New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
PAUL VERLAINES SON.
Descendant of French Poet q Rail
sray Employe.

Paris January 10.
The admirers Of the poet Paul verlaine as
semoied on Sunday az the poets grave and re-
cited selections from Les Fetes Galantes"
Bonheur" and LA Sagesse" They afterward
lunched together a famous trysting place in
Montmartre. and visited the newly baptized
Flace Paul Verlaine'' constructed by the Mum
icipai Council Of Paris in memory of the master
OF french rhythm. who above all his contem-
poraries' combined astounding flights Of supple
ness and vigor of versiication with intense
mystic sensuaiity. A reporter of the "Eclair''
succeeded In finding Paul Verlaines son. NJ
Georges Verlaine. who is earning his living as
an employe at the station of the Paris Metro
poltan Underground Railway. at the Avenue de
Nlllers. Paul Verlaine died in 1895 leaving
hothing except a few manuscripts. the sale Of
which enabled his son and only heir, Georges
Nerlaine. to be we'll brought up and educated.
Georges Verlaine had no advantages of home
life because his parents were divorced when he
was only two years old. and his mother subse-
quently remarked in Algeria
After calling in vain at the fifth story room
where Nj. Georges yerlaine lives the reporter
proceeded to the Villiers station, and discovered
him at the foot OF stairway fastening and un-
fastening chain that serves TO regulate the
passage of crowds of passengers thronging TO
the reporter asked bright, intelligent blue
eyed man Of twenty-eight replied. "verlaine?
Verlaine? Place verlaine. turn to the right. and
take the train for Avenue Gambetta." mo. no.
/ want 10 find NJ. Georges Verlaine. son of the
great poet" Il am Georges Verlaine. at your
service" A conversation ensued. in the course
Of which NJ. Georges verlaine explained that he
had no recollection OF his father. Nevertheless.
/ wrote 70 him. When was doing my military
service as private soldier in an infantry regi-
ment il arranged that after my release
from duty should go 20 live with him. But my
father died without my having him since
was child two years Old
Have you any souvenirs Of your father?''
almost nothing A few photographs. and one
or two manuscripts of poems
Where did you receive your education?'
'At the Lycee Janson. and afterward passed
year in England. / have also acted as private
secretary 70 a literary man Of prominence
How does 1t happen that you are an en-
ploye of the Metropolitan rairoad?"
THE money derived from the authors rights
on my fathers poems is very limited. I am
young. and in good health. and must earn my
living. and find that can do so here In the
Metropolitan underground railroad better than
elsewhere I stand well with my superiors and
have promising career before me. certainly
can earn more money here than by literary work.
for which have no particular vocation
At this stage OF the conversation a function
airy Of the Metro" appeared with dispatch,
which was handed to young verlaine. who
promptly started forth on an errand of duty
monument in memory of Paul Verlaine. exc
cuted by the sculptor Niederhausen-Rodo. has
Just been completed after many vicissitudes for
the monument. like the poet himself. was often
fu OT Tha b,1x+ 81 fs
out in rough block OF stone and placed on a
high stella bearing three female figures. SYM
bolic OF Verlaines poems. IL Esprit" LA Chair"
and lie Coeur' CTwit'' "Carnality'' and
HEARTY. This monument will be placed in the
gardens OF the Luxembourg Palace. on the stone
benches OF which the penniless bohemian poet
used TO sit and ponder. GLIB.