Amongst the many reminiscences, some truthful and some, fanciful, recently published concerning Gatnbefcta, the following one is given by the Paris correspondent of the Tablet; When Littre died some friends were indignantly deploring m. Gambetta ( s 'presence the weakness or treachery ' which had induced the ih lustrious savant to profes.3 Christianity on hi 3 death-bed. "Who can tell?" remarked Gambetta, lifting his hand and letting it fall on the -ajrnv of his j chair, "i perhaps Lifctre did ristht after all. Is ia a great toss-up " pile ou face " what lies on the other side of death."A man was murdered at Leadville, 001., lately, for blasphemy. A notice appears elsewhere requiring caxpeftters.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 122, 30 April 1883, Page 2
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