New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-16

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of the msfortunes Of MademOiselle Pauline de
Meulan. who. irving to support an impoverished
family by her pen, was nearly overwhelmed by
anxiety and exhaustion. Guizot was just begin
ming life in Paris and worked hard for his small
income; but he Immediately began to assist MILE dc
Meuan by writing articles for newspaper 10
which she was a contributor, and requesting that
the money for them should be put to her credit
He aid this for some time without making himself
known, and without having seen her. An acquaint-
ance, however, naturally followed, and this after
while not immediately-ripened into sympathy
The wedding occurred after the lapse of two years.
NJ. and Nine. Guizot were admirably adapted to
each other; they worked together in kindred pur-
suits; they earned together their common support
and they exerted the happiest influence upon each
other Mme Guizot gave her husband acute and
sensible advice not only in his literary undertake
| ings but also in public affairs, with which he
began to connect himself soon after his marriage
Still greater was the service she rendered him 10y
bringing sunshine into his solitary and sombre life
and calling forth those genial and engaging traits
of character by which he frightened and dealiZed
| his home. Nine. Pauline GuZ0t died IN 1877 after
| fifteen years of perfect conjugal union. In The
latter part of 1928, Guzot married her niece Ailc.
| Eliza Dillon, who had been for some time an inmate
of the family. This marriage not less fortunate
than the first but the happiness was of brief dura
ton for Nine Eliza Guizot died after little more
| than four years.
The family letters of VI. Guizot, many selections
| from which are given in this volume, display an
| almost extravagant warmth OF affection. The emo
| tional nature of the French finds spontaneous OK
preston in language which perhaps seems TO more
reserved people little overstrained and sentimen-
tai In reading it must make allowances for tho
national manner of speech. Two noble women &C.
\ +ba fret N, in
| "t there never were five minutes of romance be-
| tween us. / despise romance; it pretends to
surpass and vet it is far below, reality. Truc love-
sincere admiration, real devotion, are very uncOn-
| mon and this is why those who have never expo
| 1ienced them call these feelings romantic. They
are not so at all the contrary. where they really
exist they arc all that IL most simple natural, and
| practical" Certainly in the case OF this sincere
man, love and friendship were the strongest sentl-
ments of the heart and it is interesting to remark
how faithfully and how joyfully, III the midst OF
political excitcments literary prescriptions and
patriotic enterprises feastng at royal courts or
| fleeing into exile, he turned to his wife and his
children for the only satisfaction which the world
could offer him. At the end of the Hundred Days
the Constitutional Monarchists charged him with
| mission to Louis XVIII. at Client. lie doubted
| whether he should leave his wife ill the uncertain
circumstances of the time:
| DO you know what decided me. dearest? The
wish to become all that l may become, so that
nothing may be wanting to your happiness; 10
fulfil every duty that your opinion of me lays on
me. My activity and my ambition are all for yon
| it is for your sake that l will not neglect any OPP
portunty for distinguishing myself II we had not
| been united should have gone on living IN my
natural idleness. l might have felt by fits and
starts the wish to make use Of my faculties, and to
| show myself rs | am but the feeling would have
tb t S of this world would have almost aiwa car
| ried the day. Dearest. it is you who give me
strength. yigor and perseverance. GA are sulil-
| cient for my happiness when am with you want
nothing, for regret nothing; hut al that IS IN me
telOngs to you. and dare not let anything run to
waste. 1t is your property that | make the most
of, and it is to YOU that wish 10 oiter the fruits
| Mime. Gulzot was quite right when size wrote to
| her husband in the following strain:
Dearest, when / read over and over again your
charming letters, these expressions OF simple,
might even say of youthful tenderness anu THINK
Of the idea that great many oplc nave OF YOU
as OF proud. ambitious man, with cold heart and
calculating headhc contrast strikes as so strange,
that l cannot be angry with these foolish Jndg-
ments. ! laugh at the effect which your letters
the whole series OF tncn. alike ana yet SO various,
would produce Oh certain people could mention.
Guizot was fory-two years old WHEEL on visit to
Honflcur. he saw he for the first timo IN his
life. He spent four hours wandering on the shore,
filled with indescribablc emotIous; but his chief
thought was that his wife could not be there 10
share his feelings He breaks OH State papers to
write the most charming letters TO his children and
discuss with them minute details OF little domestic
arrangements in his country home at Val Richer.
When he was Minister of Foreign Affairs he used TO
pen affectiOnate notes to his family at the council
table, while his colleagues were discussing questions
from which he could distract his attention. Here
is part of letter to of his children, written
while he was Ambassador in England:
1wish you had all been hidden in some corner
to see my dinner at the Lord MayOrs-thc Mansion
House." he wrote on the twentv-irst of April
YOU would have been greatly amused Tor AT least
q quarter OF an hour II was IN very large ana
beautiful room, called, know not why. the Egyp-
tan Hail. supported by enormous pillars, ana orna-
mcnted with all sorts OF banners ana symbols he,
longing to the city. When l entered accompanied
by the Lord Mayor, and with the Lady Mayor'ss on
nv arm there were already $50 people ut the table.
IL was very dimly lighted. The moment we sat
down the gas was turned on, and the hall WIS
flooded with light. The Lord Mayor and tho Lady
MayOrcss seated on two raised chairs OF state
under great red canopy was next 10 the Lazy
MayOreSs magnificent service OF plate, belong
ing to the city, distributed over all the tables
The dinner WAS long. aud music, which was not
bad, went all the time. Toward the end, TWO
enormous gobets, filled with wine. were brought
in the trumpet sounded, and the CITY Herald
proclaimed that the Lord and Lady May0rcsa dFa1k
to the health of the French Ambassador, the Bishop
Of London, and all the present company. The Lady
MayOress rose, took enc oil the cups and turned
toward me I rose at tue same time She drank,
bowed, and passed the cup on to me; bowed IN
bowed and presented her with the cup. she did
the same to her left-hand neighbor. Tho Lord
Mayor performing tho same ceremony on ms
side and the two cups, in this way, went all round
the $50 guests. This is called the Loving Cup
At dessert two immense silver-glt dishes put
down before the Lord and Lady MayOress. they |
were filled with water and passed r0nnd the |
high table only lit consisted of fifty people and
each person dipped the end of his napkin in the
rose-water and wiped his lips and fingers Then
began the toasts to the Queen, Prince Albert; the
Queen. Dowager, and the Royal Fam lily, the Eng |
fish Army and Navy, the French Ambassador, and |
the other Foreign Ministers. | was the only mem |
Der of tho diplomatic body present. rose and re-
piled TO the toast III little English speech. which
was l cannot tell You how many times, inter |
rupted and cheeIed. They very much pleased, |
and showed their pleasure very heartily. Then fol