New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-22


hundred frailtcs and wish that both the character
and the fate If this matchless dclneator OF human
ccccutricities had been n happier one.
Af;er a British we may glance at n French hon'
There il no story in literature more interesting thah
that of the return of Voltarc to Paris after an en-
forced absence Of twenty eight years All that was
beautiful witty distinguished in the French capital
came 10 do him honor DR.. Franklin was there,
bringing by the hand his hoy grandchild to ask the
old philosophers blessing. The French Academy
sent a committee 10 invite him to attend It's meet
ings When he went TO the Academy and thence
10 the theatre TO witness his new tragedy. the
crowds about his carriage impeded his progress
All the world has read of that wonderful ovation
which brought from him tho expression: An
Diru. yon wish. then, To make me die of glory
The return to his home n trnmphal procession
and when lac had entered it he burst into tears
One need not inquire how much sincerity, how
much affection of a sort likely to last there was IN
all this homage The snecrng Duke of Orleans
stood by all the while unmoved. saying. They dld
a. much for the Gcneyan, Jean-JacGnc- lay
after day. night after night followed of such adu
lation ~ only the Parisians know how TO oHer'
Voltair talked Of returning To Ferncy Tor resi- Dht
~ honors tbickencd he found lingering in Paris
plra~sntcr and plcasanter an old man OF eighty
fonr wears well might But he grew weaker day by
Y.
curtain Paris was to lose its lion forever. then the
tickle city was weary Of him. lie said himself in
hi, sick -tupor that he had only come there 10 due
and ne was right The great ovation at the theatre
was on the Both of March lie died on the 3oth "l
MAY Other honors were 10 come, bat they were To
Lr paid his naniinstc dust and even this - now
impossible Bgotry carried off his bones. with
those Of Rousseau from ther rcSting-place IN 81
Gcucyiryc. They were deposited in some gnohic
and unmarked hole. bag Of lime was cnptlcd upon
them. and they were lcit 10 destruction. Inc TWO
lions were resolved 10 earth together without n
quarrel. r. pIrtrc or even a Pronunciation. NoI-
rair, could no longer say: What a pity tins man
has lost his head"
While Paris was thus phrcneiically ad"rh4 VOL
taire. franklin wa, there rs We have seen, pho-
Sc hi,ally conserving TO participate in the ovation
and smiling quietly "a his wont was nj what he
,,.i.lt r.-trd as its excess Adams there also
,.,u,i,,g on IA. Nth of April in time to sec the dis
co,rrrr of electricity and the author OF " la
puc,li, "~ cmbrlc, I'm the French manner before
ho,.... full Of cr1ly spectators Doubtless the Sar"
of Q.nrv hl lis own mind concerning such
demonstration rs hc Lll of fnnhliu'+ social de-
,,..,ror I'm Iiri. q nrrllly. But the Good Nan
r.,h.fl Ms himself lion Of the first magnitude
,.l,o,rI r.t,d clrr-,,d. ~ If hr too had written
rr AZ plly. and rr.atrr cpi rams. The Sa'"n llaH
lo.f David Uu.n. Lut it had gained BENJAMIN
t.-...r t.,. CD. .'l f,tr With gray hair appearing
uu.lerl rrlr.u-(Ir cap among iHr p""''r'd h''"'
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I,.iuc liIs Vote benjamin
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adIltlon 30, this u.tih have 'p'lI'' any MAJ, '''s
~..fc,p'aiu"d and sensible thin ir'n"nh' II
.r,.,y To- his honor that h' docs n'' seem ~ nav
h,ru ln the least untdv"rabIy AH'%'"" " IT, ~,
vay- bee Is the >ln" '"''' >N' ",' ''''''
philosopher ne her undertaking nor ov"rraiinS the