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able IRON tine lnrt tnat the sculptor ia
and above ali in the big, well poised head,
the wel-known features and pose Of the
celebrated literary aud dramatic critic,
whose love of country my have indeed re-
%ived death thrust by the comp dttdt OF
1882, but Who did not disa pear from among
men until 1874
Liberty Enlighteniug the World" is not
the only creation Of Barthold possess III by
the United States. The Lafay cite statue in
Union square New York, aud one of the
public fountains of Washington are bis
work. Bn, perhaps the most characteristic
Of his American proluc ions, excepting of
course, the colossus Of Now York harbur, are
the four has rclcfs around the stpeplo Of
the Brattle Square church. in Boston. The
series is entitled "1he Four Slage5 Of
given to the figures the faces of his fricu Ia
aud well known public men In the first
has relief "Bapti,m." it is easy to recDg.
nize the strong features Of Sumner; in the
second, Communion LongfelIow Is Of
Heating as priest, while the whole Labou-
laye family are there communicates; and
in the third, Marriage" G,ribaidi is uer.
Bartholdrs mother, hand in hand, before
him.
There exists n very strong bond of aifec-
ton between this aged mother and her di,.
tinguishni son. She often particpate, az 4
spectator in ceremonies in his lonor.
we'll remember her presence last November
in the courtyard OF tho fouulry where
stood the statue of Liberty. on the occasion
when Victor Hugo visited it. She had
never seen the great ro,t, aud aslci to he
INTRODUCED to him. Buy the son fcare lest
the emotion produced by the presentation
should be too great for her. But she pooh
poohed the idea, and N sisted upon shaklny
hands with the literary king of Franco.
Bartholdi yielded AM, loading her up to
the poet, sail: "Pcrmit me to present Nine.
Bartholdi, my mother, who was born a year
before you" She made an ld-fashOned
courtesy. Victor HUGO bowed in his
stately way, and, raising her hand 70 his
lips, he kissed il. II was "A touching ii !ht
to sec these two more than octogenarians
thus brought face to face One has since
passed away, but tho other-whom met a
few weeks ago at table in BarthOd'S cozy
dining room-iS still erect ana strong
But Bartholdi has shown his flial regard
in an original and extraordinary manner.
AT banquet given to the sculptor a yoar
ago. ! hcnri NJ. Boztrian, of the French
senate, speak as follows: soon after had
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