The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-12
LOVE LETTERS OF A PRINCE,
WHICH MtBELLE GILMAN SAYS
SLAMS HEIR WROTE HER.
She shows 'Em-Poetic Ratings Against
Fate and y Few initiated Photographs
Exhibited With the NlissiN es--Why
Love Grew Cold Left Unexplained.

ENhbitcd With the NlissiNes-Why
Love Grew Cold Left Unexplained.
Mabelle Gilman, the star Of The Mocking
Bird, is Young Maybe her age should be-
advanced as an excuse for her having given
out for publication Yesterday at the Bijou
Theatre letters which she says we're written
To her 10y he crown Prince of siam.
The Crown Prince is about Miss Glmans
age. She says she met him IN London in
1900 " hen she was playing with The Belle
of New York" The heir apparent TO the
Sialnese throne was then a student at OK
ford
Mrs Gilman says that when he tired of
telling her in prose how much he liked her
he wrote her in verse. She produces the
poetry in proof of it. Here is one Of the
Princes alleged letters;
CHRIST CHURCH.
OXFORD, FEB \. 1901
know S what TIN s. now Tor S SSss -ho%
B sC the Of gGSs Tn Y0% t eAs T aaE
that "Icherno okaya" Is Russian. and b.ins
Translated mean, .spsrslins Eyes wh9
wouldn't have written again 30 soon but for
the fact that my photos taken IN Petersburg
have jg,t come. and a. am ,endins the-e 70
note should accompany the photos
Ia the-e pictures ] am dressed up IN the
very fine Don't YOU think look nice in that
costume and wig? Those Of III" a. SIR An
thong Absolute are not good. so that | have
not sent them | wish your photos would
come I've waited for them such a long time
! am always aTai,ins, with great anxiety
before | went up 70 town for the funeral
] was a bit upset when wrote It. and have
been Wondering since what effect y has pro-
materially alter your feelings toward me
have been so intoxicated with happiness
at the knowledge conveyed through your
wer" to chang. should feel that was driven
from sunshine into darkness utter inls"rahir
10y nature and 20 am waiting III hopes OF
getting favorable answer
a.. 2o must plead T n TSsy that
ny the way. / have still got my old rooms
here, but Frank has changed hi- Roy il
now in Franks old rooms and, therefore.
Give NY kinde-t regards to your mother
To YOU | send my very best love Always
yours BIJoU
b jou," according o Mss Gilman was
her p t name fur HIS Royal H.ghnsss.
Til, p.,otogr, p.s mentioned were on view
with the letters yesterday On the back
of each picture except one is a stanza OF
poetry; on the back Of this other picture is
this
To MABELLE. Talking to friend i; thinking
aloud PRINCE
This poetry warranted original was on
view. Miss Gilman asserts that is was in
closed in one Of the letters:
rpr PRINCES RyvRnrE.
Al. Lorc' could vou and p'ah Fate con'p're
Would re MT Shaft, 70 BIS ana ise7
Rc'1ould q 1ea'er 70 he He!rt' dcs,c,"
-h10a'Ui' Of omar h'dvVd"'
1 wish a., omar did, were friends with Fate!
We beg OF him TO let ~ have rs slaicl
Thai each shall be allowed TO choose hi, mate.
II
hut tvould be a, casy 10 do as move
Ana reni them ~aetecr we deem It best,
But II We can't do that. We can stu love.
H.
And love thee sweet, win aye. forever
Although duty compci> VS. TO sever.
iet IN ms Utmost ncart snail love thee:
Could / forget tina; thou lov'st me- Never!
shall forge, the hour when in thy eyes
rest inc s[ga, ,eS, " 1n % ,nos gr,
knew the long lost joy OF Paradise!
/ knew that Inou vert mine. A. ! was inln-'
And since tao," i.g' mad pressed no man before
VI
An toyc' II only thou vert born Princess.
Or else myself we're only something less.
Than that whiCn / am now Of rama 80 high
on tAcu We tNO Nigh, know such happiness
VII.
~ thou, sweetheart. were not Just what thou art,
And not wUat am we'd never part
But Fate. alas uaS placed guli twist u.s.
Set We know vel! cacn mas the oIher heart
VIII.
The hes, hours ~ my li'c away have rovn.
lu' | am 80 tManKfUl that have known
The best and sNccicSt boy upon this Earth.
And that | once DID call thee, love. my own.
NJ. '.
OxFoRp. February, 1901.
The Princes full name il Chowfa Maha
Naiiravudh The next poetical efuson
shows that somebody was beginning TO
wake up. Here 1t IL
TO MABEiLK.
Though duty stern doth strangers make
or soul, nindrci We.
Forget thou not fot past days sake
That ! once lived for thcc'
Now duty clear dictates "sevcrl"
Yea sweetest. We must part.
Vet memories could be never
Erased from TINS heart
Could forget wnic | live
Beauty rich ~ thine
For thy dark eyes much would give,
Ms Rosebud fair, dNlnc'
An would 90. Ntrr II not such
As IONelaCe sang q yore'
Il could not love thee, dear, 80 muCh,
Loved not honor more
II was said hy Miss Giman's representa-
tive that she has many other letters from
the Prince a. well a. several valuable pros
ents The only letter of recent date that
was shown last night was this:
1HF ARLINGTON.
WAsHISG1oS ID { oct H. 1902 !
My DEAR MARBLE Many thanks for your
kind telegram ] appreciate" your Kind
thought very much ] shall nct to New
York on IN. FIST. and will remain Their"
lew DAYS Would like very much to see YOU
nm, day and n iu' reduce my brDt her to