Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-05

His Death oil Monday-Sixotch OF Eli.
GnrGer.

snreeE.
Gambetta died early New Years Day, Of.
ter long Illness, fatal result of which,
however, had not been anticipated. Leon
Michel Gambetta was born at Cahois on
the cd of April, 1888. His family was Of
Italian extraction coming originally from
the ueighborhood Of Geuoa), and his parents
kept a shop known as "The Gcnoese Ba-
zaar," where odds and ends Of everything
were sold. The Gambetta family. imbucd
with all the suEcrsitious religious fervor for
which the lower classes of French and Ital-
ians are celebrated, decided that their son
should not be brought up to comm re a
life, but educated for the priesthood. Sc
young Leon Gambetta was sent to the parish
school to learn his letters and prepare to en-
ter the seminary Of Montauban But one
day, when only eight years old, while look
ing at cutler boring holes in the handle of
a knife with a drill fastened to an old broken
Toll by piece of catgut this rude machine
gave way hy reason OF TOO great tension, and
the broken foil struck the right eye Of the
child with great force, pcrforatrg the cor
nca. Ait'r this he was pclted by his parents
his every whim and fuucy INDUCED and every
caprice OF h S ardent and violent charac-
ter allowed Tree plny The result was that
ere long the dhec ora of the seminary of
Monauban arin ,on d all hope of being able
to ma1at' in, aud ny their express desire
he was lemU.ci lie then entered tho Lycc
of Cahor., ana Il III age of Is took his de-
gree. Cuhttarl 10 ,hr wishes of his parents.
who feared Tor thcir son the temptation of
the caplal, he proceeded In Paris to study
law.
The electors of Bel v lie sent him TO the
Corps ~ glsla,il iu 1869; he formulated a
radical piugia nme, attacked the imperial
coasti uion, protested against the plebiscic
and against the decla a ion Of war. and when
the empire lell with such Il terrible crash he
was nominated II memhur Of the provisional
government of September 4th After Sedan
he was appointed minister Of the interior and
remtint d in Paris some time after the Ger
mans had invested it. lie was all on fire
with patriotism he wanted the French to
resist to tue last ; hut Shut up like raj in n
trap, he had no opportunity to rouse the
country. He was, however, equal to the
emergency. He resolved to get out of tie
then beleuguercd capital by a balloon, and he
did, though not without running great risk
Tie German army was bent on shaving him,
and proved its intent by firing cannon and
iiflcs a him, striking the car, it is said aud
even gr!Zing Cambttta's hand lie alighted
at Aniiens, whence he went to Tours, where
lie was intrusted with the control of the War
DEF artmcnt. He did everything to fire the
nations breast he would Tot think of Gu.
pi'ulati III or defeat he was for continued
battle while his cOmpalriots hGi the remnant
OF an army. lie was amazingly eloquent
he produced immense effect lie cncOuraI-
ed tie timld he inspired the dcspunLcnt
lie denounced in unmeasured terms the sur
reader of Met IL as deliberate treason ON the
part OF Bazail,r, aud declared that il tic army
were rid Of him it would he again victorious.
as had been its record for general iOns
lis enthusiasm and cudcdvurs came too late
When it was decided to appoint mai mai
assen bly, he sought by decree dated Jan
uiry 81, 1871, to give the body wholly Re-
publican chaialter by directing that no oil.
caI who had any relation to the second En-
pre- should Share in the election. Bismarck
objected 10 The decree, which was According
" cincclled. Galnb-t tia then resigned his
Ministry, and, worn out with his nlatly
suptrhuman cXerlions and bitterly dScou-
tented at his non-succcss, went TO Spain for
a while to get rest and change. lie subsc.
qutnty entered the Chamber of Deputies ns
the leader If the extreme Lett. Ills hbors
were inccssant, his perseverance unqucnch-
able, his hops boundless. Bismarck, must
Sagaciods OF German statesmen, considered
Gnnbctta, ii is sail, by all odds The abb, St
man Of his nation. NJ. damhctta was MT
married. He is reported to have be n cugas-
ed for some time t. rich woman of position,
The obstacle to their nuptals being her ur-
gent desire to be united hy the terms Of the
thucl, to which he, as ralioua ist, was
opposed.
Ills pcrs nal appearance has been thus de.
scr'hcd; lie is very orect, carries his head
IN a dltnliled anu hrm manner, La large
but well shaped mouth, beautiful hands,
grayish hair and the left eye bright and full
Of fire All his facial character sizes b token
"A man Of The South. lie is of medium
height, has large trunk, broad chest, and
moves clrmsily He tends to obcsen,ss, hu,
strives cncrgcJically to cA,ck Ills tendency
by exercise.