New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
LITERARY NOTES.


q collection Of Rumanian folk songs. which the
Seribners brought out under the title Of THE
Aaro o. the Dimhovitza." has just prepared an
otner anthology OF verse and prose drawn from
the same sources. The same publishers import
the book, Songs Of the Valiant VOivode." These
souvenirs Of peasant narrative and song have
picturesQueness and color. A characteristics
piece is the long poem about the young prince
who, born OF rose-tree. ultimately becomes
rose-tree himself. The last stage in hts ex-
perience is thus prettily sung:
And Trandanr went in the forest deep
lhe forest where he was born.
And &c said 70 tbs trees: I'm the son
But The trees sad: The rose-trees dead:
9t en- &. r9s sSi1s 5, have PSs s So@S
Ane he said TO she birds: 20 birds. DO you Temem-
How high the rose-tree WASP"
And the birds answered No"
But he heard the nightingale say; 20 how sad
is tho death Of a rose-tree and how strange
It i5eS, ros@ 9dlSt,r should abcs die;
Who, instead Of bearing a flower.
Cave birth to young prince
The -ose-tree's dead,
20 gentle nightingale am that rose-tree's son.
Fain would be myself a rose-tree.
And the nightingale said:
TIN thou becomest rOse-tree. Prince.
And the gentle nightingale sang all the night
Al The place where TrandaAr stood
There was tail rose-tree.
The minor poet is always waiing that he is
not sufficiently appreciated, bat we have stead
fly. and. we think, justly. maintained that his
reward is ample when he happens to write good
verse. Witness the experience OF Mr. Henry
Newbolt His "Admirals All" was published
only about eight years ago. yet it has already
run through twenty-one editions and twenty
second is presently 70 be issued by Mr.. Elkin
Mathews Il VIII contain some additional lines.
Major Arthur Grihiths. the capable soldier and
prison inspector, whose interesting volume,
Fifty Years OF Public Service" we reviewed
few weeks ago. has met all manner OF celebrities
"a the course of his long career. At Granada.
IN the late sixties he fell IN with Henri Reg
nauIt the noted painter. who afterward lost
his life in the Franco-German war. He was
making studies with other artists in the Alham-
bra, but he found time for more than one episode
OF gayety Major Grifiths alludes TO ball at
which Regnault appeared disguised as a Red
Indian. On another occasion. in Gibraltar, he
distinguished himself at a mess dinner in droi
fashion. He became excited with the real
dancing" says his English friend, that he
rushed into the middle OF the 'foursome.' quite
regardless of the Others and began the best imi-
tation Of the dance he could imagine, which
degenerated into frantic and eXtravagant can
can. During the performance, which was greeted
with yells Of laughter, some one held on to the
tails Of his coat. and tore them from his back
It was borrowed coat, lent by friend in the
garrison. so that he might appear at dinner
IN proper costume" Suggestive light is thrown
on one Of the painters most famous works in
the following passage:
From Gibraltar Henri Regnault crossed over TO
sraneier where he established himself in a studio
aFS Bnea Po fb e9Tos archfecI1re OF the
Moorish palace he used his abundant store Of
4o1a Fha enof rs Ode lS he fOflnd
NOR f,ssferr Than The East and 10 this dav at
tracts tic traveller by It's quaint semi-Bibical
charm OF this picture I viii tell story from
nique, All who have seen il win remember how
me stairs eagRg qP 70 the taT9ne are n2o19
had vanly tried paint il to his satisfaction, and
thick pigment. fan naturally down the stairs He
mixed a canful Of carmine and megilp and threw
conceived but never lived TO paint, Of the magni-
feent progress OF the Mahometan conquest from
East TO West.
The Croscup & Hobby Company, OF this city.
announce a complete translation. in eight vol
unes, Of the writings OF Prosper NIerimee. All
the shorter tales win be given. and, of course.
volume viii be devoted to "A Chronicle OF the
Reign Of Charles * The last two volumes
viii contain the Letters TO an Unknown"
Professor Saintsbury viii write an Introductory
essay, and the edition win include portraits,
pictures Of landmarks in the life OF the author
and many illustrations. Handsome type and
paper are promised. On the most important
point Of all the publishers say that "Only trans
latOrs Of recognized ability have been employed"
We wonder who they are. OF all the writers of
his generation, Merimee is. perhaps. the one who
makes the severest demands upon translator
II these publishers can give US really adequate
English version OF him. they will put valuable
piece OF work TO their credit