The morning call., 1890-12-31

| W. Va otuCio WIZ Nclt db Ouc tlIIlc Ut all
other said to have him secretly in their pay.
lie became President of the Constituent As
| Semoly which organized the French Revo.u-
| ton. He was sent to London on a secret
mission with a passport from Oanton. He
| was Minister of Foreign Affairs under the
Directory. under the Consulate. under Louis
| XVIII and under Louis Philippe. In diplo-
| matte skill and success contemporary public
opinion held HIM the first man of his period
that Is to say, for half n century the first
fairs, it is doubtful if any minister since
| can be said 10 have exsrted as much, with
the exception only of Bismarck and Cavour.
Even they did not cover so wide range or
| deal with such bewildering variety OF ne
| gotiations, extending over SO great time,
and furthering tie views of SO many mas
| tiers.
The following extracts from the selections
VIII prove Of interest to many who have
waited for the appearance of the writings
| that for so many years were withheld from
| the public gaze:
A Neglected Childhood.
Paternal care had no: yet come into fash
loni the fashion was, indeed, the reverse,
when l was child; thus, my early years
were cheerlessly spent in an outlying dis
trict of Paris. At the age of 4, was still
there. when l accidentally fell from the top
OF cupboard and dislocated my foot. The
woman to whose care l was Entrusted only
Informed my family of this several months
afterward. The truth became known only
when my parents sent for me TO 60 to Peri
CORD to visit Nine. de Chaais, my grand
mother, who had expressed a wish to see
me. Although Nine. de Chalais was my
great-granamother l always called her
grandmother, very, likely, l think. because
that name implied a closer relationship.
The dislocation of my foot had been
neglected too long to be remeded; even my
other foot, having had to bear alone the
whole weight of my body. had grown
weaker. and thus | remained lame for life.
That accident had great influence over
my after-life. 1t, indeed, led my parents to
think was unfit for a military career, or,
at least, that ia such / should labor under
great disadvantages. They were thus in
duced to seek for me some other profession,
which, in their eyes, would be best cal
culated 10 serve the interests of the family;
for. in great families, the family was far
more cared for than its members individ-
ually, chiefly those young members who
were still unknown. These considerations
are rather painful to my mild, so l will not
dwell further on them.
His Entry Into Society.
The cold manners, the outward show of re-
serve had adopted had made some people
assert that | was clever man. Nine. de
Gramont, who disliked any reputation of
which she had not been the prime mover
orlng to embarraSs me. 1t was on the oc-
casion OF my first supper at Nine de Bouf-
fier's, at Auteuil. was seated at one end of
the table, barely venturing an occasional
word with my neighbor. Suddenly in
loud and harsh voice, Nine. de Gramont
calls me by my name and asks me what had
struck me so fOrcibly. when entering the
room after her, as to make me say: All!
ali! mime. la Duchesse," reply. "has not
heard ME rightly; Wha. said was not ah!
though it was, raised alaugh; went on
with my supper, and said no more; bur, on
rising from the table. Twas greeted by sew
eral OF the guests, and received for the fol-
lowing days various Invitations which en-
;abled me to make the Acquaintance of per-
sons whom Twas very: anxious to meet
His Residence in England.
Presided in England during the whole Of
the dreadful year 1898, and a portion of
1874 There l was welcomed with the ut
most kindness by the Marquis Of Lans-
downe, whom l had known in Paris; he
abundant and lively powers of eocution.
He was still free from the iDfirmties of old
age Some people brought against him the
commonplace accusation of heing too clever,
an accusation by means of which, in England
as well as in France, people keep at a distance
all the men whose superiority gives them
umbrage. That Is the only reason why he
never was In Office again. l saw him often,
and he kindly sent me word every time he
received the visit of some distinguished per-
sUll VI NHOui uC tuOuBut L ciIOulu ike 10
make the acquaintance. 1t was at his house
that met Mi. Hastings, and Doctors Price
and Priestly. There also | formed an init
macy with Mr.. Canning, Mr.. Romilly, Mr..
Robert Smith. M. Dumont, Mr.. Bentham
and Lord Henry Petty, the son of Lord
Lansdowne. who at that time was already
looked upon as one of the hopes of England.
All the friends of Mr.. Fox, with which gen.
teman had, on several occasions, been ON
intimate terms, did their best to render my
stay In London as pleasant as possible.
Pen Portrait.
1.-THE following is an exquisite portrait in
miniature of one of TalleyraNd's early
friends j:
Nobody ever appeared to me to possess a
conversational charm comparable to hers.
She had no righteousness; her words
never bore, If l may say so, any striking
color; she spoke in delicate shadings; no
wittcism ever fell from her lips: that would
have been too violent. Witticisms are le-
membeTed, whereas she only sought to
please. and to let the words be forgotten.
An abundant stock Of faeile. new, and ever
delicate expressions supplied the varied re-
Quirements of her intelligence.
This lady has inspired me with thorough
aversion Tor people who, In order to speak
the more accurately, use none but technical
terms. L have no faith in the brain power
or in the science, OF persons who are ignor-
ant Of equivalents, and go on forever defin-
ing; 1t is to their memory alone they are
indebted for what they know, and accord
ingly they know it badly. am sorry that
this remark should have occurred to me
during NJ. dc Humboldt's stay in Paris;
but now it is penned, let it remain.
His Views Society.
The power of what is called Society in
France was prodigious during the years
which preceded the revolution, and even
throughout the whole of the last century
Those light and varied forms which are
peculiarly its own have probably hindered
our historians from noticing the origin and
following up the effects of this outcome of
modern civilization. / have often thought
of 1t. The following are my views i'm This
connection. In those countries where the
origin of the present forms Of government is
lost to view in the mist Of ages, the influence
OF Society" must needs be immense
Where. on the contrary, the constitution is
present Before mems eyes, this influence is
null. Thus II is that Athens and Rome
in ancient times, England and the United
States OF America In our own day, have
had and have no Society,""
American Luxury and Love Of Money.
. At Frenchman's Bay. on the border of the
Eastern States, violent storm having COM
PEELED Inc to stop at Machias. l Questioned
the man at whose house l was STAYING.
That house was indeed the best in the dis
trict. and, as people say in the country, the
landlord was most respectable man. Hav-
ing exhausted the chapter relative to the
value and price Of land, asked him If he
had ever been 10 Philadelphia. He replied
that he had not yet done so. He was man
of about As years Of age. / scarcely dared
to ask hun whether he knew General Wash
ington.
have never seen him." he said.
II yon should 60 to Philadelphia"
went on, "'you would be pleased to see the
great man ?"
No doubt shall, but" he added. with
beaming eyes, should very much like TO
see Mr.. Bingham. the man who they say il
so rich"
Throughout the States met with similar
love for money, and often as coarsely ex-
pressed. This country IL too soon &C.
| quainted with Injuries. The latter are. in
deed, shocking when men can hardly pro-