^,52 MEMOIRS OF 



my children, to have heard him spoken of in 

 your village, but the great man who tried to do 

 you so much good, who unceasingly thought of 

 you, was called George Cuvier. Recollect this 

 name, and mention it every day in the prayers 

 that you address to heaven. He has often 

 written to me, ' Do not. Monsieur le Ilecteur, 

 lose sight of our school at Arnieres les Bourges. 

 I recommend the scholars of it to you as my 

 brothers, as my best friends. Instil into them 

 submission to their parents, respect for the pro- 

 perty of others, candour and justice. These 

 are the virtues and duties of all religions. Let 

 benevolence and affection reign between them 

 and the children who inhabit the same village, 

 and who, like them, live by their labours in the 

 fields. God loves and protects them all with 

 equal goodness ; with the same hand he blesses 

 the sweat of their brow, and their harvests ; let 

 them, therefore, behave towards each other like 

 children of the same father.' 



" My conscience tells me, that towards you, 

 my children, and all the young people confided 

 to my care, I have fulfilled my duties, and most 

 especially the views of your protector, the 

 great man whom we lament. Tiiis place is very 

 humble, my voice is very feeble for the praise of 



