, 1881-03-15

rr--" All. I rrc, srrl Thnl'a wtl,.ro y.,a made II
mistake. supposed ,,Mi wnnte,l t|ctn To trent
your friends with. I thnhght thern must In
| eolne mistake n1n''lt II.
VICTOR HUGo's BIRTHDAY.
Tl,o O1d Port rctca by Fila A.ln,lrinr
| Cotntryntrl = Scllonl-thllArcil Fnr-
| given Their Sins In IIonor of thu DC.
| custom.
rAt,ra. Nnrcl, 1.-THE :i1l nE February wns tho
anniversary of fftt1r lInEt's 'bfrth, aud tho
ratfassaas.' by whom llrr iIlehnt lunR-ilaire,
yn,''lu i"mts WIN never rrenk of him nthcrslso
THU, rs tho Sns,cr,' nnst without rcverrntly
tak!nk n!r their llnts, Knt up manifestation Il,
| ilnlur Of tho " nRhtirst mind Tint ever rtNlD
| Pegasus IN Immortality" Ernest d'liervllly
VII, tho !lrst to suggest thnt tho pnets frlu,nls
ahu,d prcsent him tlor congratulations IN hfs
spth bIrth.lny, but !,c meant tint this so,td o
t!nlu quietly mud without Ostentnt!un. 'En(prt-
,,nntety II little hn!f-pci.1ty newspaper got Wind
| Of thu tlcn, md I'LL " effective" committee.
nit nf opposition tu tho Cnrni!tteo Of
| llonor. with which It declined IL ponfcr,
drew III, II program ns tnntcy ns It WINS pretcn.
] tint,s. Now. everybody kunws hnw inverse tho
Muster IS to display 81 ttMt shnll llstonish ilo
body by telling tint ilu almost ,,u,ln Zip his
nllHt tnwrItv II tho l'nrnissItns, Plelse t1nn'tl"
l,nt his srr,trlrs nr hlp'!cety llnyu l,crt over
|
| wurt' hH IL ,!rcllCu tllcIr l1unnKC, and tholl o
felt, like every afio else. ttInt whatever nt,sttrt1I
| ties thu Committees Inay bu guilty nlt would bo
s'r'As' BY Tho nrest;Yc Of hts n,:no; AZ would
| 1T. inspires his fc1lnw. .Ctlitntr trylnG1.
Must ncnpIr huvc rrad "l.Gs MlsGrAblcs," and
will remember tint li',c af tttHtt,lc's sung:
| Las blpnets sunt hicll1, ies rnsas ssnt r,,scs.
| Fpw know tint It WIS written by Victor liugon5
u s,rt us protest lRn!st tho cl!s !, tnary ortho-
.rtfy "f ihc word" b.,ict," whlrh i. nie'litns-
tIuwer. 1t is tIlu souvenir Or this. Hnl Of tHo
| Ertsat earvice tlierchy rendered to thu French
MnEuas". which .eiIie'l 10 tlly u"lI.nlt,ee
mHsers, bouquets, Nn'l ,,t'1er ncerssCrtes nf tin
ssrst,';,,,y: @ is'sn IND Il bnl-l t'ecv9 ble,lut
lhc ,lHtl pink rittH,ns, ,pi whtci, wer0 printed
tho nluve tIuote,l ln.. III pink letters on thu bn
wsre @ IT S 70 isfs fe Is w H Is'x t IT,
tr.lsle,! with TIM management uf tlp procession.
Tw. .sr;l,'t's . IN 'n frMt si liHEus hoMsc, or',a-
,ngs. rsprs!,tce'l sho snmn esstors. whsp lctwcen
iiiys H ss T%e Ts i.al tree .'''ty i @ T''' tr.cs
ssceis,i ~ " tho Gny Council Spno:it 10
thu rtts dwelling, M. III Av.s,,,c h'l;ylnu. he.
with oweis ui..l lnIi,,s null oiivo o,.nci,cs.,vIc
stl been sent tr.nn every part nf France to tue
wllnn, tho reso,rcrs Of tho Cup,ul were INSULT
elent As to tho esilhtetas a'td commemorative
nwss "'ts ',St i. al rs. ssff sn ss vg ssns sS i
IVY ain.cs, they wero ~ numerous ns tsl9 sai1ts
~ @ is, sr1s aa rs vric! ~ u WV pt,ssno 70
| rlHucHr, nMl In wEiclI thu primitive ttxt.
| Les beuetB nont h'u-. It's roses ro,lt ruHcs.
must IN preserved. tine eurls'lis tlrtAIl tf the
| rur1tKr WIS the pr'nters' drpttutUn chrrytnK
i,1o isle hand press wl,eneo issued tho rureat
productions uf tho Mister. then Ml,lch persO-
cntet aspltNnt for lyric rhulu.
Tic lesstvu. nf Feb :. wns effectively tho col
ebrati9n Of tha re*utrccllon OF Frc,icn l,tcrs,,
,,re , nMt:,s, M :, Il may rroy"ko 4 s'.'iIn i t" rsnd
el1ure, n1i Of AltRtlIrtu. Iho ti,atltfcstn l!on.
w!lh u,t Its b.nnurs And ctnb!cls, uts,i el,nr,.l
sttclcs, a nrpllcuIs. WIS ut.ll,lllticullr Il pot,-
utnr manifestation. al tho ,ns,st decidedly asd
Enthusiastically puPn!ar manifestation which |
nr Inc yictt,rlt,i1s ux0us grpu Tho Crllt,tu ail
fru ttnIy. pctl,Is to be prccisu. II WIS ,lltlyo
really pnlnr thusi even those magnificent Ills
EiIys, for IT, Initiative WIS u to priyutU Il,tll-
Nns ltlt! mt t,listrrctty thu remit nf nll!ct