New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14

bears for q mercantile career and followed INC
wors in ItaIy until he was past thirty. Then ne
returned to France married and settled. This
brier genealogical record is suggestive. Mon
taicne NAV himself have had weakness for
the more gentlcmany status. says NIL
Iowndes but to the biographer he has as the
offspring Of this progressive bourSeoisie' nc"
interest and intelligib0ity His pracucai soou
sense and refusal 10 be paid with words may
be seen as the apotheoss. in manner OF ''e
sterling bourgeois qualities. altered only py eA-
tension 10 matters commonly judged by pref
udice and preconccved opinion. He owed at
least his integrity and love Of truth to race
femeuse en- proud hommie. in an age when
pilferirg and lying were common aristocratic
vices"
Pierre Ey1uen had little learning but he had
enough TO appreciate those who had more Inc
classical inspiration was a little beyond him. we
feel. but he saw what it had done IN ltaly, ana
he gained there the impression that II one couid
assmilate the Latin language in ones INFANCY
Il would somehow develop one into something
very like an ancient Roman. the type. to him. Oh
"grandeur Of soul" The little Montague WAS
first prepared for his education by heroic phys'-
cal measures He was sent TO the village u NC
nurtured When he comes back. argued 'l'S
theoretical parent he will be the stronger LUZ
It," He came back an excellent test'"""S "
his fathers wisdom we are to suppose ou' oe-
fore he could lisp he was confronted ~ 'u'0'
whose business 1t was 10 see thas lie '''Heu nv
Ere,cb but only Latin The whole household
was governed with the Latnzatlon OIL the chiiu
&, Wow Father and mother valet and maid
servant learned enough Latin themselves ~
nnrattI.. with him in that tongue. Other curl
In, 10
trained nv kin iness. not by the brutality COM
mon IN the nurseries and schoolroonS Oh 'ic
time II tasted the Whip hut twice, and that
vcr,. slightly" he says. and his father > a"A-
,otv lost violence OF any sort should harm him
went To such lengths that he had the BOY a"ah-
onod cvorv morning by the playing of spinet
at his bedside 1t looked after WINE now
ever As if ell this solictude was to be wasted.
,;o,,,i,,nc VA, Of \ heavy. dull and drowsy"
,,ture IN his boyhood and even mis- father began
., eusr.ct that his amiable methods were more
o,,o,, .,,i,, than constructive lie sent ms son
D., ,cr,oi ,,her. the lads Latinity was cor
,u,,ed ON the other hand, he fell IN Win IL
,utor who sccms 70 have OWNED his genius
,,Ii,,, hin, hooks which served 10 counteract
the excessively pc iantic spirit OF the college,
la cuvonne He emerged from his classes
crc1ita,lv and proceeded TO the study OF the
t,y. In ,hose DAYS il was customary 10 pur-
.,oso judicial positions. Pierre Eyquem had
,ou,bt . rnacistlacy for himself IN loof'
and about this time being made Mayor OF Bor-
d.auv he ave his place on the bench NJ feri-
ruoux TO Michel who was not yet t~enty-three'
Tho voune fudge was transferred To bordeaux
a., ,i51 How active he was there II is impos-
eihl. IN surmise There is mention OF his having
visited the Court in 1861 presumably on some
official husincss. but On the whole. concludes
A. t,,vpd,s "Nontalgne would seem. indeed
,o have bocn but A lukewarm magistrate. lie
,-,rr.d the life u the Court. where in fact
hc s1,n,ed himself with readiness and delight
60 tho cavcty II the Valos. Here In his wax
opnc taste for dress and fashionable follies gen
er,u, no anticipates the eplcurcan instincts OF
his l,tcr Years lie enjoyed himself at Court
and u WAS we can imagine. something OF
revelation 10 him Their perhaps woke IN MIN
a., that ,l,ic he desire TO enjoy himself when
lasted all his lie long.
Ve COO him returning TO Bordeaux WIN
diminished enthusiasm for his legal duties. lie
pursi.ed them with dignincd ndelity. but he
never was AZ heart devoted to them In lo' /
hc retired 10 his chateau. where his father )
death had LEFT him sole master MI l-o"hdes
touches upor the occasional political adventures
In which Nontalgne Was concerned from TINS
time onward He travelled 10 Italy for his
health. and the mental stimulus which he also
received may have prepared him To accept WIN
a better grace the election 10 the Mayorhty Oh
bordeaux Of which he was notified Whe SUI
at LUCIA The King had ratified his election.
There was no way out He served Tor -FOUR
years. and served well. Neither Henry Ill nor
Navarro could complain Of his conduct The