The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26

Emperor 70 circumsrecti9n. It%,cai!nnt he de.
R,sd that hat his ss Taf f a great d fS941e in Eurscpe ami
not / Ike he Emperor, he, wished to, .iocstina.
and it was England which made us deaf To-
his invitations. even to incivilitv. In vain
rcas9ns. Of which hhefeiit the fulli 1 forase sac SnG G' :,
which he could make ne reply, But .hyrhi'
aided by d'ETat. Caniilac and The Due ia
;Noai'Ies' was str1nger than reasons, Since
pentance over The fatal Charms arms of 1}r F sGHf re-
and the foolish contempt with which ",
When these memoirs were nrst published, in
1899. no part of them attracted more attention
than the pages allotted to the portrait OF Lou,
XIV. Saint-Simon makes 1t clear that on this
sovereign's manners were formed the conrrr.
ton OF a gentleman. which survived him to-
more than a century and n half. ifindeed it is MOI
still dominant. 1t is pointed out. for examine.
that Louis NV. never condescended TO false.
hood. Dissimulation he practiced habitually.
but. while he could hold his tongue. he never
lied. He piqued himself on keeping his word:
for which reason he seldom gave it. As for tha
secrets Of others. he keIt them as religionsl7
as he did his own, He was even f~attered hy
receiving confessions and condolences, and mona
OF his mistresses. Minister RS or f~avorites could
get then from HIM. not even when the secret
concerned themselves" or graciousness he
was the I'm bodiment. mo one ever gave with
better grace. or so enhanced in that way the
value OF his benefits. No one ever sold hi,
words. his smiles. his very glances to bette.
advantage. He made them all precious b.
their choiceness and MAJESTY. to which tha
hrevity and rareness OF his words gave aTdi-
tional value. II he addressed any one. eitier
all present looked at that person il was re-
Gar.ied as a distinction. talked about. aGd the
cred, 1t was the same with a attentions. Tis.
tinGti9ns and references. WHICH he gave, in
o~bliglng thing to any one, and il he
had to renrove. or reprimand., or punish.
with an air that was more or less kind, seiMfotr''
harsh and never angry. except In a few s"u-
tary eases; though he was not eyemrt ion,
severity. There were nice Rradarions N hs
Sourtesy, Never was 2 man SO naturally polite.
merit; rank., both in his, answers whom they
went beyond, tho usual will see and in hi4
knowIelgine salutntions. He was admirabis
views Tspgciaily, II his teport HS'H t9%aFi
many scnerations. Mover did.he p q ssT a re, r2c
coat without raising his hat. even to the wait
haipprned, at ,Mariy.' TO aides he Took ID rs
hat entirely; put more or less far; as the case
and heid, it against his sea- ear H for a So2 few u m Gal. = %s.
more or less marked To seigneurs he simply
touched n"t c a"Sal nj his hR haad L n hs I9S' biz ID, tn ;n4 !adies b" ga ga
was out of doors: in the house he wore no hal.
His bows ; more or less graduated nv Away.
q Lalt riSiRs from, his chair a. sanser
Toward The end OF his lie I tbs tired a0 him. Ht and.
ed entering the room after his sunrer had ho-
gun j. is we'll known that he Insisted upon
7" be pnnetu al H 2fmself. he hu Ta ws ean p a sapr' 10
the hon.s he annointed himself for his Whole
II It hHnrnened that. in rainy weatRer. when HRT'tns he
gould not, go out. he went a, little earlier TO
so M" That a' the Ra'" Ca, fnin ,n "a TIM me G iime he in h 1,d i,HS1;
was not present. he never failed to say 10, I'm
atterward that i was his own fault not to have
1T !, is ET"SnElle TIA. sSaiHt:simon underra'e,
Of tho acouirements derived from ednc0.
ton; u must repeat that the mind o:
Very capable Of imrr6Viing itse WITH h was va
born prudent. moderate. secretive., master
be Fclieyed-he was. also b3rn Kind and Just.
God had given him the makings 0, a goodkns.
Rfi m rom ty sSe o Sn t 8 dEresHt His si .sIly E ESn,S s9 W%s SO
iISss Sc5Ts HIN Ts si,, stt%n hef Ts T & s|ETSs ~! p
IIsIiSs5gi !nso the fountain aHHaf nt " tie TIE f 'a$.s
de, en- lent condition was extreme. II" vas
scarcely taught to read and write, and he ~
knew the best known facts o. history. eyeu.s.
fortunes, careers or laws. BY reason Of ~.
Int% sSs e 70. .a"t aFsardit IL t%"''ES; .r"S w ,s.
Satnt-Simon says that 1T was chiefly n,non'
talked to his mistr"sses and som"timos 10 "a
c2urtiers" Il is a, the seme time admitted
rect'y; he told an ,anecdote better than any
o'her man living; also a narrative"
the Ia aut hhemGGr nas nI ,ise &c Of ,hd th%sG m ,tG sT
hihited by Louis XIV, amid the domosu"
amlet.onS OF hiT later years. aud the caloml-
sion. such wore the long protracrc'. rrrei
clrcnmStances Of most painful sorrows winch
same time did n service TO his lame greater
'nr than The glory Of his conquests or the lol {
bringing forth OF a grandeur OF soul which
showed itssll throughout these great rNvrr.y.
accustomed To, IN" most omnipotcut mtcrra'
empire and I" the splrndoro Of succcsnes abroad.
sides. ,Overwheimcd without by rnrcirn o..
mis- who Played nron his impotence. for they
past glory, he ' fS SSSi ""h Himself %HG 'G w1rIdS IL re-
tonrc"s. without Mini.ters. without Grnerals
pure lik M and fancy, AVID rom the fatal van:
Az nj ShoS3tbE p 20 training them him:st
ID cainstroph""s.. without cons% %inTGn"ft from any
one: III" Ereyof his own weakness. compelled
,struRgie hlole against horrors NOR" terri,
i'o thai, his worst mis'Ortunes. constantly
krpt before his eyes 10y those who wee
nearest and dearest u HMM IN" III ~
81 All this was seen that cnnSthnry. thai
ni,rmness Of soul, that. external nIuanimi'y.
ona, care To- hold the helm SO long as h" r"nid
grasp ", that hope against hope thIougn rDur
age. wisdom and not blindness, that kinglT
IetT'hg IN az thinEs Of which Jew men, in
Ieeu, would, have been capable. and which
earned him the right % bear The title Of yr,0r
previously bestowed ,upon him prematurely.
~ ~ VII MI tnISthat won him the true admiral on
nessed II; II was this that brought back TO him
10 mnhy hearts Which his long. hA:sh. re!gn