New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-24
dress and adorn his offspring. Most of his life was

dress and adOrn his offspring. MOst Oh hls hAo ""'
passed among women, kindred or companions VINO
loved him, perhaps after caprlclous fashion, ouV
vet watched over his comfort and adored his talent
Then, too his incessant industry never wanted ID
subject 70 which he was devoted heart and soul
tbo onslaught ON superstition and hypocrisy in all
IFS forms In this conviction as to what woulp
nowadays he called his mission, he was sincere Ills
lancuoge on such topics is too burning and ter
riblc his actions in that behalf sustained his words
too genuinely, TO leave any doubt OF his earnest
ness Another element OF pleasure IN ms HE must
have been the constant intrigue and ingenuity he
was compelled to employ to procure the publication
of his works or to clude legal censurc and PUNISH
mcnt when, ny was the case with those most Sought
after they got into print though prohibited. Nheh
the menace came too near he chose simple way "l
cscape-hc icd-Or as it was politely termed as
ayowed. Voltaire has been called mcasureless
and constituencies liar. This Is hardly Just lie
could and did lie with discretion and on provoca-
,ion He had the Uindoo's excuse fOr falSchood,
that if was the sole defence He adopted II with
ont scrupc. at need. with that nsOuc lance OF the
Latin peoples to whom truth seems an indifferent
matter of convenience rather than the real ana I'M
pcraiye law it is to the Tcutonic race. In tins
respect. whatever it might have been IN others II
was mistake to say. as he once did 10 his score
tary, that he was made to live in Erg.and. ABOVE
all he was free from the common anxiety tha'
haunts authors. He Fever knew what 1t was To
want money. To the thrift Of his nation and HON
training hc joined bold and apt spirit OF spccula-
ton. His gains from his works. increased 10y gus
and pcn,iops were swcllcd by the fruits Of skliu!
ventures in the funds, in commerce, III army con-
tracts and his investments were prndcntly man
aged that his revenue, the year before has death,
amounted to 2G6OOO francs. about equal IN pur-
chasing power to the same number of our dollars ID
lSsI" His expenditure WIS suited 10 his station
his hospitality free, and his care of relatives ana
DEFENDANTS liberal. Only his enemies accused oil
tairc of ayaricc.
Even they were silcnccd 10y the energy with
which he devoted time talents and fortune to Tie
rescue from misery and obloquv of the wrcIchrd
family Of CALAIS. There is no brighter passage than
tins in the life of Voltairc-nouc in winch has iii-
mainly. stimulated though it may have iccn 10y his
hatred Of priests completely Ju-;lh'- his admirers
praises Of his goodness. IN the year 49,. at Ton
ousr. in the most hcnchtcd corner ci france jean
CALAIS a respectable merchant and Protestant.
was condemned on the false accusation Of killing
his son to pre-, cnt his turning Catholic. and jude
cially murdered with barhaioc, cruelty. Brought I"
the knowledge of NoltIrc few months later ih'
| story kindlcd his indignation and sympathy. lie
executed his purpose of rha'itat,us the family %
n man conducts cause upon the ISSUE Of MA j. ie-
pend his whole cs ate. his sood NAME and thr future
of his children" The pr"l~r steps were taken ~
Paris 10 annu the infamous Judc'a"ilt pamphlets
were written. translated and published 90 Ln-and
and Germany. and Subscriptions set "n foot III
France and abroad. wh" the expense OF maintain
ing the family and conducting the htl.at!on was
borne at first 10y Nol;airc himself Iucr years
after the sentence WAS pronounced 1t Was am u'd,
aud the good name of alas restored. Nor dad Vol
tairc rest until means were provided hy IFS Efforts
for the support OF the family. In ~iillHr case of
religious persecution, arising not Ions alter n the
same Toulouse the Wind cation OF the SrN'iN i1inl!
and the reversal of like UNJUST judgment were
brought about by YoltHirrs activity IN their b hall
Fcrncy indeed became in the latter days of IT, mas
tcr's residence a refuge foI tie opplc,.ed
Mr. Parton could not c.,apr mahHra readable
book ON such a subject and from such c'i'' ,I"n
of material as he las lahoroualy gone through. Il
is in no sense an appreciation OF Noiarcs historic
Mace and force The moment Of intense cNpc,'a-
ton in the Notwithstanding world of the Revised
Ncw-Tcstament would bo al uniortInLtc one To
choose for such a labor, with the Picr".~',-."ns
MIR. Parton would bring To II. II iii Micud'l 81,
Iii, aaognvia opus clo>' revision and much cond,i,a
tion are needed To give il "a ,i1urr # pruntac'.,r
Some Of the gro>,cr ,uccu't', m.ehi We'll Pee left
to be pcT,I,rd through the author work, toy th"-"
curious Of such tlavors Tn, historic coiuIIr ,oI-
arr sometimes uhi"ItIhd''' - 4"4 i"N''''' 'l' '-
gcstion that Shakespeare lived III the dl-ull'-t
period of Puritaui,m. Nor arc the tran-lItI"u>
from other Language, than the French ITS cpIrrc d,
they should bc. Why drop fium IaU,t, cAci.uua-
tion stay thou art 80 fair Tire part: r that gives
it all its forccY 1t may be- pruoi-Icadius careless
ness that allows page - of the second volume
a word that never was LatIn-hut the curious his
translation on page 81. Vol. l.. Of No.iAir, ii-
seription on the door OF the gallery at Grey would
have made him lit la, eyebrows or even brought
box on the ear. Tie appendix containing li,t Of
publications relating to Noiarc AID his work, }, If
value to the student desiring more di~tiuc; and
less onc-sdcd portrait % Noli.!.c than lac can ndin
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