Show VICTOR HUGO who does not know victor hugo through someone or mores of his many published works who has not admired the brilliant and great french man of letters who for the last half a century has been the chiet literary beacon of his brilliant nation and who will not feel that with his death a grand intellectual luminary has been extinguished gui shed ai was raging victor hugo died yesterday says and when we cast back a cursory glance over thedis of the illustrious author and recall the many tempestuous scenes of his past life it almos seems as if a convulsion of the elements was a most fitting requiem to mark the close of his remarkable career full of years and covered with glory he passed away knowing that he was tho most admired and tho most famous man in all france the account of his demise is striking the dying man lay in a trance for some houra before the end but he awoke suddenly raised his head gazed at his family and friends clustered in silence around his bed and the next instant he pank back lifeless hia white hair and beard quite long during lm baw is body waa much emaciated but his brow retained all ita imperial grandeur to the last As a writer victor hugo has no jiving parallel hi mind was at once great and original his soul seemed to glow with genius fiig burning thoughts as they are pre served in his works to touch the hearts of men franco and the world is better because of hia lifa and now it is ecca that every lover of noble manhood every admirer of beneficent genius and especially ally the french nation upon which ho has conferred lustre feel ati pang of deep sorrow whan the news comes that the inevitable hour liaa passed and victor hugo is no more |