The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10

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Isoa To us, It seems Idle to attempt to connect
him with the Bugos of Lorraine. who were on
noulsd In tho frst half Of tho sixteenth GEN.
fury. What In certain 10 that his great grand
father. joan Philippe Hugo. WAS = farmer at
Beaudic curt, whose son Joseph. toward the close
of tho eighteenth century. was . master Joiner
in Nancy. Joseph's son. Leopold. was enrolled
a. q private tn the French army at the age OF
IA. Seven OF his brothers also became SOL
disrs. Three were slain In tho lines of wissen-
burg. where Louis. surnnmed by tho family
Louis XviI.. because ho was the seventeenth OF
the eighteen children Of Joseph Hugo. was
wounded. He afterwards reached tho rank
OF General of brigade. Another brother.
Francis. became Major of infantry. Leo
pold. for his part. was attached to tho stat from
1921 rs Ouartormaster. became secretary to
Gen. Alexandra de Beauhnrnais. and enjoyed
tho friendship OF Kleber and Dessaix until their
death. Sent to La vendee as Adjutant-M ajo
Captain. he distinguished himself by acts of
herolsm and generosity which afterward sug-
Gested TO his son certain Incidents In "Quatrc-
vingt-Troize." Returning to Paris after Qui-
boron. no was appointed reporter to the second
council of war. While in Nantes he had found
. home In the family of a shipowner named
Trebuchet. = wldower with four daughters. He
sought tbs hand Of one OF them. q young girl OF
slight form and possessing features Of singular
delicacy aud refinement. The suit OF the onicer
was fayorably received and the marriage was
celebrated In the Hotel dc Vile of Paris. IL
WINS . OWL marriage merely, for. at that time, q
brldA! cAir seldom found It necessary to have re-
course to tho church. Not long aftorward Leo
pold Hugo was called to the Army OF tho
Rhine end attached 70 the person OF Moreau.
He fought in several engagements, and was
named Major on . 1cld OF battle. He WAS in
command At Luneviilo when the Congress as
semoled there. and won tho friendship OF Joseph
BonAparte. the Plentootentiary Of France. He
had already two sons. Abel and Eugene, whom
he was appointed to tho command of the Fourth
Battalion OF the Twentieth Demi-B Brigade. then
CHARTERED at Bsrancon. There his third son.
Victor. was born, having tho wife OF an aide-de-
camp Of MORGAN for Rodmother, and Gen.
Lahorie. Noreau's chief-of-stah. for godfather.
Six weeks after his birth the child was carried
on to tho Isle Of Elba, and then to Corsica.
After some time Major Hugo was summoned to
Join tho army In Italy. and determined
TO send his family to Paris. At CAL
dlero he bore for three hours the whole
brunt OF the enemy's attack. But nothing could
restnre him TO the good graces Of Napoleon. who
never forgot his friendship for Moreau. Joseph
Bonsparts. then King OF Naples. was, however.
deopiy attached to him and resolved TO give him
employment. Major Hugo was commissioned
to capture Fra Diavolo; the enterprise was
considered almost impossible. but In i've
weeks tho robber patriot was taken. The
lucky officer was In consequences appointed
by King Joseph Colonel OF tho Royal
Corsica Regiment and Governor of Avellino.
He now sent for his family. and the child,
Victor. came to italy. crossed tho Apennines.
and saw Florence. the Adriatic. Rome. and
Naples. Although the journey took place when
he was but nve years old. he long preserved
some vivid memories Of this expedition.
He recalled. for instance, that he was
Inscribed rs . child of . company on
the muster roll OF his fathers regiment.
subsequently Col. Hugo was called to Madrid
By Joseph Bonsparte. who had exchanged tho
kingdom OF Naples for that of Spain. and the
mother and children set out again for Paris.
Here they dwelt in n house In the Impasse dss
Feuillantines, whose sarder the poet has do
scribed 10 In the middle almosta field, in the
BACKGROUND almost wood" After n time Leo
pold Hugo. who had now become q General.
the Governor OF the province Of GuadaIarA. and
. Count In high favor with the court, wished to
have his family with him once more. and they
0heVed the Nnnmnna Tha inridanta NJ fhia