6 A.M. Rise of the sun upon the scene. Final chorus.
The ventilators will be open during the whole of the reception.
N. B. Any person attempting to read or recite poetry will be immediately ejected from the rooms and taken into custody; you are also requested not to take away candle-ends.
Victor Marie Hugo, celebrated poet, novelist and dramatist, was a recognized leader of the Romantic school of Nineteenth century France.
Quotation from his works is hard to do in brief, but an amusing story is given from Tales of a Grandfather.
THE GOOD FLEA AND THE WICKED KING
Once upon a time there was a wicked king, who made his people very unhappy. Everybody detested him, and those whom he had put in prison and beheaded would have liked to whip him. But how? He was the strongest, he was the master, he did not have to give account to any one, and when he was told his subjects were not content, he replied:
“Well, what of it? I don’t care a rap!” Which was an ugly answer.