The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23

demned. Leon 0AmOettA was ceieo-
rity. In May. 1899. he was elected Deputy.
and made his real debut in the Chamber
I nearly a year later. with a speech which
raised him at one bound Ia the highest
! pinnacles Of parliamentary eloquence.
80 that even his adversaries applAuded
him with enthusiasm. IL was lmme-
diately predicted that the neo- Republican
party had found IN MIN sometning better
than n first rate orator. that he would lie
their statesman. their master. lie was
suddenly named Minister Of the Interior
and head Of the War once when France =
misfortunes overwhelmed her. and he
seems 20 have forgotten his family 80
harried was he with labors for her resur-
rertion and welfare.
He now developed a great talent Tor
organization also. For the three months
that his dictatorship lasted he was the
arbitrary master Of Frances destiny.
His feat of escaping from be-isged PARIS
by balloon and transferring thereby the
capital for the time beinG 10 well known.
The letters 20 his father and others grow
rar-r. and his history is regarded as too
familiar To lie repeated 10y 81. Ghsusi. In
1851 he writes that no has been forced.
the term - not too strong TO take the
on his shoulders In the summer Of 1852
his mother died. and in October of that
year in the last letter of this series. he
requests his father To saw nothing of his
marriage: he must have spoken To- some
one about u as th"re had been kilograms
TO an agency abodt IL which he had had
suppressed. lie IL doing his best. he says.
to Persuade his friend to make up her
mind. hut though hs has done some good.
thanks 90 his fathers joy on learning the
project he has not quite conquered her
scruples and her opposition, 30 all pub
licitv must he avoided He declares that
b.. shall not be really happy until he shall
hav. obtained her consent
Tn" marriage however. never took
place Gambetta died on December 81.
1853 To the circumstances surrounding
hl- last DAYS the concluding chapter OF
the volume IN devoted Only u brief
description 81 the DAYS Of bitterness and
Dependency has bSen given. because the
feelings Of certain highly esteemed per-
sons who are still alive must be spared.
Gambatta had retired more or less into
private life and had begun to spend more
and NOR. Of las time with Mile. LEON.
This lady was the daughter Of Colonel
IA tn" French army who had met Gam
h"tta for tn" first time IN lsSs. After
IN" war she attached herself 50 TO speak.
tn ia" tribune and -ndeavored Ia meet
HIM as often as possible Precisely why
IN" connection was not legaliZed at the
outset We are not Informed. except that
Mill" Leon preferred n secluded life
II had lasted ton years when. on the very
"v" ~ IN" day appointed by Gambetta
; himself To- ANNOUNCE thu news that IL
was TO h. r.gulariz"d an absurd and
insignificant accident led Ia t~rrihl.
tragedy On November - Gen Thou
mas went ~ see. Gamb"ita a; Vile d Array
Thor conversation finished the tribune
accompanied his old friend Ia the garden
gate. and noticing that the Path was not
a. clean a. II should have l...n ha loudly
Soold'd the lazy gardener Who had fire.
purutly required r"prmand and had
neglected hi- work If late FNaGperat~d
by som" impairment reply. Gambs'ta
CAV" htS servant warning. but this affair
l"ft HIM nervous and irritable 4 Paris
guu~mith had iI-t sent HIM ln a case two
small r"volv-r- ~ a typ- rather novel
~ 'n.' tim" and on" ~ these was living
loaded ~ his bureau when h.. returned
To his room. ~" s"ized IL mechanically
and ~ las anger handled u rather clnm- |
SLY. Tn" pres-'Ir" caused the revolver |
To- z" on and III" bullet penetrated the |
palm 81 h,s hand This accidental. self |
inflicted wound constitutes the founda- |
ton Of ia" report that Mile L&on muir
d"red him IN ~ 81 jealousy after having
ruined his career. exploited him. and |
tried Ia persuade him 70 make y coup
d'"tat on his own account. Nothing
explanatory Is furnished with rsga rd 20 all
th'-- matters except the revolver wound |
and the real cause 81 Gaml,et "a = death.
organic weaknesses caused hy earlier dis !
"as" The little wound IN his hand was
closed and healed over and had nothing
10 do with his death Mile Leon had moth
ing TODD with ~. Gambettas family and
friends saw that Mile Leon never lacked
for funds and watched over her solicit |
ouSly She died IN November. ISls. and
did not commit suicide as has been as |
sorted she was too reli gious for that
Her love correspondence with Gambe,ta
has been published. apparently the letters
81 IN" famous orator have been exhausted
49, a source 81 exact Information tor sun !
pressed and beyond the glmpsss OF his |
ar"ctionate character this volume doe.
not add much 10 our knowledge NJ
GheIsi considers II his duty 10 cisps.l one |
'''A'i NUhN AhtfsltDstt died I
possseS-s'd 81 hug. fortune This
absurd report will not bear the slightest |
investigation. he declares Ganbe,ta'.
, Indifference in money matters aImo., |
amounted 10 contempt Needles. OF the /
future. always open handed. he left 20 his
own family only some scattered debts
and The neagr" fortune Of q head clerk
or humble notary. outstanding the
efforts Of certain friends 10 put som. Of
his money in a safe place out OF his reach
for future emergencies
-Four portraits n Gambetta at diferen,
ages. with portraits Of his father. mother.
aunt and sister. adorn the book
the steamship.
The history Of steam driven .hin. :.
really comprised within period ~ little
NOR" than ion years. hut in Mr.. y. KLmr
tHATTERTON'H admirably tnatr,,c,i,,. =.