The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02
produced anything half so affecting. Let
us quote the opening Of his remarks:


was filled with perfume. nation Of lovemakers was
beginning under the acacias and olcanders and lime
treesit round OF summer Irritation Bucharest wore
langud smile and luled by Lyiian measures lite
in the gay capital an unending rehearsal OF tue
balcony scene In Romeo and Juliet In palace and
cottage and in the sheltered paths of the public squares
dark eyed maids were listening to the compliments OF
their cavaliers and the nigh ungaes were singing These
were the slaves Of pleasure"
What an assemblage OF sugary adjectlves
and beguiling phrases Rose-lcafcd Sybarls,
the hedges pink with flowers, the air filled
with perfume, q natlon'of lovc-makcrs under
acacias and oeandcrs and lime trees, lulled
by Lydlan measures and wearing languid
smiles; while in the sheltered paths Of the
public squares dark eyed maids are listen
ing to compliments and the nightingalcs
are slnglngl Isn't 1t fascinating picture'
But let us return to the words Of this
Powerful Mind:
AS the language which they spoke had the soft ca.
doncc o the Latin tongue without Its Ngor SO they IN
hcritcd the luxurious vices Of the ancient Romans with
out retaining their hardy virtues The eaantry ~ wen
as the ishes, o's were stepped IN encmnacy piplo'
macy and politics were dreadful bore " them IN warm
weather and for indie pcndcncc 1t might be good
thing II some other nation would do the fighting tor them
So long nothing expected OF them they hailed the
opening OF ho'iihucs with delight They would not have
TO fsht To fatigue themselves unnscV ssariy They
would merely look and be entertained while others
were bleeding and dying; and, # Wty grew weary
OF military pageantry, they could 80 back to their love
makngn
When tho war broke upon this nation OF
love-makers. they took it rs lOvo-makers
should. Surprising II would be only holt
day spectacle. they gave themselves up TO
the delights Of the opening scenes. But
they were, deceived, Of course; ana 50 let Us
quote again:
$50 they olarpcd their hands and were very much
amused when the Don Cossacks, with gtterng anccs.
and the Russian iniantrymcn. with monsrous KNAPP.
sacks marched by The invaders "a their turn dosped
them as nation Of carpet knights one of ihc first
peassntres over which ia, Russian soldiers chucod In
camp was an incident at GiurgeNo where several com
panes Of Rounanan soldiers stationed An officer
who wished to test the courage OF his command had
cannon nred UNEXPECTEDLY, and the whole garrison
scampcrcd out OF town toward Bucharest The Russian
stan we're never weary Vi cracking Jokes at the
OF these rose Leaf gentlemen who looked 80 wei IN kou
manan uniform who danced beautifully who hirtod
desperately, and Who never dreamed OF anything
serious than dress parade
The crisis Of the article now comes on and
the young editor rises To the grandeur and
the gloom of the situation. Observe how
his words become more solemn and higher
flown, MS IL he had dcvourcd IA volume Of
GBBOS before writing:
"The irony oidcta, has huntei the edge Of these est
The battle Of rlcvna and the terrible struggle IN tho
Shii ka Pass have thrown the Russian stan into panic
and the carpet knights ct Roumana have hccn summoned
10 the front Prince ChAmts has budgVd the Danube
above NkoIols. and force 90 1000 Eonnanian troops
j. now threatening the rear and flank Of OsAASs vic
torou. army Tho day dress PARADE has passed. the
c," ui battle has come Koumanla ~, like between
the hammer Of The Romanon aud the anvil at the Porte
Bat pressure an sides u what weak aud luxurious
nation like Rounana needs Hw train her statesmen
IN diplomacy, her soldiers In Nalor and her people In
citizenship II the present de- no nj pa nauelv
Europe may gain several states II KusHa wins IN the
end after strussil which wall leave hcs. painting and
bleeding. at the marcy OF Europe, she Will not he ahle 70
dictate tic terms peace RoumAna. Bulgaria scryia.
and Bosnia may he released from Nassaarc L. the Porte
without being converted into outlying Russian prov
lnccs"
We have now quoted the whole article, and
we say IL is indeed uncommon, and Mr..
GovLp must hc pleased. How the Powerful
Mind rolls out the sonorous periods. prince
CHARLES has hrdgcd the Danube above
NikopUlis, and force Of 5000 Ruumanian
troops il now threatening the rear and flank
Of OsMAS's victorious army Roumania "
such IL his noble sentence" lies like n
rose between the hammer Of the Romlnoff
and the anvil u the Porter This j. certain
ly fine, If we only knew what it meant.
Pray, what has n rose to do on an anvil and
why should the Romanon wish to have a
rose there Besides, why should his ham
mor srnltc the rose when that iiguratiVc
flower Is entirely enlisted in his service y
We fear Mr.. GouLD's young man has got
a little mixed up in the excitement nat
ural to such lofty style Of COM
position Yet he draws moral at the
close. Pressure "a all sides, he tells us. is
what q weak and luxurious nation needs
and lac goes on To tell how such pres
sure works. at will train her statesmen
in diplomacy, her soldiers in valor, her pco-
pie in citizenship" Such are the conse-
quenocs Of lying like Il rose between ham
mcr and an anvil
We congratulate Mr.. GOULD and this Pow.
criul Mind on this very unusual production
Nothing equal to it has occurred in Ameri-
| can journalism since that celebrated essay
! upon the elbows Of the MinciD published Il
| few years since. But, on the whole, We de-
clare the Tribunts article on the rosc-loafed
| Sybaris laughing in her sleeve, practising
| the luxurious vices of the ancient Romans
without their hardy virtues, making Low,
and speaking II language with a soft ca
dence, aud yet all the while lying like ros,
| between hammer and an anvil, while tn,
hedges are pink with flowers and the afI
| filled with perfume, and life is anunondina
rehearsal Of the balcony scene in Romeo
and Juliet" is finer thing than the smooth
sliding Mincio ever imagined II is, indeed
Il Powerful Mind which can throw of sucl
| splendid coruscati, MS; yet We warn Mr.
GOULD and We warn his young editor tina
il is dangerous 10 try il too often.
|