McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-28
THE rREyoH NOVELIST DEAD.
Tictor Hugo Passes Peacefully A'ray Wttho"'
S,fHeriuO.

| worse that death was regarded as certain 10
take place within few hours. When this
became known Cardinal Gubert, archbishop
of Paris, sent specially to Hugo's residence,
Offering to visit him and administer spiritual
mid and the rites of the Catholic church. Mr.
Leckroy the poets son-in-law, who was in
attendance at the death bed when the car
dnars proffer came, replied for Hugo, de-
clining with thanks the archbishop's tender,
and saving for the dying man, ''Victor Hugo
| is expecting death, but does not desire the
| services of priest"
Hugo passed peacefully away without suf-
| fering The government has proposed civil
| funeral at the expenses OF the state. The
| newspapers appeared in mourning. 1t Is be-
| lieyed that Hugo's funeral will be the grand
| ost scene in France for a century.
Victor Hugo, the great French poet and
| novelist of the present gems alton, was born in
| Besancon. february 20, 1902 Being the son
of an officer whose military duties called him
cut Of France he was carried in childhood to
| Il ba G rsica, Switzerland and Italy. and in
| 1909 to Paris. Here fer two years with an ell
der brother. Eugene. aud girl whom he at
forwards wed, he began his classical educs-
| tion under the exclusive supervision nj his
mother and the care of an old priast. Then,
his father having been made general and APP
| pointed ms jor-domo to King Josheph Bona
parte, Of Spain. he entered the seminary Of
mobiles in Madrid with the design of becoming
q page to Joseph. which wa, however, de-
| feated by subsequent events. In 1872 he re-
turned to his studies in Paris. " hen the
empire fell Gen. Hugo and his wife separated.
ana Victor was thenceforth under the exclu-
sive care of his father Entering a private
academy to prepare for the polyte chnic school.
he evlnced stronger inclination toward
poetry than mathematics, and his afher was
persuaded to allow him to follow litsra-
ture as a vocation. In 1917 he pre-
scented poem on "The Advantages OF Study"
and afterward won three succ ssive
prizes at the Toulouse academy of Floral
Games. AT the age of 2) he published in
first volume of "Odss and Ballads" which
Gre tied sensation. Two novels. HAS
dI-lsnde" Q823) and "Bug-Jargal" 1925.
show his force aud originality Ia prose- also.
his Dredilection for the horrible and mon
strons which permeates his greater works. In
1926 appeared his second volume Of 80 les and
b .llads" About this p=riod he joined others.
in .rmlng literary association, the Cenacle,
in whose meetings literary and artistic doc
trines were debated. They also est4blished
q perIc dical, La Muse Franchise The drama
OF CROMWELL" (1S27) was presented as speci-
men OF the literary reforms aimed at by
thu new sch Dol; but the preface was more i'm
poftant than the drama itself, being treatise
knowledged leader of the romancists, who
warred tiercely against the classlcists. His
claims to this distinction were strengthened
by the publication of '.Les Orientales" in
1o2S. Between that time and 1872 he pub.
lished sixteen volumes of novels, dramas and
political poems.
Having re- ched the highest distinction in
literature In 1871, election 10 the French Acad-
envy, in spite of the opposition Of the old
classical school, he indulged in political aspi-
ratlons which were gratifed by King Louis
Philippe, in 1916, who mad. him q peer of
France. On the revolution of February, 1913,
he elected deputy to the constituent as
sembly and voted with the conservatives. On
his reelection to the legislative assembly he
became more democratic, and in vehement
speeches denounced the regctiOnary tenden-
cies of the majority and President Louis Ma
poieons secret policy. On the coup d. etat of
Disc. 1851, Hugo was among those deputies
who Vainly sought to presere the constitution
and maintain the rights of the assembly.
For this he was prescribed. and took ref
uge In the island of jersey, where he contin-
ued his OppositIon to Louis Napoleap, pub
fishing Napoleon let Petit" GS52) and his
bitter satlres Lies Chautiments." Two years
later he was compelled on account of some
hostile manifestation to the French govern
ment, to remove to the island of Guernsey,
ard in 1859 declined to accept the amnesty
offer ed to political exiles
In 1s56 ne ppb llshsd lies CONCENTRATIONS.
in 1853. ia Legeude de Siecles," and in
1867, Les Miserables," the latter simulta-
neously in nine languages and eight cities.
Les bllserables" Is unquestionably his most
popular If not strongest romance. 'Chansons
des Rues ct des Dois, +" lies travailleurs de la
Mer," and "Homme aui Rit' TO Flowed
respectively in 1865, '66 aad SO In 1869 be
again refused amnesty at the hands of Louis
Napoleon He published in the Rsppel a
protest against the plebiscite of May 8, 1870,
ratIfying the Few reforms Of the empire. the
violence of which caused it to be officially
condemned. After thu fall of Napoleon and
the proclamation of tie republic Hugo re-
turned to Paris and soon after issued an ad-
dress to the Germans, urging the formation of
q German republic aus friendship with
France. On February 8, 1881, he was
sentatives of the department. of the
Seine in the national assembly, in which
BODY he opposed the pari .meLtary treaty
OF peace SIth Germany. TaIs arg red the
party Of the night, and when he a.:emp-ed TO
ADDRESS the assembly, on March s, 20 violent
was the opposition that he lett tbs tribune
and resigne his seat. Returning to Paris az
the outbreak of the commune, he vainlv p:o-
tested IN the rapoel against the destruation of
the Vendome column, ard soon after went TO
Brussels where he wrote protest against the
course CT the Belgian governmsut in reesri 30
tiIc ibeuIB flls Vi afls aIQ OHSflER asylum
to the soldiers of the c1mmune His ward
was narrow escape, through polics interven-
ton, from mob which Surrounded his
hone, The government requiring him
to quit Brussels, he went Co London and after
tn condemn Ation o. the !, a1ers OF the rom
rune he returned TO Paris and v-inly inter
coded with NJ. THEIRS on behalf of Rochefort,
Rossel and others. All the radical newspapers.
presented him as their candidate at the cleo
ton in Paris, January, 1872, but he was
defeated. In 1872 he published q volume of
poems, "L'Annee Terrible" and on May
10 of the same year began, with his son
Francois and others, the publication
Of LIE PeqPle sOuverain, a democratic
Journal. His novel "Ninety- Three"
appeared in 1873. 1t related to the war in
the Vendee, introduced Robssplerre. Dauton
and Marat, and was published smut sneously
IN Ill the principal modern lar guDges His
prlncip,l works since have bean Acts and
Words, Cl874'77). Legends of Ages" gee
ond series. "The Art of Berg Grand
father" and The History of Crime" 1s77l.
tine Pope" (1S-S), THE Supreme Ptsy'
( lS79), and Religious and Religion" Q8SO).
Two sons of the poet, Charles Victor and
Francois Victor, obtained some distinction "a
authors. The former died in 1871 az the age
of 45, and the latter in 1873, aged 43.