The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05

Madame de Stael and Necker. represent
ing contemporary writers of history; Lu-
dovic Halevy and CASTOR Boissier, and.
in later days, Henri Lavendan-ali these
names which belong solely 10 members
OF the French Academy show what
meeting-place of the ImmOrtals wss
found In these informal receptions OF Gas
ton Paris.
This assernblage remained and grew af
ter his marriage and down to his occupy
ing of the rooms in the College lie
France where Renan had been before
him. He had the partition wall into what
had been the room of Madame Renan
torn down that he might have more
space for his friends. They came nov
from the four quarters OF the learned
world. Some had been his pupils and
had become luminaries in their turn-
Meyer-Lubke of Vienna. Van HameI in
Holland. Forester and Stengel in erudite
Germany. Then there were literary men
Of fame, made welcome by their host
10 France: George Brandes. Fogazzara.
D'Annunzio. Younger Frenchmen of let
tiers came. soon TO gain celebrity in their
turn-men like the naturalized Greek SON
in-law of Renan. Jean Psichari. and NJ
Jusscrand. the present scholarly French
Ambassador to Washington
The affair broke gradually. SCATTERING
friendships even among those who con-
tinued to love and reverence each other.
Frenchmen and foreigners. whom IL did
not concern. alike seemed whiried by
some fury of discord to extreme positions
At one of the Sunday afternoons OF
CASTOR Paris. when the affair was COM
ing TO "A head. Gen de Galliffet made his
entrance. as he had done many times
before. He was not yet Minister OF War
in the Waldeck- Rousseau Cabinet. but
his coming position was already FORE
seen. The guests were grouped together.
not as in the old times of union in the
common intellectual life. but in twoyevi-
IDENTIFY divided parties. The sprightly
warrior saw the situation at a glance.
and. placidly passing by the Dreyfusards..
who felt sure OF his support efruslvely
saluted those who thought he had de-
serted all the old traditions. The ice OF
constraint was broken for the time b.
ing but the glory of the salon hence
forth slowly departed.
CASTOR Paris still saw around him for
eign students and foreign men OF let
tiers. and a limited number of the French
''intelIectuels'': but IL was no longer the
French Academy which held Informal
asszes under his hospitality. He himself
had taken sides srdently in the interest
OF what he believed TO be common JuS-
tice; but ne was never one OF those who.
perhaps sincerely. accused all that had
hitherto been respectable in France OF
Infamous conspiracy against truth as wen
as justice. In this months number II
the Fortnightly Review. Mr.. J. G. Alger.
who was so long with Blowitz az the
Paris Office Of the London Times. repeats
the story that. at the very time when
Gallifet was Silly impresssng lesson on
the guests OF CASTOR Parts. there was Sc
rious danger that the general would irnI-
tate a Spanish pronunc!amiento. and
would erect military Dictatorship II
is "A pity that a legend for witch not
the slightest proof has ever been adduced
should thus be accredited among Eng
lish readers. II was VIGOROUSLY a tir1s
when generals could not have agreed to- (
gether. when uudeF-officers would not
have Joined with generals usurping power
when most Of ali. the COMMON soldiers
would not have obeyed Illegal orders. and
all this was perfectly evident 70 ali &C.
quainted at FIRST hand with the real silva
tion Of things Melchior de Vogue wha
remained the intimate friend Of Castor
Paris until the end. although he TOD Tor
a while ceased 20 frequent his SundsyE
he spoken the truth. which IL sorross- 3
full enough for foreigners 20 respect.
The liberalism % our fathers. and - i
when ne were young. has dis
n these few years re have
discovered suodeu needs % combat and
q soul You know the sea@sr 4
~ these dlssenfions-af least. the aprar-
ant rezsou-ars 7 need not make n more
precise 4 feeling Rad beea deeply ~ound-
Fl 10 IA. - that ,se less; word though
once fno@ensive tErsstsres constantly -
slosrate ~ The essre-; gathering =
friends could Withstand II Only With Iif-
aculfy
CASTOR Paris suffered iafersesy from
,hIs state OF thinEs Win great eneesvar