New-York tribune., 1882-08-13
STORIES AB0tr RorGLr UIsLE.

Ptfris Letter 10 Tie L0rid0n GiObs.
NJ de Freycinet unveiled the statue OF KOuget
dc TIsles Yesterday at ChOlsy-e-ROl. hlle the
guesis were waiting for thls some OF the visitor,
went to the house where ROueet de ! Isle passed
the last few years of his life. People are stllI awe
who remember hun weary and taciturn, craving
palnfuliy along A. he tried to aid digestion by
walk alter breakfastng OF bread aud cheese at the
cost OF his friend NJ. NOart or after dln az Win
General Bien. Halt century ago no one cou!d
have recognized, in the 'y-haEed' WflnkleI. oiu
man. the brilliant young officer vino stands BRAN
dishing his sword on gh with his eIt hand claSpeu
on his heart. singing Aux armes, clt y ems on
the market-place Of hOl-y -le-ROl. Among the
persons invited by the municipality was ~ Amedee
kuuget de ilse. the nephew OF the nero 0t the Day
ana bearing "a striking resemblance 10 Ms uhcIe II
one may iudge from The portraits OF the time 1 ne
nephew Ged round at the decorations ana at the
manifestation, which Was more pohtcaL thln per
sonal aud explained, with all the authority OI Que
" no has written from authentic documentS the
life and of the anthOr OF the" MarseiiIalse
that his uncle was not republican, anu ludt MS
family were 10, rlIsts. who had given their support
to the cause of cOnotItutonal monarchy. Nnrh
Kouget de rlsle wrote his famous poem, which
ht. been adopted the national anthem ny tne
Rrpnblic 10 was modestly entitled the nant De
LIuerre" and composed for the Army OF tine hhlne.
A number OF anecdotes were related a(oul the
life and habits OF the little old man whose Aisatlah
costume and poverty covered the au nor OF me song
which has become the war cry OF tue heyOiutlOn,
and which sounded IN rhe ears OF the Oid arlst"c-
racv os they marched proudly and dl-dalntuly 10
the scaifOid The secret Ci ms long ana lone NE
has been told. 1t is said that he was very iond OF
naviuu his attentions To young lady 1T COur-
beyor aud one sunday when invited 70 dine by
the parents of his Intended he took some fireworks
with hun and promised 20 let them of IN the
morning. Before he left he kept his prom Sc ana
the Young lady, with her parents, repaired to the
garden The stick OF one OF the rockets leil so uh-
fortunately that the young glrl was mOrIalv
wounded. and died within lew days, ID lhe III,
ey yoressibe grIef of her lover lie remained faithful
10 her memory and Is SAID never again 10 nave
smiled on a woman. The garrett where kouget uc
isle dea ls still to be seen, and when J.e owner
of the hOusr tel those who c2a on hin the STORY oi
the man whom ChOis koi deiightcd 10 Lohor' IL
was imuo.sible not to remember the anecdOte told
by ~ de In Ferrlere One day bTgad'eI -'eheraI
Rouget de Isie was talking 10 Madame D0lourlefe
aud o,,e of the ladies OF homer To queen Mare
Amelle at Lyons. The ladies', who had hedrd OF
fine manner In which the General had struggled 10
Obtain promotion, surprised 10 learn That the
sodier - as about 10 be placed on the half paJ lisb
without the brevet rank which would increase the
penslon To which he was already entitled. Ihey
asked him how he could accOunt tor having been
forgotten by the Restoration and Louis Philippe.
Oh. family affairs. ladies' family affairs said
the general. He pressed Tor a further eXpIana-
ton, aud then said that the small amount oi IN
terest he had hoped TO have commanded HAD been
taken Gom him by the conduct and notOrletv OF
one of his neces daughter OF MS Drother.
" What niece W asked the ladies'. anxious 10 KNOW
her name The Marseillalse p replied the general,
who WAS at once understood, for the hymh Oh
R0uaet de plsle will even France. be asSoe ated
with the hideous scenes enacted on tire Place do ia
Revolution, and with the horrors cohitItteu
in the provinces by the butchers anu Io""O
clasts VINO sang 1t they violated uod d. I'LL "uu
slew His prIests.