WhileatRoyat，in1888，IwentacrossthecountrytoAgen，thetowninwhichJasminwasborn，lived，anddied。Isawthelittleroominwhichhewasborn，thebanksoftheGaronnewhichsoundedsosweetlyinhisears，theheightsoftheHermitagewhereheplayedwhenaboy，thePetiteSeminaireinwhichhewaspartlyeducated，thecoiffeur’sshopinwhichhecarriedonhisbusinessasabarberandhair-dresser，andfinallyhistombinthecemeterywherehewasburiedwithallthehonoursthathistowns-fellowscouldbestowuponhim。
FromAgenIwentsouthtoToulouse，whereIsawthelargeroomintheMuseuminwhichJasminfirstrecitedhispoemof’Franconnette’；andthehallintheCapitol，wherethepoetwashailedasTheTroubadour，andenrolledmemberoftheAcademyofJeuxFloraux——perhapsthecrowningeventofhislife。
IntheAppendixtothismemoirIhaveendeavouredtogivetranslationsfromsomeofJasmin’spoems。Longfellow’stranslationof’TheBlindGirlofCastel-Cuille’hasnotbeengiven，asithasalreadybeenpublishedinhispoems，whichareinnearlyeverylibrary。Inthosewhichhavebeengiven，IhaveincertaincasestakenadvantageofthetranslationsbyMissCostelloMissPrestonofBoston，U。S。，andtheReverendMr。
Craig，D。D。，forsometimeRectorofKinsale，Ireland。
Itis，however，verydifficulttotranslateFrenchpoetryintoEnglish。Thelanguages，especiallytheGascon，areveryunlikeFrenchaswellasEnglish。HenceVillemainremarks，that”everytranslationmustvirtuallybeanewcreation。”But，suchastheyare，Ihaveendeavouredtotranslatethepoemsasliterallyaspossible。Jasmin’spoetryisratherwordy，andrequirescondensation，thoughitisadmirablysuitedforrecitation。