The sun., 1904-06-12

from Mms. Rsnsn I'm Souobsrs iss7s she
says.. r Nv sdssse husband had tong elovcd
yon mid appreciated you. :. fou, on your
part. knew the vsius % that great intoiieot'
A you have 20 wsilSaid, he set Christianity
III tho true hight. His sincere and neiigoan
soul did not aooompiish a~msre work, OF
negation, but, on tho contrary. recalled
to respect and sympathy for eloseted
things. the mindA Of the Gsneratioa upon
which his influence. was exerpdsed. His
end,r she adds, -was worthy 'of; his noble
and pure hfe; 10 IVES untroubled and serene;
his lofty ii,taihgenoe kept Its olearness.
and his heart its tenderness He said TO me
that he had led o good life. and that his
work was finished. =" 1t is we'll known
chat Renar,s nttitude ID conversation
toward opinions whtch he did not share
was rnore than Indulkent.' He evidently
'tff4ed to 'ses what basis o. truth they might
have and hs recognized that, oven when
entirely unfounded, they might throw iight
on tho intelligence Or character OF him
who expressed thefn. - - F+'
2 Once Grant Dun happened 70 be talk.
ing With Max Mnller about Renan and
the latteriS habit Of agreeing, wherever
possible. With whomsoever he talked
10. yes replied Muller; 'he was Ike
ono OF my little Japanese priests, who
try to agree with everything say. on
ono occasion be exclaimed: oh, yes'
yes, yes!'' but his oonsoisnoe getting
the better Of him, he added: I mean.
oh, no, no, nop" Our author recalls
an amusing story Of Renans coming into
Nine. Mohrs salon In Paris ono even-
ing In 1863, without the faintest idea that
Nine. Ristori was present, and exolaiminE''
apropos OF some remark Of Cousins:
sC'est cette Italienne, oette com6dienne
qui joue sur le Boulevard, qd degrade
Fart A deep silence followed, and then
Nine. Ristori, In her contralto voice, re-
marked: Go nest pas moi, monsieur,
qui degrade Fart gave him soolding,
sailed into tho next room, and left the
house In letter dated November. 1893.
Nine. Renan wrote: when you receive
the fifth and Last volume Of Israel you
will be struck, think, With the concluding
chapters that connect the story Of the
people OF Israel with the life OF Jesus
You will see what admiration and what
tenderness are expressed therein for Chris-
tianity. Often whom reading them call
TO mind the sweet smlle With which he
would sometimes say that 1t. . time no
doubt far distant the Catholiof Church
would regard him - it, last epologist. =
OF the article cn Renen plbhshed BY Jules
Simon ID the Rerst d. Pdd6s3s our author
says that no thought II vary good and.
very friendly--indeed, more friendly than.
judging from some expressions tho writer
had used to him, doubtl6Ss In . moment OF
irritation, he. Grant DUN bad expected.
We arc told that the following sentence
reflects very we'll tho spirit .of the whole:
II could wish that l1s hid Dot conddetSd
'us ono day to aths Abbey b. Jo0arrei But
he conducted us to ths LSkS'6f N8mL, TO:
Jerusalem. into PhDnicia, into Greece; In.
q word, upon all the heishts that loom
across al the ages G'.. .r -fH'; -
r-., 80. gss,' '..-E e,
80. K ,,'1a - ''' ~ II
>. With some rsfsrsnos ~ Water Hugo.
we must take sleaxs Of, Thu sztrancdtnasy
stuehouss Of, interesting sAasc 0nsd dty
Mr.. aCfo6s, who, married George Eas6t. M
talking to our author about 1lotpt Hugo.
and said that, tvap 'Tureenien had re-
counted scene which curioiisly illustrated
the poets character. Hugo. had been:
speaking very dispArasinely Of al hteratrfss
outside Of. Franco. ~ But. surely. you
would ssy. would you,pot. mature. that ths
GaTmsns. had - ~AteFature7.ss,. interpoeed
,Turgenieff. Certainly hot.', was the
reply. -Oh, but had they not a-wriSer
called Goethe, who left behind him some
considerable things?" NO, was, the ~
ioinder; u have read his 'Walienbyein.
and cared very little for IT, .Sidqey
Colyin, who was present When, HpGo,s
demonstration Of his acquaintance with
Goethe was related. said that he wss pE'os-
ent once when the conversation turned
upon Goethe's want OF Ger man patriotism
during the Napoleonio war. ViOtor Hugo
said: "Je regarde Goethe oomme Jeanne
d. Arc aurait regarde Messaline.' Mr.. Gross
mentioned, also on Tirgenieff's authority,
that an ardent admiref had 6noe said TO
Victor Hugo: sThe natiph has .neyer
treated you quito, properly; 10 street has
been called after you; there ought to be
a Rue Victor Hugo. "Cela arrivera, mos
enfants, celia arrivera," said tho master.
Then another disciple took up the running
and said:' "A street That. indeed. would
be nothing; whole quarter Of tho CITY
should be called after you" Celia arrivera,
mes enfants, oela arritera, said the master.
Thereupon, third disciple Joined in
Paris should cease to be Paris. and be
renamed the City OF Victor Hugo Celia
arrivera, mes enfants, celia arriverai' On
another occasion, Lord Aberdare told .
story Of Victor Hugo, on the authority of
Pr&ssenss-the same, by the way. to whom
Russian lady alluded, when she said. at an
evening party, retreating as she spoke
into little room. @Donnez-moi un cigare
ct envoyez- moi le petit theologien.' Pros
sense was expressing to Victor Hugo his
regret at the decline or religion in France.
'Rsssurez-vous," was the reply. par dix
yprs dams mon nouveau posms. J. al remis
Jesus Christ sur son. pedestal We note,
finally, that at q. dinner presided over BY
the Duo d'Aumale,, conversation found
its way to Victor Hugo, and the Duke mon
toned that the great post, anxious to avoid
addressing him 10 the usual way. and 20
compromising the republican principles
Of his later life, had written to the son Of
Louis Philippe as Cher OF royal confrere."
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