The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

/ Paris than in the diary of Vic
tor Hugo, KEEP. while he himself
wa unce more within the walls of the
assaulted capital after nineteen years ~
exile and while he was in daily con
sul,a'iun with the leaders of her de
fence
Tn, fall Of the empire found him in
Brussels ready to slip into France. His
diary dated there on September 3, says:
Yesterday. after the decisive battle
had been los,, Louis Napoleon, who was
taken prisoner at Sedan. surrendered
hi, sword to the King of Prussia. To
save France now would be IL save Eu-
rope Shouting newsboys pass with
enormous posters on which are the
WORT Napoleon Ill. a prisoner
IT,. next day the deposition of the
Emperor was proclaimed in Paris, and
Hug held a meeting of eXiles at his
huu..y a. l o'clock, and at o'clock re-
cclycd a telegram from Paris reading
Bring the children with you" Which
means Come" ne adds naively.
by the next morning there WAS an
other telegram asking the hour of his
arr.ya. France had not forgotten her
great son. He planned tn leave 10y the
b. train and get into Paris that night
sbou, q lie records this incident:
AT noon, as was about to leave
Brussels for Paris. young man, a
Frenchman, accosted me:
Monsieur they tell me that YOU are
Victor Hugo?
Yes
BE so kind as to enlghtcn me. l
would like To- know whe her il is prudent
to 60 to Paris at present
Monsieur ii is very imprudent, but
yul should CO. was my reply
Hr notes the hour o'clock-at
which he was once more on French soil.
I'm route | saw in the woods camp
OF French soldiers, men and horses
mingled. | shouted To them: Long
live the army and | wept. At fire.
qu.nt intervals we came across train
loads Of soldiers on their way to Paris,
We arrived in Paris at 9:35 o'clock,
Al immense crowd awaited me, 1t was
an .udescribable welcome | spoke four
times once from the balcony of cafe
ana thrice from my carriage. When
took leave of the ever growing crowd
SAID to the people: In one hour you
repay me for twenty years of exile
They sang the 'Marscillaisc' and the
Thaul du Depart
They shouted: Long live Victor
Hugo"
Selecting only few excerpts from
DAY to day We follow his diary:
September THE women of the
markets brought me "A bouquet,
september 81 am warned that 1t Is
proposed to assass.nate me. | shrug my
shoulders
september 9-An the newspapers
I ha
september lO-At the foot of the
flower crowned statue of Strassburg is
a register. Everybody comes to sign
the resolution of public thanks. | in
f.rhcd my name.
September l3-Tu-day there Is a re-
Wow Of the army Of Paris. ! am alone
DO my uhambcr, The battalions march
through the streets singing the Mar
sD.lusc and the chant du Depart
hear this immense shout [frOm tho
Chant du Depart'l:
Fu" France "A Frenchman should live,
'u. France a Frcuchmun should die
] Listen ana weep. Oh, valiant ones
viii go where you go.
september l6-This morning | wrote
the Appeal to the FrenChman' for I
war to the bitter end against the in
Sasiou on going out perceived hover
ing over Muntmartre the captive bal
loon from which a watch is to be KEEP
upon the besiegers.
september 17-All the forests aroun
Paris are burning, / received brace
lei and earrings Of gold sent anony
inuuSiy for the wounded by a woman.
september 2O-The attack upon Pari
began to-day. A balloon will be sen
up the day after tomorrow, 1t wi
carry with i, my three addresses: IT
the Germans, To Frenchmen,' IT
larisians'
October THE Prussians II az
pears, have respected Versailles, The
are afraid To attack Paris. This we ar
aware OF, for we can see it for our
selves