Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-04
PoErnse AND QuHnN
VINO Dyirg, Rsmsins Yrus to Hes
Friend.


,'n,lv IN in tho roy.i pslS,s Al Ruehsrest.
.h,v. No ;mnyoyemsnt. Tbe popular feel-
i,y .,.ins, Mia V.o.,s,co. he, favorite
ms,d ~ honor. eontinues ,,ilusly hitter.
Oneen El xaoeth. who ia known the
world Of ,e.ters A. Carmen SILVA. poetsss,
4, . s.ugb,er ~ IN, late prines II ,maop of
Wisa' sncws, bo. , in Mem sis Gs,manv.
in ls4s. In her p.rents' home shs became
seou.,ntsd With ihs chief W tiara. noes.
,cho ,.rs and Art At. of the dsy. sod early
.hov.d . ,ift for noetie., e,mposition. vrit.
ng verse. With .nn.rent facility before hs
ny, Of 10. "A shs grew older she showed
rem .rksble in,ellisencs In ali brsnct 90 OF
.,uav and h.c, ma s.osci.,lv n,otlciant h,
i. ynsses both ancient and modern.
In isGa .he married psanee Cha,le, os
Roums,is. second son Of Prince Anthony
~ UohsnzolIsrp and vas o,owned oueen
an NAV 22. 1881. vh,n Ruumanis vas
rs.ted a kingdom, uJpde, the name Of
,.rmep S,iys she has published seversi
vo,ums, ~ .tovie, and poems vi,h trans
,.t;on. NJ Roum.ni.n poetrv into 1ernan.
soma re.lly e.ooisi,. pnsms ara tLo,e
x,i,,en on The aes,h Of her only child in
1874
In ,n,te of the Queen, updoubted ability
he, c.reer hiring. nm the ouestion vhsthar
IL w,nId NOT hs wise IN oya.ip that ons
vom.n .b,ula M, bs .iIovsd IN follov Tho
,vo profe,sion. Of poetes, and queen. What
ia going on nov show. that the posse s,iou
of 4 poe,ie soul by = queen NAV be 4 source
Of posi,iye danger IA the land over which
,he re;uns
NIIe He,ep Vscsresco II the dam sbteY'of
a nnhle Roum.,i.n. She. lihe the Oueeo.
h.. . nns,ic .opI and has vyittsn posm, =
volume ~ when WAS printed for priyste
ciroul.tion. More than that. her nature
i. vithout . particIe of that envy
vbich az often nreycrts one person
AZ talent from .pnreei.tinv tho WORK Of
otbers On the contrary. her impression.
able soul re ioices in the beauties Of poetry.
hv whomevsr p,odueed. while living in
France. This smIxbie Young lady made the
.cou.intsnoe of Victor Hugo. And. through
her power Of spprecia,ipr his poetry and
ber reverence far his genius. became a net
~ ,be master whose keen vanity vas in
tep,ely tckled by the homage Maid him by
the bexu,i,uI Young Roumanis,.
After M. Hugo died. Mile. Vaca,esco be.
y,o Ia snnrec,.,e the poetry and reverence
,he sepiu. or Carmen Sylys. Queen EBzsf
beth found her adorable, sent tor her to re.
turn to Bucharest, and m sde her chief maid
of honor ta
Mile. Vaonresco. while continuing 10 ap-
preciste her roysl mistress poetry. ds-
yeloped new faculty, that of taliius 10
her sleep. It il not stated that the Queen
had been reading poetry to her, but one day
.he fell asleep, and began talking Just st
the moment the Queen happened to enter
The APARTMENT. and her talk was about the
love Of Prince Ferdinand OF Hoher ollero,
Crown Prince Of Roumsnia, which was con.
suminR her heart in secret.
The Queen found this charming. She
awoke Mile. Vacsresco, and asked II it
were really true With tears and smiles
and bushes, Mile. Nacaresco confessed
that it was There upon the Queen determ-
med that Prince Ferdidand sn0uld marry
Mile. Vscaresoo The Prince 10 several
years younger than Mile Vacaresco and
not particularly clever. He was easily dis
posed os. s. was the King. The Queen
wrote:
"In this century Of prose and reality.
love has again manifested its power in spite
Of all opposition; ; and it 10 from the land Of
the sun, from the ls,d of Carmen Sylvs,
who sings Of the heart and soul-it 10 from
Roumsnia that this ray OF light comes.
Down yonder a young man and . young
girl love each other ~ in the days Of chiv-
airy. IL 10 Prince Ferdinand and Nile
Helen Vscsresco who set before us this
preciou. example Of valiant love, bravius
The Thousand storms raised by the shadow