The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18
M WOULD BIZ AN IMMORTAL.
uoW THE AMBITION or NJ AcuILLE
liz ROY VAS BLdS1ED.

,-o,osea Himself for the French Ac,a.
ard Makes His Candidacy known by
r,pyentionni Calls In an Unconyen-
,..I Way, Vail the Police Shut Him Up.
maze Nav 3O.-Several soats arc ut
,,.sent vacant In the French Academy.
Known that it is customary for
L. candidate first to address n letter
e"n,cfnr his candidacy to tho per-
snnrt secretary Then as NM. les Academic
p,s,s have rarely road the works OF their fu-
,olIcagues. the candidates arc obliged to
- a round OF visits to solicit the votes Of
~ "tnmorte!s." and the latter. with the aid
Wv u,tl, talk, are at least able to judgo Of
A. conversational qualities OF the solicitor.
20 long ago boon said that tho Academy
mia humlliating custom has contributed
-, Iittls to keep away from tho Palais Ma.
.S,,r nj those who In letters have m elevated
.a,ior Of notsonal dignity. That Is the secret
:, IN. rrent success OF "ETmmorte." the
Vi, NJ " Alphpnse Daudet. full OF covert
.s,ns,s and illusions: and tho iaexpl!cablo
.o,auct OF a man o! the immense ability OF NJ.
gola who after having fought the Institution
9TH rare energy. exhibits an astounding OBJ
.,,n,cy in trying to become q member OF 1t
.o.d,y without being restrained by any check,
h,s contribntol to lower tho master rather
,h.n to raise tho institution in the eyes OF the
nuMc, This tardy desire to DO taken into the
oN,cial CONGREGATION has chagrined the great
"A, admirers Of the author OF Germinal"
Now. in consequence Of Il custom which dates
,ron the very creation of tho Academy. it Is
traditional t. elect at least one nobeman to ono
=, three vacant seats. and our modern usage
has introduced tho same privilege for tho
h.,,s fi1lre Add to all this, the elections duo
n society relations and t, intrigue, and you will
,ee tina. there is very little room left in the
Academy for tho professionals.
This section OF tho Institute has become the
conservatory of good manners. sort OF mu-
s,um OF riches and commonplace bon ton. Con-
ss,uently one need not he surprised Mt seeing
NJ do Rothschild seated there. n man who
never published Il pamphlet In his life. by tho
aida Of the very noble Duc Il AudiiTret- Pasuucr.
who in his letter presenting his candidacy
spelci the word academy" with two c's.
Consequently our public. which is no enemy
ola little fun watched with interest tho strange
candidacy for tho Academy OF Citizen Achille
Ie Roy who played practical joke OF an orig
inal character in his canvass.
Citizen A"hic lie Roy lives in n little apart
ment on the nth story in tho rue Barrault,
Quarter dc In Butte aux Cables. n poor and
popuous place near the civilizations 1t
appears that he is n proof reader and
the author Of several Sociaistic pamphlets
some Of which are not wanting in talent. At
the timc of the affair of Montceau les Mines. in
1887. he composed a poem called the Song
Of tho folders" which had great run. and
nettcd him three months in jail.
But how did he conceive the idea Of standing
for the Academy 1t is said that some political
Of r,VtJj1 tIlrP n Sninte pSIauie
THE prison for journalistic gave him this idea.
At ali events. one fine morning. NJ Camille
Douret. tho permanent secretary OF the
Academy. received n letter from Citizen Le
Roy announcing that he was q candi-
date for all tho three seats vacant st tho
Academy. His desire was, no said. to dis
credit the Institution by riiicule."
As he was ignorant Of the methods usually
employed in such case. he requested tho
permanent secretary to be SO good as to give
him his nd vice" The letter was accompanied
BY pamphlet containing the complete works
OF Citizen lie RoY: til. Commune Of tho
Future" Free Love-" and so on.
The permanent secretary did not deign to
reply to the letter OF Citizen lie Roy. Left en-
tlrely to his own plans. the atter came out OF
tho difficulty in an original style. aud Paris
was treated TO u strange spectacle.
Maxine Lisbonne. who is certainly one OF the
most curious figures In Bohemian Paris. lie
was at first an actor. then tho manager OF IL
theatre and finally a Colonel in the Commune.
and during that difficulty he fought with re-
mlrkable courage in defence OF his opinions.
But his career was suddenly interrupted by
transportation to New Caledonia. On his re-
turn to France he founded the "Taverne du
Basno," where each waiter was dressed in the
garb Of a convict. with n ball and chain at
tached to his leg. which considerably interfered
with the service. This was the time when Sails
established his BLACK Cat" in which the
waters wcrc dressed like members of the
Aca emy and whore. evcn among the scr
wants u tho culinary art. there was breeze OF
when Bruaut founded the tavern OF the Aiirli-
tons which was constantly tre1uented by the
poet FRANCOIS Coppce, whose great good nature
secured his pardon for being member OF the
NJ iis6onne having fnled with the "Bngne,"
established the Revolutionary Fried Pota-
toes" which brought him in his second fail
rre, At the present time hn runs new ostab-
lshment; tho ,nsino des Concierges." 'front.'
was Hero here that a II Achle lie Roy met the
friends who were to accompany him during
from last Saturday until yesterday. when the
police put an end to them.
The Vehicle which carried Citizen LIE Roy
ton OF which he wished to become member.
j Was an old stage coach. which for n long
lime performed service between Paris and
Rheims before the days Of railroads. 1t is Tho
PROPERTY, Of NJ. Lisbonne. who has had the
pane Of his new establishment PAL nted upon
u. and makes uso Of 1t to take home GUS
toners whose too conious libatiuns have
bed them OF all notion Of equilibrium and OF
me straight line. Its rule is moderate prices
and maternal cares.
Well. in this Old coach. In addition to Clifton
10 hoy and MS secretary, wero seated the An
htchists Maufis Tournndre and Lucien Pom
iean and about thirty journalists Maxine
Liisbonne and few friends were seated be-
yathy with them pankei them selves upon the
Imperial of tho old hack. A considerable
cargo Of anarchistic saucepans was piled up
10 me Vehicle under the care Of Citizen SRu-
mon. These were intended for the members
~ ~ me Academy who might refuse to receive
tne u"leEhtiou or give II u had reception. 1t Is
ee9hntained only cards. and among others those
u ~; Achiiio lie Roy and his secretaries. which