Year: 1877

PoRAprS August II, 1877.


Still here, waiting In WEAKNESS for something TO
happen and there is absolutely nothing 70 chronicle
bat the rainfall, which must delay any important
movement OF the troops for some days TO come NO
unacquanted with tho dreary desoation OF Bull
garian village can have the slightest IDEA ot the
wre,chcdness Of existence In Poradin 1t is not
wretchedness brought about by the wa; but appar-
emily tho normal state OF things have long since
gwen up tho hope OF developing any enthusiasm in
my own mind for our Bulgarian follow Christians,
and have particular wish them again, at least
not for many years to Though II is true that
these people have been kept In degrading subjection
by the Mohammedan rulers for decades 1t is no
less that they will havs TO be kept In
stern though perhaps not SO degrading) sub
lection for years to como before they may proitably
lay the slightest claim 10 freedom Seli-government.
either in the State in the Commune, is an idea OF
the very far future for Bulgaria IL must be remem-
bered that the people, a rule neither read nor
WRITE Thcy are too terribly stupid to be super
stitous The dirty children about all day long in
the sup In tho mud clad In their dirty nghtgowns.
They grow up In an ignorance and duli stupidity OF
which Kafnr might be ashamed. and as old men they
become Numbering imbeciles M for nothing but to drive
cattle TO the plains to sleep IN the sun outside
or the top of their mud cavo dwellings.
1t is not much tho sun OF freedom
that is wanted bore the stern despotic ruler who
shall drvo the people to school, shall teach them to
labor and to live. Suppose for moment tnat Bulgaria
should ts freedom, that It should have kind Of
prov incia parliament, what would be the result?
Who would be electedp viii be bound to say that
every young scamp OF Bulgarian who Is serving
courier and botie-washer in general 10 the ccrre-
spondeuts would be found his seat as representa-


tive OF tho people, and, having received his education
in Roumanin, he would know well how to
take caro- of his own interests II his
country should 60 to the dogs. II Russia remains in
Bulgaria she will do an invaluable service
to the people II she rules with a despotio hand for
some decades to come first educating the people and
then permitting them to enjoy freedom whom
they have learned to know what freedom and its duties
signify. The red indian would be quito as good hand
SELF government the Bulgarian. In fact, there
Indian chiefs who show spirit and intelligence but it
would be difficult to find anybody here who has been
able to raiso himself even slightly above the common
righteousness OF the great herd There are In
Tiruova some bazaar keepers who dress them.
selves something after the European fashion and
who have the audacty to wear chimney pot hats.
but they are generally found TO be as ignorant and
stupid ana obstinate the peasants Of the villages,
who II ignorance s bliss the happiest folk in tho
world. 1t is dreary, desolate land this side Of the
Balkans the home Of that Is decaying, not OF
young people pressing great dceds aud civilized
existence II is scarcely possible that Bulgaria can
become great country out OF itself-out Of its
inherent capacity. Only by the infusion of new DOM
nant blood, by the strength of strong and more in
telectua race, hope to Bulgaria raised to
respectable position among the States Of the world.


The RAIN 1T RAINETH.


Arnusr 1877