New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-29
DOM PEDROS AMERICAN FRIENDS,
Naples Letter In Tho American Rnpister

Naples Letter In Tho American Register.
A short time before the departure of Do Pedro.
had by his invitation another OF those plcasa
interviews which In the course Of thirty-sx years.
acquaintance 1t has been my privilege to enjoy. This
entirely alone, and the conversation the part
Emperor was of the utmost freedom. l do intend
of conversation which was, for the most part of
entirely private nature; but there were few things
which of interest 10 the public. and do not encroac
upon the ground of privacy. lie spoke OF his visit
TO the United States in 1876 with the greatest pleasure.
and particularly mentioned three Americans-two
living and one dead-for whom he keeps in his heart
the warnest recollection. The 10 whom have re-
whose biography he said that he much desired have
Ut having appeared when the Emperor was very u
In BraziD. After referring 10 several o. IonefeL
lows poems, and inquring what had become OF Long
fellows children, he turned TO me, his face beamng
with smiles. and asked And where now IS Whtfierc
MAJESTY pTonunciaion When / mentioned in reply
where Whittier was, that he was remarkably well
for h an 0cGs Dsa he sa S wo him for
and tell him that l do love and esteem him most
highly Do not fail to give him both my love and
esteem The first poems of Whittier that Dom Pedro
read were In small collection which gave the
Emperor in the spring of 1883; and each time INA,
a new volume of the Quaikere poet" came ont
had the plea urable duty OF hcr personally pacing
in his Majesty's hands, of sending it TO him IN
1854 the Emperor made an elegant translation OF
tho CRY of the Lost Soul" and think tha' , ths
aocm Of W6iters and Barbara Fre chic were those
hat Impressed him most. His sOnin-law, Prince
August Of SAKE Coburg ha Whose own soh' II ad
Peter-Pedro-s now travelling win no, . Rsrbara
was his own favorie, and that more than
once the Emperor had read IL aloud 10 snlan cl.ic,
comnoscd of the Empress the Imperial If1ncess. inc
Count dEu, her husband, himself ana inc ia0'
ana gen GW ~ tbe Lost soul, is founded on few
tnrs which Whittier read In HefnuoMIs ..D,p oyrn
ne Exploration Of the Amazon Wh l.ni > most
no.c IN The subject says that Hcrndon gave io.
"sirking description Of the peculiar anu Of he
notes Of bird heard by night on me shG BIRD The
90 n. a lost soul. myself have oiteh . hcaId
thc melancholy tones Of this bird as nave mo 70 ."
ut he
ss have been sojourning I'm some cabin on us sn9ic
~ LA s always called by the Dra2iltans a. VIII a.
~ Yndans a alma perdda uhe lost soul When ms.
cave the Emperor that poem h. was inillolea.aS1
r. into Portuguese In 1854 he nov oniy seIo ny
~ ~ vbitier an autograph copy OF tbs translslo,
~ ne The Cry of the LOST SOul,' but also sem a
beautiful specimen of the alma perdua ts sen,'
living Of course, but as natural a. sne BIRD about
Art coud make II. II is light Drown pu' 49,.
The sic Of slender pigeon, ,very gracefui IN shape
nd with a long and Beautiful tail ~, o,a
The third American of whom Dom IeuIo spone
y, 'mmemcrvn-was George W. ChIlds of Philanclphls'
Sror, whom as ,he Emperor constantly bears IN niu
no and the Empress received such o 1iu hen he
and such prncely reception IN 1870 Mh.oo n
Emperor and his suite were az our b Snrd his
III a certain degree of pride a. ! heafu 1n.s
, nj monarch mention these thr,e represent
III. men Of our Countrywide genial poet Long How
sha TYNE Of the American litterateur wEo hau cHI5
adya1tare that education and fortune couIu CIV
Elm. Whittier the selfeduea,ed Struggling son VI
tnbhled over and true handmalaehs ol eaon
shers George w. ChildS. the seli-nlahe fAncr-
fcan the genial gentleman, whose love oi ZIG
Anglo saxon is not conhncd 10 INC ,oner in
Westminster and the fountain in stra'foru-on avon