The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-11


love letter. r II, II is way. H1rA o art,
ard a. wsseh. may well be placed in the
SINE category with the wonderful letters
al fe4olse ard AbsssEd.
George Sand is this nineteenth century
Tgoae ard the Abelard 10 whom her fiery
words are addressed j. Pfsfro Pageiio, an
Italian doctor. The great authofess vas
gazaIonateIy in love Wfn this DondeTous
Italian. and some curious stories have
teen pDbllahsd n regard 10 her Intimacy
vdtn him some writer's claim that The
r..glc Fav n MS bread shoulders and gen
sraf physical ROBUSTNESS. Bat can any one
account FOR w0man's tsstss2 Can any
one explain why Mary % Scotland fell in
love attn ere brutal Bosrweilr
DR. PagelIo II sin liyinE-ao years oid
10 sand from him Or. C1oanes obtained
a copy q letter which his Just been pub
iistled.
A hearty old man Pagel1o is, and greatly
fartered ne seems 10 be on account 0f the
affens son which f. being paid 10 him at
present Among his treasures are 4 few
porcelain cups out Of which George sand
Used TO drink. ard these ne always shows
10 visitors Talking Of the woman who
has made his name famous. be says that
ahe was fond OF Turkish tobacco and used
70 make her owa cigarettes. that she was
afwaqs rwest-tsuspered and content with
her lot that fish was her favorite food,
shat ehe excelleg In making sauces and
rhat size drank a good deal Of tea as
.umulamt 20 work.
Young Pagefio, his son. adds further do
saas hT9lls Eas mere episode 81 my
fsthcra llfe" he says nothing more.
George sand. wsariet with Alfred De Mus
sets enprices. fell II love with my father.
who vas a fine. handsome Jroad-should
cred Young fellow. Ms father loved tho
handsome French woman for her genius.
her kindness indeed. to tell the truth. he
wss captlvatea with her. Bur this little
Incident was soon forgotten by him"
How cold. nay. heartless, these words
seem as @o read George Sands outburst
Of passionate alteration! Would she have
written thus II she had foreseea that this
sdylf ia her life would in time be- regarded
a. little INCIDENT in her lovers life?
She would. perhaps be as much opposed
20 the publication Of this love letter as
some members OF her family are now to
the publication Of her private documents.
Her daughter Nine Clesinger. was very
angry when she heard that shis letter had
been published, and she at once asked the
courts 10 interfere in her behalf lawyers,
however, are Of the opinion that she has
no case. a letter. they say. belongs partly
TO the author and partly 10 whom II Is adj
dressed. and under ordinary circumstances
no third party has any claim TO IT, More
over George Sand heaueathed all the let
tiers relating TO herself and De Musset 10
NJ Emile Ancante. a member Of the Cal
mann Levy firm Of publishers. with fun
instructions 10 publish them whenever he
might see ut. NJ. Ancante says that he
WIN carry out her desire. and that her
letters 10 DE Masset will be published
shortly. Nine. Ciesinger and the other
members of George Sands family. he
claims have not a shadow Of title to her
Il x.rfr 81 nd ha
originals viii then DE deposited in the Ma
tional or some other great French library.
Even admitting. however. that the mem
hers Of the family have some rights as re-
CARDS the letters 70 De Musset. 1t II diff
cult 10 see what claim they can have on
the letters written 70 Pageuo. and which
are apparently. IN his possession.
Now for the famous letter itself:
Since We were born under different
skies. we have neither the same thoughts
nor the same language. but have We not.
az least. the same hearts,
THE warm and foggy climate Of my IA
tive land has left in me sweet and meian-
eholy Impressions. what passions DO YOU
owe 20 he generous sun. which has
hronzsd your orow2 / know hos 20 love
anf 70 suffer. and vou. how do yGU l0vcf
~ DO not know II you really love me-
eiaIl never know You are only able 10
speak a few words n ny tongue and do
nos know your mother tongue sufficiently
10 eGeaale me 70 frasle questions 50 subtle
Perhaps even II I knew your language
Thoroughly y would 30 impossible for me
20 make rlVxelf understood.
'"rhe places IN whtCh we have lived, the
persons who have Instructed us. are
doubtless the esUse why We cannot ex-
rl8in eaCb - thc other. our idcaa cur
sentiments. our needs. Nv weak nature
nnd youT fiery temperament must recess
.arl!y give birth to thoughts ,ha; are
widely different of surety yoC either
irnere ar despise the tho1saeds paavs tina :
assaii me. Of a surety YOU laugh at that
which brings tears 20 my eyes.
Perhaps you do not kncw What tears
ares
'wm y0u be for me a hclpmate a. a
MASTER WI you console mo Tor all The
SIS which I suffered before met you?
WI yoa understand why | am sad
''no -ou know what compassion. pa
sleueg. friendship meant Perhaps voa
have been nUvtureG ir the conviction that
women have 10 souis 10 you know that
thew have one Arc YOU neither Christian
no- Mussulran. neither 81 iliEcs nor bar
sarians Are vcu mani What is the~e
wttaln tNis manly erraa3. this ieoalne eve.
this superb brows Is there 90 y0u a
thousb; noble ard pure. a sentiment fra
tcrnai ard nfousa VIXEN VOC s}een do vog
coward heaven9 When men DO wrong 90
you pUt your Jrust IN Co3s
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trouhsnS yourself h~capsc zen 90 rot
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unknown. whig1 arts yon wien longing
rnsI possesses year thouEhtsr 10 Won
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human caro@ses can weary or luu 20
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~oh. when ant your cauntrrsa,r calm.
shah learn whether YOU arc thlualur or
simr,Iv raFas.nKe When vour ewes grow
lanxuishtnE VII Il BE tArougA tenderness
cY Neariness~
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