New-York tribune., 1880-03-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
,u,,r,vr ,ND HIS FRIENDS.
1AMAR1INE AND HIS FRIENp2s r.I5sr BY H[NTI hy M,n

NJ Io,retellc the author of this work belongs 10
nm ancient French family with which Lainaillhe
was i'm relations of cordial If not especlally "nco
tiooate intimacy. The poet was regarded as d"
idol TO be w0rshirped, rather than as man 70 NC
,o,,od Evcrv bower and grove of Bel-Ar, the
country residence of the household, was a klhd oI
sanctuary for the Offering Of incense. Tie young
Jacretelle from his early cottage DAYS had cher,
isbed certain religious enthusiasm for the name OF
Iamartine visit from the poet made an Cpoch III
bis life as if there had been something supernau-
ural i'm the event. On the first occasion Oh lh'S
kind he confesses that he could not have been nolo
entirely overcome If BE had heard that Homer oi
Shakespeare were coming down the avenue VI
borse-chestnuts. and would soon ring at the uooI'
His immediate impulse was to run away ANU "''0
An his mothers room but he could not reS'S' ."0
temptation to look out at the window hau'' '"'c
sitting in front of the house under the shade oi
great tee. lie was then about forty years o,u
he still prcscrved his elegance of appearance HIS
manly and GENTLE face, with its firmly carved iea-
turcs stood out like marble; his even ana simple
manner even in Tcpasc asserted the majesty oi III"
peujus and his large black eyes SHINING WIN inc
light of The Orient, reflected the goodness ana
beauty of his soul His dress indicated ihat P'''
nf his time was spent on horseback. Even at lIa'
time he wolc one Of the high Cr@y hats when were
afterWard SO common III Paris and when Hc cor
timed 10 wear at all seasons 10 the end ol "iS nv
lie was accompanied by a handsome lta!IaH grey
hound and She first word t'at he was he''u -
sncak was tbe Name of his d,c Tido. ". Lacfe-
tclIe. the father. hast aacd to meet hm. lie was
pcrson of admirable acconpl. .shmcnts, ana IN 'he
exousitc grace OF ms conversation We'd WIN lam
artine himself who was enc of the most GfiiS"tiU III
talkers in the world. They discus ed politics. the
Academy. their travels. and the yintaeeS. lhe next
rcnconntor with the poet was in thiS wise -
The second time that ] Iamartnc, was q
Saint-Point. My father frequently NSl''H mn AH!
took ne with hm, one day, 10 oioaklaS'' Nih'1,'
rvcryone who will Tc3c tAt So liuos, ha' maze u ~
pIimage there, either in reality, or thiou-h tle
uages where the poet rcpruduccS those eNq.nSi'
scenes vi more accuracy. and more bUli ant col
oring, than the cainera-obscurl reNIodHccs 'ne
image. - o con, l,,
than tbey axe today. Financial d'itcn!tl : nae nor
compelled the sale OF the bc'uuiul forest ll'u
Then covered them. Tie hiC!-Folui'd Il to"S' adoih-
mo fbe iittc castle was not yet bTi't. The great
Stable, now empty. rcsounucd WIN n'l-h'h@ a"'
scanning strcds beautiful young eir.S wandered
ra,ly through the fields and woods. hG cIieS o. "e
p~ococls were less melancholy, and ali was more
primitive and more pleasing.
sitting IN a court, near stone table. that hai
been brought from the oid ahhey a' CiWlN au
which tradition said Cuc" belonged To AheiHd, was
n lady. looking over ana throWin9 upGn the t.a =,
heap of newspapers ana panphlelS' ih'' "tS 'II'''
lie Iamartlne. Their marriage lad laHCh piace
ahout wciVc wears before ana already th"y h3''
travelled extensively in Italy and the ORIENT, as
IamaTtlne had served in the diplomatic corps a.
q iC%arrE ,pNflairrs nj Florence and afterwards
"MInistre Pi6nipotentlaire," 10 Greece. NOR dWo
children fortunately died while III the East. me
marriage had been serious romance with nine. dc
lamaftine. She young Lnglsh Iad{ dstln-
culs!cd bv her education and noble ch&iacItr'
NLiie travelling in Europe with her mother she
met Lamartinc then IN IN" glory OF ms McaliI-
tons" and was attracted ana CazZcu py IlS 'aSiI'
Even if ho were conscious that she was giving her
self to genus at her peril, and that hci fortune
vonld ily add greater lusrc toan already lumin-
Ous train, She was willing TO make the SacIhcG, IL
,bovo IN he ono
martlnes family, strictly orthodox IN Us Catholl-
cisn, was alarmed at the INVASION 0i fIoIcS'ant.
Rut he who had examined. and wcllund"Isto1d the
heart and who had also learned from the anClcnts
that marriage is the d" res p0liuca Vl'1," lelt no
scruplcs lIowcyer the young lady. not wiling TO
he an object of controversy, ana c0nnucnt that me
religious belief TO which the man size l0Ved gave ms
tacit consent ought TO be the best, was quickly
converted, and became french woman, az nearly
os anyone can. She accomplished The sacrilce OF
her ideas with a steady purpose and cnthuslaStc
devotion and by her perSeverlng aSSlmliaton 10
French thought and sentiment. she gradually lost
her English characteristics. Al ilrst bhe had the
& Ill nf q rconhvte Better yeTsed in OrthOTaphy
than her husband. she assumed the charge Ct cor
rcrting bis proofs and she Wao alarmed at "hat-
ever offended her new dogma. AS lhc pages grew
more and more philosophical she often exhausted
herself in defending an orthodoxy that, at one time.
had almost cXilcd her from her happiness But an
intelligence, 50 full of light comIrehehded a iaSt
that a zeal could be excessive. 50 dividing her tlme
between her painting, in which she was an artsi,
and her works of charity where she showed heTseu
a simpl" Christian, she descended pIaceiullN from
her in;nerance, ana became III politics, as Wen as IN
literature, the true cOmpan on of Her husband IN
,,urcd by admiration and keen sense OF her dutv
she who from youth had quaited from the f0untanS
OF aristocratic pride, became at Iehgth lcp<o
militant. .; ..r, .l, ,.o.
ricadrs. from which she knew he was praying never
10 return. have seen her. times without number,
aiding the most humble. and making them feel that
She was of them, without III the least losing her
own dignity Noble in her poverty az she was
modest IN her luxury, she dweus h0iy and happy
martyr in my memory At this time, however when
first saw her she was tar IRON the laVas OF those
popular eTuptions, and domestic sorrows, which
subse0uentlV overw hclmed her happiness and home.
/ remember that she was wearing mourning foT
her httlc Julia. who died in Jude9. where they
buried her uuder pam NE ch'Id % Sne Dio,0
10 conceal her griei under The CHARMING exterior OF
a hoSptabe hostess. She mace us SIT Gown peSlu'
her, while she tOd OF the newspaper "OlA ooiO''
her.
year or two later Lamartine extended to the
Young enthusiast friendly interest which sooi
grew into a warm personal intimacy Few men Of
his intellectual power ever possessed such simple
and sincere affections. He did not concern himself
about tic age of his companions; he was fond OF
discinlc,: his bcncvolence was unbOunded, and
he always had for them smile and helping word
Another VISIT 10 SAINT Point III company with two
voong relatives and friends. Bruys dOuilly and
Gnige de Champyans. who were staying III the
nc,gbborhool is the subject OF an Agreeable descrp
tiou:-
vaufs had gone to mass q MESSENGER came from
Saint-Point saving NJ. de Lamartlne lad company
aud expected us to lunch with hiin at 0coc"
We saddlcd our horses. and crossed the mountain
II was a beautiful Summer day TIE comTi at SAINT
point was full Of empty carriages. The groom
messed INTO service by Nine de Lamartlnc, wcr(
cong backward and forward, bending under tho
weight of dishes. The easy chairs IN the drawing
room were occupied by ladies III handsome toiltues
Tbe reception generally CORDIAL had The effect OF
diplomatIc ceremony. There was very little talk
ny and Lamartine seemed as weary as II he Were al
~ No fhpaa took ref
fhe buy window. Alas y said Champyans We
ore in a wasp's nest of Lcgilmlsts. NJ. dc Lamar.