New-York tribune., 1899-03-12

violence that 7 did % myself In order :, =,
nothing escape me was great. and yet this tn,
ure delicious | thanked myself ,bs,
it had been through me IL was effected. a
sdercd the radiant splendor ~ this hour !,
presence Of the King Nouis XVD and fs,,
august assembly. / triumphod ! was ayengag
/ swan in my vengeance, ] rejored in the mn
accomplishment Of the most vehement and eo,
tinuod desire Of my whole life. Whle IN,
registration was going on. turned my ey-
gently on all sides OF me, ana ihough stesily
controlled them. / could not resist the template,
TO compensate myself for the past on the pras
dent; / crushed him with a hundred ganc.s
prolonged and vehement. Insult contempt Al il.
dain. triumph. dartcd + ON my yea 20 The mar
row OF his bones. / lathel myself !,
Lis rage | took delight in making him ZEE
Reading these lines we need not dcpIore IA,
absence Of all painted portraits aye that 90.
reproduced as frontspiece 90 the frs, Z
these volumes which shows Slit- Simon young
handsome. debonlir unmarked by stress q
living and fighting for his order The passages
We have cited indicate the lin,aments ot hi
maturity. Yet their feroc.ty must not be msun
derstood. In his joy. as We have said SAINT.
simon lays his soul bare. releases in one aer.
food the emotions which have formed the un
dercurrcnt Of his life and have lent their turbi
cOlors necessarily in his memoirs. but from
his point of view hatred Of the natural chilrea
OF the King and jublation over their downfall
was not only just but admirable: in all other
matters he felt eree to play the part Of a kindly
gentleman. And, it may be observed. his ios
of charity and measure in the prcdomnatIng
interest of his career is our gain. Intense feel.
ing sharpened his pencil. and every portrait b.
outlined every scene he drew. prodted by II,
"A
delineation OF The Court II even deePened he
lines in his favorable studies, the force Of con
trast appealing 10 lin rresisiibiy, 80 that u .
sketched vividly the evil types Of his time h
was no less faithful TO the truth in dealing via
those who We're good. The despicahlc Pc,
Teller is black enough on Saint -Simons cdn'A
To Pere Lachase and to Bossuet he is nd -
just. Nor did he treat the true heroes of rs
day in any perfInctory spirit. Referring to ~
vigr<tte of the noble Montal Sante-Beuye 70
marks. "Saint-SimOn cannot encounter any sl,A
deserving figure without selling IL and max
ing 1t live again" and that he was furthcr m
inhuerced by prajudlce or friendship Is shsD
by the singular completeness with which ~
his contemporaries. whether good or bad ersEe
from his pages His vision was on the woe
impeccable He could sec the faults ~ ihs
Dauphn. upon whose virtues he foniy tulL
In Imagination. a regenerated France and a
whose untimely grave he feared that AL hs
own hopes were TO remain forever buried. iai
while his intimacy with The Due dOrran'
bro Ught him acquainted more and more wh
the baser sides Of that Primes nature he Dis
celned what was best in hir. and was LOYAL
to him from beginning TO end iie was loyal
too, when even the King and Nine De Main'
tenon lent crelence TO the rumors against q.
Duke in the matter of the Dauphins death ana
that his fidelity was not Of the self-sceking soH
is shown by the earn .stness with which IN
der the Regency, he cndeavored 20 turn q"
Duke from his dissi patton and weakness. How
generous he is. too IN his references 10 lAuzon
Ialliating none OF that contemplate creatures
defects. but setting down all that could be san
to his credit!
Apropos OF Lauzon. We may refer TO the slN
which almost more than any other makes "a NJ
Simon invaluable, the gift ~ selecting preciss'
ly the right things to describe and comn'em''
rate. There is surplusage IN his twenty '@'
umes. of course; especially where he Is lurs