New-York tribune., 1880-03-07

The smoking Of an lustiious man.
We thonght storm was about to appear IN the !
celestial serenity Of that charming face. NINE nc
Lamartinc made sign, and the servant pilhS'h-
the coffee brought tie pipes also. lhey were Ions
chbOqucs from the Orient, full Ol NeH3W Ia'"N,'' @
Buys, Champvans and | prepared to iiGll "attini our,
We were sitting upon the diyan and we cIlans%.tu %
our matches IN irving TO reach the emu ol '"'
Nine. dc X. grew quite pale, and taking hcr
cousin by the arm. she went away castlng upon Us
terrible looks of scorn. We heard her say 10 N'i
Those Young men imagine themselves IN a peer
saloonw Our position was very delicate. we pau
put TO flight the most charming woman Oh ile 1 '
bOurg II. GcTmain and rs a rccoulpebSe' h"u "oO"
insulted by a mouth worthy OF Murliio. lii,
Let us invoke The gods for breeze 10 @ cN,'n,
guish our matches,' whispered Bruys, who was
10. indeed, Iprotest hy a whole Vesuvius.
Down with the arstocrais !" exclaimed the reN"iu-
But When thcy are only twenty-five years
oldiN PLEADED, taking the jasmine stem lIoln lily
mouth.
Nine. de. Lamartiuc had lost nothing of the scene,
nor of our comments. such a nalliiesI2toi oo4i',
have but one interpretation MEic. dc ~ i"Is"u'"
Nine de Iamarllne Disappeared and very soon
returned leading Mime. de y. by the hand. say,n9,
d" YOu do not know W hat you are refusing, my dcaF
friend The incense burned IN the DClplIa Iempie
was extracted from this latak'a. Iai@"n me l"i
bringing you back 10 the perfumes and hd'i' olthc
Orient. and paru;t yourself 10 BE- luccEScd' a. "
! Greek Sultaia that yOu are"
Thrr. lncciag down before us Nine. de Lamar
tine lig.tcd our chIb0qucs with the p4ar OF VI uo
Mlls3rc.
After the depalture Of the guests, Lamartine' who
had com inuel 10 be somewhat of AN exquisite ~
! dress 70 tie end Of the Umpire put on his old gray
/ Jacket and bacev ptntalOOus and IcJoncd thc
/ family. with his macaw on his shoulder aud
| pack OF grcyhounds gdmbo.ug about hirh - Now
! let us ?muse ourselves" ead lie. The evenings
were growing cool. ami the ilo OF vine isoiS was
| lighted as usual every evening, Wmterand SUMNER
| Around the table was gr mp OF neces' VINO l"'
/ twenty years had succeeded each other Ike the
| morning stars Tea was served, and Lamar'n''
according to hi, ,tom lay down the sofa. and
would often iali into doz,. The waking was al
ways uisht. lie kept from going TO sleep a1an by
chasing The dogs around the room, searching for
cigars In mysterious closets where there were vaiua
blc bank notes, and pages Of poetry still more val
liable tobacco aad Windsor soap, all hcaped To-
ecther in beautiful confusion. He would hight a
cigar but did net smoke more Than half Othcr
details of his private fe as related 10y the author
possess considerable interest -
Iamartinc i'm the mouing went directly from his
bedroom to his study, which was niue room con
taiilnc only table OF black wood ana i'sh easy
chair lie never Disturbed a servant. lUrouch"ui
fhe vnoc season hc lighted hs ire az > o'clock ana
prcp9rcd Il cup of Tea.
Turug those long morning hours he covered
DapcS of enormous dimensions W ~ history p'Hcs,
and memoirs. whiting wIth marye llous lapaiY, ana
| "
al How did he compose his pocms7 lie never told
me but could divine. He belonged 10 ms d"I-'
more than the dogs BELONGED 10 him. There were
half-a-dcz,n of them coming constantly, scratching
ut the door opening On the staircase ie4u'hg 10 '
court. lamaTtluc was never deal 10 these appcal'i
and the door was always opened. Ihey seemed 'o
know the day. that their slave devoted 20 poetry,
| and came and went Oitcncr than usual. between
the cOmings and gongs Lamart4He Wou.d c"Mro'c
a verse. And 1t wasin tins way th1t J"celth
and Ia chute d un Ange 3" were written. tIdo
was hs cO-wcTkeT.
The poct was like an Indian IN his respect ana adj
miration for animals. In HIS study he mad cages
full Of birds filing the room with morse in~up'
portable to a man less patient men ';r beaHlhul
West Indian birds, whose plum1ge was Ike paint
cr's palette, were dcad they were feDihcci i{ com
mon canaTies. Paroqueis ana maeaWH au3c1 lh'iI
sbrili cries TO the camOr ALI sounds o. life were
necessary to LamaTtinc who was a musician by the
lie never flushed dressing until the breakfast
bell rang. Mime. de Lamartine and the guests
did not wait for him. lie would finally come, III ls
InttcTs iHdcpcndcnty of his literary work H. al
WAYS suffered more or less from dyspepSa ana CON
seGncntlv ate very little but he hled ms plate,
from which Inc fed his dogs. to the destruction 81
the dresses near by lie did not talk great deAI h
The morning, not because OF iatlgne from ms worn
for that he dId not feel hui IRON dhAlcS III pnNl
ness affairs which were beginning 10 h'rass nm.
As soon as he perceived that his silence an cted lis
guests he would rouse himself and 'll now he Had
sncnf the morning. Often. stil filled with the sPiIlt
of what he bad written lie would say to Hs, as 10
| comrade And what have N0n DONE LacIcicHc'
opJ vou Bruys I" He seemed 10 put our poor lUcu-
hnu ho, tIe same scale with the culeeucc Of
his genius and IN good faith toe. for In BIS cstlin9-
| tion the man who lifts handful o. sand Tor 'oDic
purpose is as worthy OF omiIohcc hs ne VINO niooVS
| n block Of marble During hla c9nNtr7au3n' Ilhe
disciple Of Brahna, he would help hlinseli 10 We
vegetables. especially spinach and pumpkin. ne
! macaw would perch upon the shoulders or NE
| gnests screaming in their ears, and cl inning ms
share but Lamartnc paid no more attention To MIN
One of our party always arranged The excursion
for the day. making il long in prospective nut gen
liza n ia ylrf
NO hroupht the letters and papers over the noun
fam. thereby gaming several hours over the regu
lar post and we seldom started for our walk before
IInvaIjabIv after breakfast Lamartine carried
bread to his horses lie had dozen AZ least th9ngh
generally of little value. For twenty years. thcre
was only span for the carriage and pony Tor me
saddle He bought his horses either IN the country
near by, or had them sent from lIlWouslh. ne Mcht
INTO ccstacrs over each acquisition, the animal was
incompatible equal to the mare of the Prophet and
StaIl The exaggeration had the merit Of sincerity.
Tamortinc loved his Great or III his creatures. Ills
life had been spent among horses from the time lac
was bodv-guard at Brauyais mp 10 his great en-
cannment in tbe desert Of Sv.!a. After the horse
review we would go TO the pavilion TO smoke ara
read the papcrs, while the ladies' Ptrpar9d loT lnc
women, was a s,iful horscwoman. aud Taught the
ncccs. 4..r ........
where SO much has occurred 10 make them historic.
Through that large dinngro0in, and the drawing
room with It's great dlyaus and the studio where
there always licSh pdlnlIng p +'l'hV' VI" Lam
aTtiues on the easel have passed and sscd po-
ical artistic and pebcan Europe. The pnVleged few
have onencd the door the right and discovered the
beautiful cabinet. whore Lamartine never worked
| filed with books collections Of harmless poetry,
which had been presented 90 him, newspapers. ana
puIljc documents of the Assembly. They have also
icen welcome to the little room where Lamartlne
Sic 1 and where he wrote III the carly morning. and
where he received the crowned heads OF The world
the thinking heads. mean. They can also recall
hanging IN the studio the portrait Of the poet, With
his two hounds at his feet painted by Dccalsncs,
the odor of Eastern tobacco which peT Gated every
| thing and The clear bright fires blazing IN the fire
At this epoch approaching ruin was foreshadowed