José-Maria de Heredia sorry for her daughter's wedding with Mr. Maindron.

José-Maria de HEREDIA (1842.1905)

Autograph letter signed to a friend.

Three pages in-8 ° in black ink.

Without place or date. [1889]

“She preferred the unfortunate to a very good party. It is at his praise. As long as she never regrets it! ”

The poet is sorry for the marriage of his daughter Hélène with Maurice Maindron.

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"Where do he devil, are you therefore, dear friend?" And when will you come back? I bored or rather it bothers me not to see you anymore. I first of all thank you from the young Madam, for your gift which gave her the greatest pleasure. I also have to teach you what you have read in the newspapers (if you read them, a wandering and happy man), the marriage of Hélène. She married Maurice MAINDRON, the novelist of the tournament and Stitch, the author of a beautiful book on arms and many memories of natural history. He is a good man, very distinguished and intelligent; But of a somewhat difficult character. Between us and make no allusion in your answer , this marriage does not enchant me. But she is twenty-eight and knows what she is doing. He seduced her by telling him that he had been unhappy and she preferred the unfortunate to a very good party. It is at his praise. As long as she never regrets it! Wedding will take place at the end of this month, probably 29. Will you be in Paris?

Here, nothing new, except that it works well in the newspaper. It seems to me that Mr. Letellier and I enjoy each other very much. It is to you that I will have these hobbies, Haec Otia Fecit, as old Naro said; And I like you to still need something, because I like you. What do you say of the ministry? I do not find it so badly composed (especially Galliffet) for the work to do, and I do not know if Father Méline did well to attack him. It seems to me that it was the case to abstain. You wisely acted by going to do this Tour de France as political and instructive.

Goodbye, my friend, if you had been in Apremont, I would have gone to rest two or three days to run the woods with you. I will do it if it agrees in August and September. In the meantime, be well and think about your JM. de Heredia. I write with an iron feather room and mud ink, in the newspaper. It is symbolic. »»

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Maurice Maindron married the eldest of the three daughters of Heredia, Hélène-Élisabeth de Heredia (1871,1952) in 1895.