINT y
eno,leil far inc. Thu ordeal must bo tcrrbc. It
10 receive tho full ehargp Of fcllcltatio,I. ani Il
very rCrl,ly wilt tn ctin on tho spot m immediate
"%a MpprSiats s n, rink. v,o t,o honor,
with hin, lust nfght--Snrh IlcrnhMrtlt-tho only
wns,,nn present Vt this "flcr1nni" " dinner, as ut
tha iirs,: Tho ul.l nun recslyed her ,sih IT,
his throne In nr,,sr tn lltco her In tho fli light
Of homage. Thcr0 fa double Kracc 1T tlis En!-
anry-a sraso t hIs natt%n,y sd ot hls
to sny, mo. | would usurp this. position from
ny onS s,. nt % yG t ys eSGa ~ ny Soi sIa" ,,s r.
IL pretty, struggle between then, which si!nll
Ssas'l taeas,:ye. We sta..d ta aselnt- c!res, stx
used 10 ii. mid they luke it without moving II
nsee at Il, sast ut was ,1 s 1noS!uf + VI rasi sts' T.
o frn e lSs er aS e II IT, aho Hover
c,tpy two pinccs ut nnco to prcyent
in opjcul illusion Il, Tic interest of her rcputa-
tnKcrs' -pnrtic,,lnrEy to hor tngers ends.
rue enE TSFa fr tho nv n a eSaM 3aS BIT ias.e !"
Htr,imliig tlctn NJ wnen might, kho leaves them
~ :o md ereass! Tc st!uu, nran n;s sto to
tto tn,teh ,,seil to ytloi. ncrles to quite care
how they lnok. = All this, of course, hns bect
HjtEGfljlf bfhtllGj. lOr Ellfnl khuHA Lk}H NEL
or I,,cusInR nil through, Wheru III IN neeca-
sRry silg haY It. ltur whItu sAtin tiress iB,
~ It wpre. ulssIlc I'll tu her buck. Yum sec tho
1lay Of bur H1n,ljltur- l[es, Her fMCG il IN t-
li!1 rs her io,ly. II IL INT quito tho ynlltl,ft'l
son il now bix Tor .i ii giving plrtius On his
own account. ille iny!tos d! the x"r. Vt n!,
h,'.isc.> Sarali ,s .to 70 through pretty m,scl,
thu al,Itu ctrelr,jul OF npllrlet M thu pt,nt
Every up discharges ills lltio stl4nr- l[Ctl nr-
row it her HtInfpss arp,tst nllti Blle IL boun1 tu
| 9iyu him rs KtNM! ,ls tlp sujiis.
Il,rt, hms thr1,u 1nInklcd pieces IN tis writing
dusk, hut ln ins htl.ertu bcen dcnt 10 ill nppaals
| IL prplcu them Tloy 1.lv to Ut,f,,u out nftul
| his ,icnth nriI, liz GOIt,Gu hNs prophosiri f0r
hilr, i, b,IntlreJh birthmy. tic co,i.plny 1T lis
| 'rMratr. Frlnnls mntiIr9tfy dues n,,t 1Ik1 tlC
ntIst,1nt ri stf'h " ionr i atnKe whit" Whu,l
| n,ada -? askcd ietn,,iIay, It, a,lppilcnt-
| itir funcs. Thu oil l,,uu sail no wnill i,,lt
| lfa3kcl juEt.rninbly Mt thD tpllU- cloth, au1
| nlnvtJ wifi his ft,rk. sill 1t WIS IL I1uu,Cl,i
az frmufI not likely IL llu stlrt,,tss,n in ita yp
ri nnx,iro liz ,imifttnu tI,lf t,uht Gums lftet
II, S,iruiy tht ii,,st tgIt Itsvi-jf "lnu1uuultl-
dn w,Ts; lr,,,.I,f dit md were Il full seceas-
un,1l mi giyp It,, i,,;,r ulnrv thin fills rnpiIr.
ol,s mnt.tlst, NJ iii, vury nIt]Oii ii il, Mcctt,,
Mni..Ib ~ II II hy Snrti;'s furI1f11x short rt:,t
t.s,n hits, In cIa,ot uppcal fr,,iu oycs to oyrs
Ail fh.a ;,rir1it,sf I,lnt, In The cnrt;I nnt til
irlust uift,yl w,u,r,t OH fhe{r knct,a Io[Drp hin