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Show VICTOR HUGO LOVED PRINCESS. ' I Romance In the Life of Great French Writer. I havo bepp leuillns thin week ot one- great pool who wan unable to carry out tho great Ideal of his life. Tho mnn was Victor Hugo and his ideal was manlage with u royal princess prin-cess Princess Helena of Mecklcn-burg-Schwerln who, In the year of Queen Victoria's coronation, was married mar-ried to tho Duke of Orleans. The story Is poetically pathetic. Hiiiso first met the princess nt a fete glen by Louis Philippe In honor of i her coining marriage As soon as she heard who he was she went to III tn with hand outstretched and said: "I hove been waiting for this moment, M. Hugo. You and M. Victor Cousin thu great philosopher and I'latonlsl who Introduced Germany to Fiance's notico) nre tho two Frenchmen I have longed to see. I know your verses by heart, nnd tho first thing I did when I arrived in Parts was to visit your Notre Dame" Such a confession from so gracious n young princess was perhaps more than enough to turn a poet's head I hae often heard tho late Paul Men' rlcn tell tlm story, and when ho told it Paul Meurlce, Hugo's great friend and faithful Doswell, alway'B added: "They met in 1837, tho princess and poet, nnd In 1838 Hugo produced "Hny Itlns." London Dally Kxpress |