Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-18

term Ill prison Tor activities IN behalt
of the Republic. and had been invited
to leave France for failing to resist
further temptations along the same line
upon gaining his freedom. After all,
he concluded. the medical profession.
which had supported six generations Of
Clemencenus before him, was superior
to politics.
Promised small monthly remit.
tance from his father. the future war
premier of France established himself in
what is now the Greenwich Village
section of New York and began to
practice medicine. His field was the
large French population then living
around Washington Square, and while
he succeeded ndffcrently well in 90.
tanning patients. his collections fell
hopelessly below his needs.
Obtained Position in Library
Forced to strike out on different tack,
he obtained Il position in library,
where he remained for two years. the
happiest ones in his life. he said not
long ago. Libraries were not used much
in those days, and the young French.
man had ample time 20 seclude himse!.
among the books. reading the best phil
osophcrs and historians while he per.
fected his English.
In the evenings the young student
would invariably be found at faf's.
famous old German restaurant in Lower
broadway. where in the early sixties
met the little group Of celebrities pre-.
sided over by Henry Clapp. The days
of Fritz James O'l!rien. Walt Whit
man. George Arnold and Charles Daw.
,on Stanley at Pfaf's were gone. but
there still was an atmosphere of ro-
nance about the place that attracted
younger generation OF intellectuals.
and to this coterie Georges Clemenccau
was introduced. lie grew to love New
York. and even applied for citizenship
! papers.
Once he was tempted to do little
| travelling in the New World. He went
to the Middle West and iourneyel ~
far south as Richmond. Va. but d!
not penetrate farther into Dixie. The
state Of the country. he said, just
recovering from defeat in the Civil
War, was so deplorable that it filed
him with sadness.
Becomes Teacher Of French
| Tpon his return from the South he
was introduced to q Miss Aiken, who
had just started school for girls at
Stamford Conn. She offered him Il
position as professor of French. which
was too tempting TO refuse. and for
more than a year he was absorbed in
what he found 10 be n delightful occu.
patton. He did rrodlgious amount
Of work for the school. giving lectures
on literary history. both French and
English. and transating several work,
OF John Stuart Mill into French.
Among his pupils was n Miss Mary
f: Plummer. very pretty young girl.
whose father was prominent physician
iof Springfield, Mass. He had removed
7" isconsin' wher" he died. and his
daughter was placed In Miss Aiken
school by her guardian.
~, "'e"u "h" 'a'''h III rove WIN
Miss Plummer almost at first sight al
though he r"trained from declaring him
self until after Sh" had completed her
with nm unrie. 'A ~ ''''"'
The young professor followed her
there. pressed his suit with all ,hs
Icourtliness Of a French grandco, and fin
ally was accepted. As Clemonraau WA,
n free thinker. and had received vir,u.
ally M religions training in his how
hood, he desired q civil marriage. Miss
pIummcr likewise had no ircIjnotions
toward any religious sect therefore ,bs
religions ceremony wos orri,tad S.v.ro
Tommapv aldermen witnessed ,ba waJ .
ding, which took place in 1869
| Twenty.three wears later ana of,a-
hcaring her husband ,hrec rhiIIren
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