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Thefollowinggentlemenheldthecordsofthefuneralpall：——
M。Feart，PrefectoftheLot-et-Garonne；M。HenriNoubel，DeputyandMayorofAgen；GeneralRessayre，CommanderoftheMilitaryDivision；M。Bouet，PresidentoftheImperialCourt；M。deLaffore，engineer；andM。Magen，SecretaryoftheSocietyofAgriculture，Sciences，andArts。AsecondfuneralpallwasheldbysixcoiffeursofthecorporationtowhichJasminhadbelonged。
BehindthehearseweretheBrothersoftheChristianDoctrine，theSistersofSaint-VincentdePaul，andtheLittleSistersofthePoor。
Themournerswereheadedbythepoet’ssonandtheothermembersofhisfamily。Thecortegewasverynumerous，includingtheeliteofthepopulation。AmongthemweretheProcureur-General，theProcureur-imperial，theEngineer-in-chiefoftheDepartment，theDirectorofTaxes，manyCouncillors-General，allthemembersoftheSocietyofAgriculture，manyofficersofthearmy，manyecclesiasticsaswellasministersofthereformedworship。
Indeed，representativesofnearlythewholepopulationwerepresent。
TheprocessionfirstenteredthechurchofSaintHilaire，wheretheclergyofthefourparisheshadassembled。Highmasswasperformedbythefullchoir。TheMiserereofBeethovenwasgiven，andsomeexquisitepiecesfromMozart。Deepemotionwasproducedbytheintroduction，inthemidstofthisbeautifulmusic，ofsomepopularairsfromtheromanceofFranconnetteandMeCalMouri，Jasmin’sfirstwork。Theentireceremonywastouching，andmovedmanytotears。
Aftertheservicehadbeenfinished，theprocessionmovedofftothecemetery——passingthroughtheprincipalstreetsofthetown，whichwerelinedbycrowdsofmournfulspectators。Largenumbersofpeoplehadalsoassembledatthecemetery。Afterthefinalprayer，M。Noubel，DeputyandMayorofAgen，tooktheopportunityofpronouncingaeulogiumoverthegraveofthedeceased。Hisspeechwasmostsympatheticandtouching。
Wecanonlygiveafewextractsfromhisaddress：”Dearandgreatpoet，”hesaid，”atthemomentwhenwecommittotheearththymortalremains，Iwish，inthenameofthistownofAgen，wherethouwertbornandwhichthouhasttrulyloved，toaddresstotheealast，asupremeadieu。Alas！Whatwould’stthouhavesaidtomesomeyearsago，whenIplaceduponthyforeheadthecrown——decreedbytheloveandadmirationofthycompatriots——thatIshouldsosoonhavebeencalledupontofulfiladutythatnowrendsmyheart。Thebrightgeniusofthycountenance，thebrilliantvigourinthineeyes，whichtime，itseemed，wouldnevertarnish，indicatedthefertilesourceofthybeautifulversesandnobleaspirations！”Andyetthydayshadbeennumbered，andyouyourselfseemedtohavecherishedthispresentiment；but，faithfultothydoublemissionofpoetandapostleofbenevolence，thouredoubledthyeffortstoenrichwithnewepicsthysheafofpoetry，andbythybountifulgiftsandcharitytoallaythesorrowsofthepoor。
Indefatigableworker！Thouhastdispensedmostunselfishlythygeniusandthypowers！Deathalonehasbeenabletocompeltheetorepose！”Butnowourfriendisdepartedforever！Thatpoeticalfire，thatbrilliantandvividintelligence，thatardentheart，havenowceasedtostriveforthegoodofall；forthisgreatandgeneroussoulhasascendedtoHimwhogaveitbirth。IthasreturnedtotheGiverofGood，accompaniedbyoursorrowsandourtears。Ithasascendedtoheavenwiththebenedictionsofallthedistressedandunfortunatewhomhehassuccoured。Itisourhopeandconsolationthathemayfindtherecompenseassuredforthosewhohaveusefullyandboldlyfulfilledtheirdutyherebelow。”Thisduty，Opoet，thouhastwellfulfilled。Thosefaculties，whichGodhadsolargelybestoweduponthee，haveneverbeenemployedsavefortheserviceofjustandholycauses。Childofthepeople，thouhastshownushowmindandheartenlargewithwork；thatthesufferingsandprivationsofthyyouthenabledtheetoretainthyloveofthepoorandthypityforthedistressed。Thymuse，sincerelyChristian，wasneverusedtoinflamethepassion
