{"id":378,"date":"2020-03-03T11:08:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T09:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/?p=378"},"modified":"2023-10-24T14:31:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T12:31:01","slug":"succes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/succes.html","title":{"rendered":"Succes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pu\u021bin\u0103 lume ast\u0103zi \u0219i-o mai fi aduc\u00e2nd aminte de o vestit\u0103 foaie, care ap\u0103rea odinioar\u0103 \u00een capital\u0103, pe vremea r\u0103zboiului independen\u021bei, voi s\u0103 vorbesc de \u00abNa\u021biunea Rom\u00e2n\u0103\u00bb, pe care o d\u0103deam la lumin\u0103 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Dam\u00e9 \u0219i cu mine \u00een tov\u0103r\u0103\u0219ie. Via\u021ba acelei foi a fost pe at\u00e2t de scurt\u0103 pe c\u00e2t de glorioas\u0103, a\u0219a c\u0103 o pot povesti \u00een pu\u021bine cuvinte.<\/p>\n

Armatele cre\u0219tine trecuser\u0103 Dun\u0103rea.<\/p>\n

\u00centr-o diminea\u021b\u0103 m\u0103 pomenesc cu un bile\u021bel de la Dam\u00e9, cam a\u0219a:<\/p>\n

\u00abIubite amice,<\/p>\n

Treci \u00eendat\u0103 pe la mine. Este vorba de o afacere foarte important\u0103, care ne poate face norocul la am\u00e2ndoi\u00bb.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00cel cuno\u0219team pe Dam\u00e9 ca om de\u0219tept \u0219i \u00eentreprinz\u0103tor. F\u0103r\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2rziere m-am dus s\u0103-l v\u0103z, torc\u00e2nd pe drum fel de fel de frumoase \u00eenchipuiri.<\/p>\n

\u00cen c\u00e2teva vorbe mi-a spus tot planul lui: o gazet\u0103 cum n-avusese \u021bara p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci; o gazet\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 coloare politic\u0103; o gazet\u0103 de informa\u021biuni de pe c\u00e2mpul r\u0103zboiului; o gazet\u0103 care s\u0103 cultive entuziasmul popular pe chestiunea independen\u021bii.<\/p>\n

S\u0103-i c\u0103ut\u0103m numele… Numele unei gazete e greu de g\u0103sit; dar dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute de g\u00e2ndire, Dam\u00e9 a fost norocos: \u00abNa\u021biunea Rom\u00e2n\u0103!\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Tr\u0103iasc\u0103 \u00abNa\u021biunea Rom\u00e2n\u0103\u00bb!<\/p>\n

Am lucrat o zi \u00eentreag\u0103 pe coale de tipar s\u0103-i nimerim fizionomia… Pe sear\u0103 ne-am \u00eenvoit cu amicul nostru Cucu\u00a0<\/span>tipograful. Capul gazetei s-a aranjat frumos \u0219i am \u0219i \u00eenceput s\u0103 d\u0103m materie.<\/p>\n

A treia zi a ap\u0103rut primul num\u0103r: jum\u0103tate cu articole de entuziasm \u0219i jum\u0103tate cu depe\u0219i \u0219i coresponden\u021be de pe teatrul r\u0103zboiului.<\/p>\n

Ceea ce era mai greu de f\u0103cut era jum\u0103tatea entuziast\u0103: nici declama\u021biile zadarnice nu sunt u\u0219oare, mai cu seam\u0103 c\u00e2nd n-ai o deosebit\u0103 \u00eenzestrare pentru a\u0219a ceva.<\/p>\n

Depe\u0219ile \u00eens\u0103 \u0219i coresponden\u021bele curgeau ca din isvor, a\u0219a c\u0103 \u00eencet-\u00eencet, afar\u0103 de un prim articol declamator, gazeta nu mai con\u021binea dec\u00e2t \u0219tiri \u0219i iar \u0219tiri, care de care mai am\u0103nun\u021bite \u0219i mai senza\u021bionale.<\/p>\n

De unde aveam at\u00e2tea?<\/p>\n

Le traduceam din gazete str\u0103ine \u0219i le localizam.<\/p>\n

Luam dintr-o gazet\u0103 de la Viena o coresponden\u021b\u0103 lung\u0103 de r\u0103zboi, \u00een care se vorbea de lucruri petrecute la Poradin, la Rusciuk, la Varna, la Vidin, la Constantinopol, etc. Ei bine, din aceast\u0103 coresponden\u021b\u0103 f\u0103ceam tot at\u00e2tea coresponden\u021be c\u00e2te lucruri con\u021binea ea, \u0219i le datam pe fiecare ca din localitatea unde s-ar fi petrecut lucrul.<\/p>\n

Astfel aveam coresponden\u021be din Stambul, Vidin, Varna, Rusciuk, Poradin, etc., \u0219i, ca s\u0103 d\u0103m o dimensiune convenabil\u0103 fiec\u0103rei coresponden\u021be, peste faptul de care era vorba, turnam mult\u0103 zeam\u0103 de fantazie, \u0219-apoi descrierea localit\u0103\u021bii, noti\u021be istorice \u0219i date statistice, mai toate luate dintr-un vechi, dar excelent pe vremea lui, dic\u021bionar de Conversa\u021bie.<\/p>\n

\u00abNa\u021biunea Rom\u00e2n\u0103\u00bb mergea cum nu mai mersese p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci gazet\u0103 \u00een \u021bar\u0103.<\/p>\n

De unde p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci gazetele politice nu se vindeau cu num\u0103rul, ci se \u00eemp\u0103r\u021beau numai la abona\u021bi, tip\u0103rindu-se \u00een cel mult 1500\u20142000 exemplare, gazeta noastr\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 nici un abonat, se tr\u0103gea de la 12 la 15 mii.<\/p>\n

Eram fire\u0219te foarte mul\u021bumi\u021bi \u0219i noi \u0219i tipograful, care avea parte de tov\u0103r\u0103\u0219ie la c\u00e2\u0219tig.<\/p>\n

Tipografia \u00abCucu\u00bb era atunci \u00een Lipscani l\u00e2ng\u0103 hanul \u0218erban-Vod\u0103, exact pe locul unde este col\u021bul grilajului B\u0103ncii Na\u021bionale cu strada Caragheorghevici.<\/p>\n

Ziua \u0219i noaptea tr\u0103geau ma\u0219inile numai \u0219i numai gazeta\u00a0<\/span>noastr\u0103, iar \u00een ulicioar\u0103, care era pe-atunci o \u00eenfund\u0103tur\u0103, f\u0103ceau un sgomot teribil v\u00e2nz\u0103torii \u021bip\u00e2nd s\u0103 li se dea foi: o activitate febril\u0103 continu\u0103. Biroul redac\u021biei \u00eel aveam \u00eentr-o pr\u0103v\u0103lioar\u0103 din aceia\u0219i \u00eenfund\u0103tur\u0103, fa\u021b\u0103-n fa\u021b\u0103 cu tipografia.<\/p>\n

De-acolo m\u00e2nam o\u0219tirile, de-acolo ordonam atacul redutelor, de-acolo vedeam fierb\u00e2nd g\u00e2ndurile Statelor-majoare \u0219i samovarele de la Poradin.<\/p>\n

Dam\u00e9 era un om cu deosebite calit\u0103\u021bi \u2014 foarte harnic, neobosit \u0219i \u00eenzestrat cu o fantazie rar\u0103. Aveam o hart\u0103 a peninsulei balcanice \u0219i o sum\u0103 de stegule\u021be de h\u00e2rtie pe ace de g\u0103m\u0103lie. \u00cen fiecare zi \u00ee\u0219i a\u0219eza armatele \u0219i combina mi\u0219c\u0103rile probabile: \u0219i, ce e drept, \u00een cele mai multe cazuri nimerea mai dinainte mi\u0219c\u0103rile, ghicind g\u00e2ndurile conduc\u0103torilor r\u0103zboiului. Mi-aduc perfect aminte c\u0103 a prev\u0103zut faimoasa diversiune a lui Mehemet-Ali pe Lom, \u00eendat\u0103 ce am primit gazetele din Viena cu descrip\u021bia ei am\u0103nun\u021bit\u0103.<\/p>\n

Dar gazeta mergea, progresa necontenit din succes \u00een succes: 18.000.<\/p>\n

Armatele cre\u0219tine \u00eempresuraser\u0103 acum Plevna. Acolo trebuia s\u0103 se termine la un fel r\u0103zboiul; c\u0103tre acolo prin urmare steteau a\u021bintite cu \u00eencordare cresc\u00e2nd\u0103 toate privirile.<\/p>\n

\u00centr-o zi, Dam\u00e9 \u00eemi zice:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Gazeta noastr\u0103 a \u00eentrecut a\u0219tept\u0103rile mele. Am avut o idee fericit\u0103. S\u00e2nt acuma aproape sigur c\u0103 ne-am f\u0103cut o situa\u021bie. \u00abNa\u021biunea Rom\u00e2n\u0103\u00a0\u00bb are s\u0103 fie o mo\u0219ioar\u0103 pentru noi…<\/p>\n

S\u0103 dea Dumnezeu! am r\u0103spuns eu f\u0103r\u0103 mult av\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n

Nu \u0219tiu de ce, dar aveam un fel de ne\u00eencredere \u00een viitor. Pe deoparte consideram succesul spontaneu al gazetei ca un foc de paie, care trebuia s\u0103 se sting\u0103 cu at\u00e2t mai cur\u00e2nd cu c\u00e2t s-aprinsese mai iute. Pe de alt\u0103 parte m\u0103 g\u00e2ndeam c\u0103 r\u0103zboiul o s\u0103 mai dureze o lun\u0103-dou\u0103, cel mult trei, \u0219i c\u0103, ne mai av\u00e2nd cu ce s\u0103 hr\u0103nim curiozitatea publicului, o sa r\u0103m\u00e2nem \u0219i noi cu prea pu\u021bin\u0103 hran\u0103. C\u00e2nd n-o mai fi r\u0103zboi, c\u00e2nd s-or termina tratativele de pace \u2014 c\u0103ci nu prevedeam c\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 de un congres european, harta\u00a0<\/span>peninsulei balcanice nu se putea modifica \u2014 ce noim\u0103 va mai putea avea o gazet\u0103 care tr\u0103e\u0219te exclusiv cu coresponden\u021be \u0219i telegrame de pe teatrul r\u0103zboiului?<\/p>\n

A\u0219a m\u0103 g\u00e2ndeam eu; \u00eens\u0103 tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu \u0219i mai optimist \u0219i mai prev\u0103z\u0103tor, socotea mai bine.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dac\u0103 r\u0103sboiul se termin\u0103, cum e lucru aproape sigur, \u00een favoarea armatelor cre\u0219tine, nu se poate \u00eenchipui ce er\u0103 de mi\u0219care public\u0103 se va deschide \u00een Rom\u00e2nia independent\u0103, dup\u0103 dou\u0103 veacuri \u0219i mai bine de restri\u0219te. Mi\u0219carea economic\u0103 \u0219i politic\u0103 va lua un av\u00e2nt nepomenit, \u0219i \u00abNa\u021biunea Rom\u00e2n\u0103\u00bb va fi primul jurnal european \u00een \u021bar\u0103.<\/p>\n

S\u0103 dea Dumnezeu! am zis eu. Nu mi-ar p\u0103rea r\u0103u deloc.<\/p>\n

Pentru a \u00eentemeia \u00eens\u0103 cu des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219ire succesul gazetei noastre ne mai trebuia ceva.<\/p>\n

\u00cen starea de \u00eencordare \u00een care se aflau spiritele, a\u0219tept\u00e2nd rezultatul \u00eempresur\u0103rii Plevnei, nu mai erau de ajuns coresponden\u021bele localizate dup\u0103 gazetele vieneze \u2014 veneau prea t\u00e2rziu.<\/p>\n

Ne-am g\u00e2ndit dar, fiindc\u0103 aveam acuma mijloace, s\u0103 trimetem un corespondent special, \u00eent\u00e2i la Turnu-M\u0103gurele \u0219i apoi chiar la Plevna.<\/p>\n

De colo p\u00e2n\u0103 colo, am g\u0103sit unul \u2014 un om cu un nume bine cunoscut \u00een societatea noastr\u0103, bine crescut, afabil \u0219i inteligent, dar boer sc\u0103p\u0103tat.<\/p>\n

Am hot\u0103r\u00eet a\u0219a: coresponden\u021be prin po\u0219t\u0103 s\u0103 ne trimeat\u0103 \u00een toate zilele, scriind \u00een fiecare sear\u0103 absolut tot ce ar fi putut afla peste zi; iar telegrame s\u0103 ne trimeat\u0103 imediat ce ar afla ceva important, a c\u0103rui comunicare ar prezenta vreun caracter de urgen\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n

Pentru telegrame am aranjat un dic\u021bionar cu cheie.<\/p>\n

I-am dat boerului bani de drum, de cheltuial\u0103 \u0219i leafa pe o lun\u0103 \u00eenainte, \u0219i l-am expediat la Turnu-M\u0103gurele.<\/p>\n

Acolo, om de lume, cunosc\u00e2nd multe doamne de la Crucea Ro\u0219ie \u0219i pe ofi\u021berii rom\u00e2ni, a intrat numai dec\u00e2t \u00een rela\u021biuni \u0219i cu cei mai de seam\u0103 ofi\u021beri ru\u0219i. \u0218i \u00een adev\u0103r ne trimetea \u00een fiecare zi coresponden\u021be destul de interesante.<\/p>\n

\u00centr-o zi, pe la \u00eenceputul lui Noemvrie, merg foarte de diminea\u021b\u0103 la redac\u021bie, \u00eenaintea lui Dam\u00e9, care de regul\u0103 venea totdeauna \u00eenaintea mea.\u00a0<\/span>N-apuc s\u0103-mi scot haina, \u0219i intr\u0103 factorul dela telegraf.<\/p>\n

Nu pot zice c-am presim\u021bit ceva, dar mi-a trecut un fior prin tot corpul. Am isc\u0103lit tremur\u00e2nd \u021bidula, iar depe\u0219a am aruncat-o pe mas\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s-o deschid. Mi-am f\u0103cut o \u021bigar\u0103, am fumat-o, \u0219i tocmai apoi am luat \u00eencetinel depe\u0219a \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 prip\u0103 nervoas\u0103, am deschis-o. Iat\u0103-i cuprinsul, pe care nu i l-a\u0219 putea uita vreodat\u0103:<\/p>\n

\u00abM\u00e9doc fini, Votca, Tzuica dedans\u00bb<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Cetesc de zece ori, \u021bin\u00e2nd al\u0103turi dic\u021bionarul cu cheie:<\/p>\n

M\u00e9doc<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Plevna;\u00a0fini<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 luat\u0103;\u00a0Votca<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Ru\u0219ii;\u00a0Tzuica<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Rom\u00e2nii;\u00a0dedans<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 \u00een\u0103untru.<\/p>\n

Ce s\u0103 fac? S\u0103 stau s\u0103 fac un num\u0103r de gazet\u0103 \u0219i tocmai seara s\u0103 dau \u0219tirea? Peste putin\u021b\u0103! Vestea aceasta de bucurie o s-o aib\u0103 \u0219i al\u021bii; se r\u0103sp\u00e2nde\u0219te de diminea\u021b\u0103-n ora\u0219, iar noi venim cu ea dup\u0103 \u00eenfierbin\u021beal\u0103. O idee. Alerg \u00een tipografie \u0219i strig:<\/p>\n

\u2014 S\u0103 nu se strice za\u021bul num\u0103rului de-asear\u0103!<\/p>\n

Norocul meu! Za\u021bul era neatins. Ie\u0219im tot cu foaia de-asear\u0103 \u00eentr-o nou\u0103 edi\u021bie cu depe\u0219a. \u00cen c\u00e2teva minute, ma\u0219inile pornesc, \u0219i v\u00e2nz\u0103torii alearg\u0103 nebuni pe strade sbier\u00e2nd:<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u00abNa\u021biunea Rom\u00e2n\u0103\u00bb cu\u00a0c\u0103derea Plevnei!<\/i><\/p>\n

Bucure\u0219tii \u00eentregi \u00een picioare; fierbe lumea toat\u0103; \u00eencep s\u0103 se arboreze drapelele tricolore. .. Un entuziasm furtunos…<\/p>\n

Dam\u00e9, b\u0103t\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 pe um\u0103r, \u00eemi zice radios:<\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0Notre fortune est faite, mon bon!<\/i><\/p>\n

Dar n-apuc\u0103 s\u0103 termine, \u0219i auzim un zgomot infernal, afar\u0103. Publicul d\u0103 n\u0103val\u0103 \u00een \u00eenfund\u0103tur\u0103; huiduie\u0219te, love\u0219te, sparge geamuri.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Fugi\u021bi! ne strig\u0103 un b\u0103ie\u021bel dela tipografie, intr\u00e2nd prin dos. Fugi\u021bi! v\u0103 omoar\u0103!<\/p>\n

L-am v\u0103zut pe Dam\u00e9 galben ca un mort; nu \u0219tiu cum m-o fi v\u0103zut el pe mine.<\/p>\n

N-am a\u0219teptat alt\u0103 deslu\u0219ire \u0219i am ascultat f\u0103r\u0103 replic\u0103 de comanda b\u0103ie\u021belului.<\/p>\n

Ce fusese?<\/p>\n

Din nenorocire,\u00a0M\u00e9doc<\/i>\u00a0nu era \u00eenc\u0103\u00a0fini<\/i>, nici\u00a0Votca<\/i>\u00a0\u0219i\u00a0Tzuica<\/i>\u00a0\u00eenc\u0103 nu erau\u00a0dedans<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Corespondentul nostru f\u0103cuse un chef stra\u0219nic toat\u0103 noaptea cu ni\u0219te Muscali, care-l asiguraser\u0103 c\u0103, pe c\u00e2nd ei beau, Osman-Pa\u0219a se pred\u0103 armatelor crucii. Despre ziu\u0103, afumat de \u0219ampanie, ne expediase telegrama cu alte b\u0103uturi.<\/p>\n

\u00abNa\u021biunea Rom\u00e2n\u0103\u00bb tr\u0103ise.<\/p>\n

Peste o lun\u0103, c\u00e2nd a capitulat \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it Gazi-Osman, eu \u0219i tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu am pl\u00e2ns de emo\u021bie, ca fiecare rom\u00e2n g\u00e2ndindu-se la na\u021biunea sa…\u00a0M\u00e9doc fini!..<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Pu\u021bin\u0103 lume ast\u0103zi \u0219i-o mai fi aduc\u00e2nd aminte de o vestit\u0103 foaie, care ap\u0103rea odinioar\u0103 \u00een capital\u0103, pe vremea r\u0103zboiului independen\u021bei, voi s\u0103 vorbesc de \u00abNa\u021biunea Rom\u00e2n\u0103\u00bb, pe care o d\u0103deam la lumin\u0103 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Dam\u00e9 \u0219i cu mine \u00een tov\u0103r\u0103\u0219ie. Via\u021ba acelei foi a fost pe at\u00e2t de scurt\u0103 pe c\u00e2t de glorioas\u0103, a\u0219a c\u0103 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[15],"class_list":["post-378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ion-luca-caragiale-nuvele","tag-ion-luca-caragiale"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":379,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378\/revisions\/379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}