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Title: Short stories
Contains
O, tempora! O, mores!
The Writers' and Jourmalists' Duties
Political Winter
Ridiculous Cry
The People: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Petrushan
Author: Hristo Botev
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O, TEMPORA! O, MORES!
O, tempora! Î, mores! Ñåäÿ è ñå ÷óäÿ, çàùî ÷îâåê ñå ñúðäè, êîãà ìó ðå÷åø: ìàãàðå, ñâèíÿ èëè âîë; è íå ñå ñúðäè - äîðó îùå ñå ðàäâà, êîãà ìó ðå÷åø: ïèëåíöå, ãúëúá÷å, ñëàâåé÷å, äîðè îùå êîòåíöå è òåëåíöå? Äàëè ñëàâåÿò ïðèíàñÿ ïîâå÷å ïîëçà â îáùåñòâîòî íà ÷îâåöèòå, îòêîëêîòî áëàãîðîäíàòà ñâèíÿ, òàçè ïðîèçâîäèòåëíà ñèëà â ïðèðîäàòà íà æèâîòíèòå, íà êîÿòî ñàìî êàòî ïîãëåäíå ÷îâåê, íàóìÿâà ìó íåùî àðèñòîêðàòè÷åñêî, íåùî âúçïèòàíî è íà äúëæèíà, è íà øèðî÷èíà? Äàëè ïèëåòî èìà ïîâå÷å ìîçúê, ïîâå÷å óì, îòêîëêîòî ïî÷òåíîòî ìàãàðå, òîçè ôèëîñîô íå ñàìî ìåæäó æèâîòíèòå, íî è ìåæäó ÷îâåöèòå? Èëè ïúê ãúëúáúò å ïî-íåïîðî÷åí è ïî-äîñòîåí â íåùî îò ñêîïåíèÿ âîë, òóé ïîäîáèå íà íàøèÿ òúðïåëèâ íàðîä? Íî èäè è ðå÷è òàêàâà äóìà íà íàøèòå, íàïðèìåð (íèé ñå ñ ïðèìåðè ùå ãîâîðèì) ëèòåðàòîðè, ïîåòè, âåñòíèêàðè, ÷îðáàäæèè, ó÷èòåëè è ïðî÷èe ðàáè áîæèè, òà âèæ êàêâî ùå òè ñå ñòðóïà íà ãëàâàòà îò ñè÷êèòå òåçè òðóæåíèöè â ïîëåòî íà ãëóïîñòòà. Ìóçèêîñëîâåñíåéøèÿò ãîñïîäèí Ïèøóðêà, çà ÷åñòòà íà ìóçèòå è íà íåãîâàòà "ãîñïîæèöà ïðàâäà" è "ìàäàì êóäêóäÿ÷êà" ùå òå ïîâèêà íà äóåë èëè, ïîåòè÷åñêè äà êàæà, íà ïîëåòî íà ÷åñòòà. Ìóäðîãëóïåéøèòå è èçðÿäíåéøèòå ïîñëåäîâàòåëè íà íàøèÿ Ñóìàðîêîâ (íåêà ñå íå ñúðäè ã-í Âîéíèêîâ, ÷å ìó äàäîõìå òîâà èìå. Ñóìàðîêîâ å ìàëêî ïî-äîëåí ïîåò îò âåëèêèÿ Òðåäÿêîâñêè) - ïî÷òåíèòå ãîñïîäà Ïúðëè÷åâ, Ñàïóíîâ, Ïèñêþëëèåâ, Îäæàêîâ, Ñòàí÷îâ, Ôèíãîâ, Äåðåáååâ (óõó!), ùóðöèòå íà Áëúñêîâîòî ó÷èëèùå çà ìèøêèòå è ñè÷êè íèùè äóõîì è áîãàòè ãëóïîñòèþ, - ñè÷êèòå ùå òå ïîòåãëÿò, ùåø íå ùåø, íà ñúä ïðåä ïàðíàñêèòå áîãîâå, äåòî, ðàçáèðà ñå, ïðåäñåäàòåëñòâóâà ôèëîñîôúò ñ äúëãèòå óøè; à äðóãè, çà êîè èñòèíàòà íå å òúé òåæêà è ãîð÷èâà, ñèð. îíåç òàáàí ñóðàòëàðú, íà êîèòî è â î÷èòå äà ïëþåø, òå ùå êàçâàò, ÷å å áîæà ðîñèöà - êàêâèòî ñà áëàãîðîäíèòå íàïð. õ. Èâàí÷î Ïåí÷îâè÷ åôåíäè, Õðèñòî Àðíàóäîâ åôåíäè, Íèêîëà Ãåíîâè÷ åôåíäè, ñëàäêîòî ïåðî Ìèõàéëîâñêè, ó÷èòåëñêàòà ôàáðèêà Ãðóåâ, ñèíúò íà Ìèòà Ïàòêàòà - Ïàâëîâ, ñèàìñêèòå áðàòÿ Áàëàáàíîâ è Îâ÷îâ, áóêóðåùêàòà "Äîáðîäåòåëíà äðóæèíà" çà îáèðàíå íà óìðåëèòå è âñå è âñÿ äåáåëîêîæà ïîðîäèöà è ÷îðáàäæèéñêà - âñè÷êè ùå êàæàò: "Îñòàâåòå òîç ÷àïêúíèí; ÷îâåê áåç ðàáîòà, çàëîâèë ñå äà íè ãëîæäå öúðâóëèòå è äà ìàñêàðè ïðå÷èñòèòå íè ëèöà, ñúçäàäåíè ïî îáðàçó è ïîäîáèþ áîæèþ. "À! Íåçëîáëèâè ïèëåíöà, ãúëúá÷åòà, ñëàâåé÷åòà è òåëåíöà! "Áóäèëíèêúò" íå ùå áúäå òúé ãëóïàâ, çàùîòî íå ìó å èçïèëà îùå êóêóâèöà óìà êàòî íà "Çâúí÷àòèé Ãëóì÷à" (Ãëóï÷î òðÿáâàëî äà ñå êàæå), è òúé áåçáîæåí êàòî ïîêîéíèÿ "Òúïàí", òà äà óíèæàâà óìíèòå, ïîëåçíèòå è òðóäîëþáèâèòå æèâîòíè ñ âàñ, ïîäâèæíèöè íà ïèùåâàðåíèåòî. "Òúïàíúò" áåøå îìàñêàðèë âåäíúæ åäíà ìàãàðèöà, êàòî êàçâàøå, ÷å òàçè ïî÷òåíà ìàéêà ðîäèëà áóêóðåùêèòå áúëãàðñêè íîòàáèëè; íî çàòóé è ãîñïîä ãî íàêàçà, òà íåìà ðàõàò è íà îíÿ ñâÿò. "Áóäèëíèêúò", êîéòî çíàå, ÷å ñòðàõúò îò áîãà å íà÷àëî íà ïðåìúäðîñòòà, à ïî÷åòòà êúì ñòàðèòå íà÷àëî íà äîáðîäåòåëòà, ùå ñå ïàçè êàòî îò îãúí îò òàêèâà íåùà - äà óíèæàâà æèâîòíèòå. Íåãîâàòà ïðîãðàìà ùå áúäå: äà ãóäè ñÿêî íåùî íà ìÿñòîòî ìó è ñè÷êî äà êðàñè ñ áîèòå ìó. À àêî èìà íåùî îáùî ìåæäó ñïîìåíàòèòå â òàÿ ìîëèòâà ðàáè áîæèè è æèâîòíè, òî áúëãàðñêèÿò çîîëîã è äîêòîð (ú-õú! äîêòîð àìè?) Íà÷î Ïëàíèíñêè, êîéòî áåøå íàïèñàë åäíî âðåìå -Çîîëîãèÿ çà áúëãàðèòå", íåêà ñå ïîòðóäè äà ðåøè òàçè âåëèêà çàäà÷à, òîçè âñåìèðåí âîïðîñ, òà íà Êóêîâäåí, êîãàòî ñå íàïå÷àòè òàçè êíèãà, äà âèäè ó÷åíèÿò ñâÿò êàêâî ùå ðå÷å: "Çîîëîãèÿ çà áúëãàðèòå". Äîòîãàâà íèé ùå ñå ïðåïèðàìå, ÷å íèòî Ãåíîâè÷, íèòî Íàéäåíîâ èìàò íåùî îáùî ñ æèâîòíèòå è ñ ÷îâåêà. È íàèñòèíà êàêâî îáùî íàïð. ìåæäó çàíÿòèÿòà íà ìàãàðåòî è ðàáîòàòà íà åôåíäåòî è ÷åðèáàøèÿò? Ôèëîñîôúò ñ äúëãèòå óøè íîñè íà ãúðáà ñè: äúðâà, âîäà, áðàøíî, õîðà, è ñ òîâà ïðèíàñÿ ãîëÿìà ïîëçà, à åôåíäåòî èçäàâà îðãàíà íà øïèîíèòå "Òóðöèÿ", à ÷åðèáàøèÿò - îðãàíà íà èäèîòèòå "Ïðàâîòî" è ñ òîâà ïðèíîñÿò âðåäà; ôèëîñîôúò âúðøè ñàìî îíîâà, ùî ìîæå, à ÷åðèáàøèÿò ñè÷êî, ùî íå ìîæå; ìàãàðåòî íèêîãà íå ëúæå, à åôåíäåòî ãî å ñðàì äà êàæå íÿêîãà ïðàâî; ìàãàðåòî ïîñòè è çàòîâà ùå îòèäå â õðèñòèÿíñêèÿ ðàé, Ãåíîâè÷ ÿäå ïèëàô è ùå îòèäå â êî÷èíàòà íà Ìîõàìåäà - à ÷åðèáàøèÿò, êîéòî â òóðñêî ñåëî äúðæè ðàìàçàí, à â áúëãàðñêî ÿäå ñëàíèíà, òîé íà îíÿ ñâÿò ùå ÿäå îò êîðèòîòî íà Ãèëäåáðàíäà.
À-õà, èìà åäíî íåùî, çà êîå, àêî ñå óëîâè áúëãàðñêèÿò çîîëîã, ùå ìîæå äà îáîðè ìíåíèåòî íè. Òî íå å òúé âàæíî, òà ìîæåõìå äà ãî ïðåìúë÷èì, íî "ïîíåæå îáà÷å ñúðöåòî ìè ïëà÷å çà ìîÿ íàðîä", êàêòî êàçâà ã-í Âåëèêñèí â åäíî ñòèõîòâîðåíèå, ùå ãî êàæåì: þëàðÿò! Þëàðÿò è ñàìàðÿò! -Çâúí÷àòèé Ãëóì÷î", âìåñòî äà ãîâîðè ãëóïîñòè, äîáðå áè ñòîðèë äà ïðèêà÷è þëàðÿ íà åôåíäåòî, à ñàìàðÿ íà ÷åðèáàøèÿò, ïà õàéäå êàòî ñþðþäæèÿ íà èçëîæáàòà âúâ Âèåíà, òà äà âèäÿò è åâðîïåéöèòå êàêâè ñòîêè èìà áúëãàðñêèÿò íàðîä, êîãîòî åäíè íàðè÷àò "íåìöè íà þã", äðóãè - "àíãëèéöè íà âîñòîê", à òîé íå å äðóãî îñâåí âîë â õîìîò, ðîá íà áðúñíàòàòà ãëàâà è íà êàëèìàâêàòà, ðîá è ñàì íà ñåáå ñè.
ÄËÚÆÍÎÑÒÈÒÅ ÍÀ ÏÈÑÀÒÅËÈÒÅ È ÍÀ ÆÓÐÍÀËÈÑÒÈÒÅ
Ïîñëóøàéòå, ìîè ìèëè ãúëúá÷åòà, ìîèòå ñòàðåøêè ñúâåòè è âúçïîëçóâàéòå ñå îò îáñòîÿòåëñòâàòà. Êîéòî îò âàñ îñòàíå áåç ðàáîòà è íÿìà ñ êàêâî äà æèâåå, êîéòî îò âàñ èçïàäíå è íå ìîæå äà ïðåõðàíè æåíàòà ñè è äåöàòà ñè è êîéòî îò âàñ èìà íàìåðåíèå äà ñòàíå "áëàãîðîäåí" ïðîñÿê è äà æèâåå ïî-ëåñíî îò "íåáëàãîðîäíèòå" ïðîñÿöè, íèå ãî ñúâåòîâàìå èëè äà ñòàíå ó÷èòåë, èëè äà ïèøå ðàçëè÷íè êíèæêè, èëè äà èçäàâà âåñòíèê. Òèÿ òðè çàíÿòèÿ ñà è ëåñíè, è ïîëåçíè, è ÷åñòíè, è ñèòè. À íàøàòà ïóáëèêà? - Íå ãðèæåòå ñå çà òàÿ ïóáëèêà. Çà òàÿ ïóáëèêà ìåæäó àõòîïîäúò è øîïñêèòå öúðâóëè â Ìðàìîðíî ìîðå, ìåæäó êîêîøêàòà è ãàðãàòà è ìåæäó Ìåìèø ïàøà è Íþòîíà íå ñúùåñòâóâà íèêàêâî ðàçëè÷èå. È òàêà, êóïåòå ñè ïåðà è ìàñòèëî è çàõâàíåòå ñâîèòå çàíÿòèÿ, êîëêîòî ñå ìîæå ïî-ñêîðî, çàùîòî äíåøíéîòî ðàçâèòèå íà áúëãàðñêèÿ íàðîä å íàé-áëàãîïðèÿòíî çà âðàáöèòå.
Ñëóøàéòå è òîâà. Àêî íÿêîé ñå îñìåëè äà âè êàæå, ÷å ñòå áåçäàðíè, ÷å ñòå ëóäè, ÷å íå çíàåòå êàêâî ãîâîðèòå è ÷å ìîçúêúò âè ñå íàìèðà â ïåòèòå, òî ãî èçïñóâàéòå ñ õàìàëñêè âèðàæåíèÿ, íàðå÷åòå ãî øïèîíèí è íàðîäîïðîäàâåö, êàæåòå ìó, ÷å òîé å ïðîäàë ñîâåñòòà ñè è ïåðîòî ñè íà ÿïîíöèòå, íà àáèñèíöèòå - òîâà å ñå åäíî, - è ïîìîëåòå ïóáëèêàòà äà ãî íå ñëóøà è äà íå ïðèíèìàâà äóìèòå ìó çà ôàêòè. Ðàçáèðà ñå, ÷å ïóáëèêàòà èìà ñâîè ñëàáîñòè, ñëåäîâàòåëíî âèå, àêî èñêàòå äà ïîïàäíàò âàøèòå äóìè íà çäðàâî ìÿñòî, ñòå äëúæíè äà ïîõâàëèòå ïî-ìëå÷íèòå êðàâè è äà èì äàäåòå òèòëè: "ñàõàð÷èöà", "õàëâèöà", "âèñîêîáëàãîðîäèÿ" è ïð.
Ñëóøàéòå, áðàòÿ âðàáöè è öàíöóãåðè! Àç ìîãà äà âè óâåðÿ, ÷å àêî ïîñëóøàòå
ñúâåòèòå ìè è àêî ñå âúçïîëçóâàòå îò îáñòîÿòåëñòâàòà, òî âàøàòà ïðåõðàíà å
îáåçïå÷åíà è âàøåòî èìå ùå äà ñå ïî÷èòà è óâàæàâà îò âîñòîê äî çàïàä. Íî
òåæêî âè è ãîðêî âè, àêî ïîõâàëèòå íÿêîé ñèðîìàõ, íÿêîé õúø èëè íÿêîé
çàïàäíàë òúðãîâåö! Àêî íàïðàâèòå ïîäîáíî ïðåñòúïëåíèå, òî ðàáîòàòà âè å
ñïóêàíà. ×îðáàäæèèòå íå îáè÷àò îíèå ïèñàòåëè, êîèòî òóðÿò èìåíàòà èì íà
åäèí ðåä ñúñ ñèðîìàñèòå. Âàðäåòå ñå. Ñëóøàéòå îùå è òîâà. Àêî íÿêîé
÷îðáàäæèÿ âè ïîìîëè äà ãî íå õâàëèòå âúâ âåñòíèêà ñè è äà ãî íå ñðàìèòå
ïðåä îíèÿ, êîèòî ïîçíàâàò íåãîâèòå "íåñúùåñòâóþùè" áëàãîäåÿíèÿ, òî âèå ãî
íå ñëóøàéòå. Ìàñëîòî íå ðàçâàëÿ ÿäåíåòî, à ïîõâàëàòà íå ïðîèçâåæäà ïàãóáà
çà êåñèÿòà. "Êðîòêîòî àãíå îò äâå ìàéêè ñó÷å" - ãîâîðè áúëãàðñêàòà
ïîñëîâèöà, à â ïîñëîâèöèòå ñå çàêëþ÷àâàò ñòàðè èñòèíè.
Õâàëåòå è íå áîéòå ñå. Õâàëåíåòî íå èñêà õëÿá è òîïëè îáóùà, à çà ëúæèòå
íå âçåìàò íèòî ãþìðþê, íèòî áåäåë-ïàðàñú. Âàøàòà ñòîêà ùå ñå ïðîäàâà áåç
àêöèç è áåç ïîëèöåéñêè íàäçîð, ñëåäîâàòåëíî - âèå è âàøåòî äîìî÷àäèå
ìîæåòå äà áúäåòå ñúâñåì ñïîêîéíè. Àêî íÿêîé îò âàøèòå ãðàæäàíè íàïðàâè
íÿêîå áåççàêîíèå è àêî òîÿ ãðàæäàíèí âè ïëàùà àêóðàòíî çà ãîäèøíîòî
òå÷åíèå íà âåñòíèêà, òî è â òàêúâ ñëó÷àé âèå ñòå îáÿçàíè äà ïðåìúë÷èòå è
äà íå ãîâîðèòå çà òîâà áåççàêîíèå.
Àêî ïðåìúë÷èòå, òî íÿìà äà âè ñå îòÿäå îò åçèêà, à àêî íå ïðåìúë÷èòå, òî
íÿìà êîé äà âè êàæå "àôåðèì". Ñåêè ÷îâåê èìà ñâîè ãðåõîâå è ñÿêà äóøà ñå
áîè îò àäñêèòå äóõîâå, ñëåäîâàòåëíî ìúë÷àíèåòî å åäíà îò îíèÿ äîáðîäåòåëè,
êîèòî ñå ïîõâàëÿâàò îò ñÿêî ïúïîâúçâèøåíèå è îò ñÿêî ùàñòëèâî
ìèðîïîìàçàíèå. "Îõ, àãíå ìîå, ìúë÷àíèåòî å ãîëÿìà äîáðîäåòåë" - ãîâîðÿò
êàëóãåðèòå íà ñâîèòå íåîïèòíè ïî÷èòàòåëè, êîèòî ñå ïðèãîòîâëÿâàò äà áúäàò
òåõíè óáëàæèòåëè. "Àõ, ÷åäî ìîå, ìúë÷àíèåòî å Õðèñòîâà äîáðîäåòåë" -
ãîâîðÿò äóõîâíèöèòå íà åëåîêîæèòå âäîâèöè, êîèòî ñå ïðèãîòîâëÿâàò äà
æèâåÿò "î ãîñïîäå". "Åõ, ìîé ñèíêî, ìúë÷àíèåòî å åäíà îò íàé-ãëàâíèòå
êîìåð÷åñêè äîáðîäåòåëè" - ãîâîðè ïúïîâúçâèøåíîòî âåëè÷åñòâî íà ñâîèòå
ïîä÷èíåíè, êîèòî ìó ïîìàãàò äà ñå êúëíå ïðåä êóïóâà÷èòå ñè è äà ëúæå è ñ
óøèòå ñè. Èäåòå ïîñëå òîâà è íå ãîâîðåòå, ÷å ìúë÷àíèåòî å ãîëÿìà
äîáðîäåòåë!
Ïîñëå ìúë÷àíèåòî âúðâè ñìèðåíèåòî. Àêî æåëàåòå äà âè õâàëÿò õîðàòà è àêî âè ñå èñêà äà æèâååòå íàãîòîâî, òî ñâèâàéòå ïîëèòå ñè äàæå è ïðåä îíèÿ ñâîè áëàãîäåòåëè, êîèòî âè õðàíÿò ñàìî ñ ìàçíè îáåùàíèÿ. Ïîñëîâèöàòà, êîÿòî êàçâà, ÷å "ïî-äîáðå äíåñ ïîïàðíèê, íåæåëè äî íåäåëÿ òóòìàíèê", íÿìà íèêàêâî çíà÷åíèå çà æóðíàëèñòèòå. Êîé çíàå èç êîÿ äóïêà ùå äà èçñêîêíå çàåö? Ñ åäíà äóìà, âèå ñòå äëúæíè â òîâà îòíîøåíèå äà áúäåòå ìíîãî ïî- ÷èñòè è ìíîãî ïî-êðîòêè õðèñòèåíè, íåæåëè Äîð÷î åôåíäè. "Àêî íÿêîé (áîãàò ÷îâåê) âè óäàðè ïëåñíèöà ïî åäíàòà ñòðàíà, òî âèå ìó îáúðíåòå è äðóãàòà"; à àêî íÿêîé (áîãàò ÷îâåê) âè êàæå, ÷å ñòå ãëóïàâè è ÷å íå çíàåòå êàêâî áðúùîëåâèòå, òî èäåòå íà äðóãèÿ äåí è ïîìîëåòå ãî äà âè äàäå äîáúð è óìåí ñúâåò çà òîâà èëè çà îíîâà âàøå ïðåäïðèÿòèå. Àêî íàïðàâèòå òàêà, òî áúäåòå óâåðåíè, ÷å ñëåä íÿêîëêî íåäåëè âàøåòî èìå ùå äà ñå ïðîñëàâè ïî ñè÷êèÿ ãðàä è âèå ùå äà áúäåòå íàðå÷åíè áëàãîíàäåæäåí è ðàçóìåí ÷îâåê.
Òðåòÿòà äëúæíîñò íà ïèñàòåëèòå è íà æóðíàëèñòèòå å äà ïðîñÿò äåëèêàòíî è äà ïîäìàìÿò ñâîèòå áëàãîäåòåëè ñ îñîáåíî èçêóñòâî. Àêî èìàòå íàìåðåíèå äà èçäàâàòå "Íàïðåäîê" èëè "Õèòúð Ïåòúð", òî îòâàðÿéòå óøèòå ñè è íå ëàïàéòå ìóõèòå. Êîãàòî ÷óåòå, ÷å íÿêîé áàçåðãÿíèí å ïîëó÷èë íàñëåäñòâî èëè ÷å å ñïå÷åëèë 20-30 õèëÿäè ãðîøà ñ íÿêîÿ ëåñíèíà, òî èäåòå íà äðóãèÿ äåí ïðè íåãî (â òîâà âðåìå òîé òðÿáà äà èìà êåô), ðàçêàæåòå ìó ñâîåòî íåçàâèäíî ïîëîæåíèå, îáâèíåòå âðåìåòî è ñêúïèÿòà (è ñêúïèÿòà å áîãîóãîäíà íà ïúïåñòèòå áàçåðãÿíè) è ÿâåòå ìó óìèëèòåëíî è ñëàäêîçâó÷íî, ÷å âàøàòà íàé- ãîëÿìà äúùåðÿ å ïîðàñëà âå÷å è ÷å âúçðàñòòà é âè çàäàâà ãîëåìè ãðèæè (N.B. Äàæå è æåíåíèòå ñúðöà áèâàò íåæíè êúì ïîðàñíàëèòå äúùåðè). Êîãàòî èçâúðøèòå ñè÷êîòî òîâà, òî ïîâäèãíåòå ìàëêî ñòðàíèòå ñè, çàõëóïåòå îò÷àñòè î÷èòå ñè, ïîóõèëíåòå ñå êèñåëî è ïîìîëåòå âåëèêèÿ ïàòðèîòèí äà çàïèøå íÿêîëêî åêçåìïëÿðà îò âåñòíèêà âè è äà ãè õàðèæå íà ñèðîìàøêèòå äåöà. Ñëóøàéòå è òîâà: àêî òîÿ áëàãîäåòåë íà ÷îâå÷åñêèÿ ðîä âè êàæå, ÷å òîé íÿìà âðåìå äà ÷åòå è ÷å âàøèÿò âåñòíèê ìó ñå íå õàðåñâà, òî è â òàêúâ ñëó÷àé íå ãóáåòå êóðàæà ñè. "Íå ÷åòåòå, à ñè÷êî çíàåòå" - ìó êàæåòå âèå è âàøèÿò óñïåõ ùå äà âëåçå ñàì â äæåáà âè. À êàêâî òðÿáâà äà ïèøåòå â ñâîèòå êíèãè è âåñòíèöè è êàêâè èäåè ñòå äëúæíè äà ïðîïîâÿäàòå? Î, çà òîâà íå òðÿáâà íè äà ìèñëèòå. Çåìåòå ïðèìåð îò "Õèòúð Ïåòúð", ïîó÷åòå ñå èç "Ãðàæäàíèí", âúçïîëçóâàéòå ñå îò ïðîãðàìàòà íà "Íàïðåäîê", ïðèåìåòå íàïðàâëåíèåòî íà "Èçòî÷íî âðåìå", óñâîéòå êëèñóðñêèòå èäåè íà îòåö "Âåê", èçó÷åòå ïðåìúäðîñòèòå íà "Äóíàâ", îæåíåòå ñå çà "Ó÷èëèùåòî", íàõðàïàéòå ñå èç "×èòàëèùåòî", è âàøàòà ðàáîòà å ñâúðøåíà. Íèå íå æèâååì âå÷å â îíèå òåìíè âðåìåíà, êîãàòî íàøèòå ïèñàòåëè è æóðíàëèñòè õîäåõà äà òúðñÿò äóøåâíà õðàíà ïî ãðúöêèòå êóïèùà è ïî òóðñêèòå êàâåíåòà. Äíåñ öàðóâà XIX âåê. Ðàçáèðà ñå, ÷å íèå ãîâîðèì òóê íå çà Áàëàáàíîâèÿ "Âåê". Òîÿ "Âåê" íå ïðèëè÷à äàæå è íà ñâîÿ áðàò "Íàïðåäîê", êîãîòî ñàìàòà ïðèðîäà å ñúçäàëà îòëè÷èòåëíî îò ñè÷êèòå äðóãè æèâè ñúùåñòâà.  íàøèÿ äåâåòíàéñåòè âåê áúëãàðñêàòà ëèòåðàòóðà ñå å îáîãàòèëà äàæå è ñ òàêèâà ñú÷èíåíèÿ, êîèòî ùå äà íàó÷àò Ïàíè÷êàòà äà ñëóøà, ã-íà Àíãåëàêè Ñàâè÷à äà ìèñëè, Íàéäåíîâà äà áëåå, ã-íà Ãåíîâè÷à äà ñúíóâà, îòöà Áàëàáàíîâà äà ïðåäå, à äÿäà Áëúñêîâà äà ïëåòå ÷îðàïè.
È òàêà, ïàäàéòå íà êîëåíå è ïîáëàãîäàðåòå, ìîè ìèëè âðàáöè è öàíöóãåðè,
áà÷à ñè Äîáðÿ Âîéíèêîâà, êîéòî ñå å ïîñòàðàë äà âè íàïèøå "Òåîðèÿ íà
ñëîâåñíîñòòà" è êîéòî ñå å çàâçåë äà âè íàïðàâè õîðà. Íàì îòäàâíà âå÷å å
íóæåí òàêúâ ÷îâåê è òàêàâà êíèãà. Ñúùîòî ãîâîðè è îñòðîóìíèÿò êðèòèê âúâ
â. "Íàïðåäîê". Äîñåãà õîðàòà ñà ñå ó÷èëè â ðàçëè÷íè ó÷èëèùà è èçó÷àâàëè ñà
âñåâúçìîæíè êíèãè è íàóêè, à îòñåãà ðàáîòèòå ùå äà ñå îïðîñòÿò è óëåñíÿò.
Çåìåòå êíèãàòà íà Âîéíèêîâà, ïðåêðúñòåòå ñå, ïðî÷åòåòå ÿ è ñòàíåòå ðàçóìåí
÷îâåê è îñòðîóìåí ïèñàòåë. Ðàçáèðà ñå, ÷å àêî îòåö Ìàðêî Áàëàáàíîâ äà áè
ñå ðîäèë ïîñëå ã-íà Âîéíèêîâà, òîé íå áè õîäèë â Ïàðèæ äà èçó÷àâà
Ëàìàðòèíà è íå áè ñå âúðíàë áåç ìîçúê. Íî èñòîðè÷åñêèòå ñúäáè ñà
íåîáÿñíèìè. Áîæå ìîé, êîé äÿâîë ñå å íàäåÿë, ÷å èç ãëàâàòà íà ã-íà
Âîéíèêîâà ùå äà ñå ðîäè òàêàâà íðàâñòâåíà ñèëà, êîÿòî ùå äà çàõëóïè ïîä
êàëïàêà ñè äàæå è ã-íà Îäæàêîâà è íåãîâàòà "Íàóêà çà ïåñíîòâîðñòâîòî"!
Êàêòî ùåòå, à íà ã-íà Âîéíèêîâà òðÿáà äà ñå îêà÷è ãîëÿìîòî ïåòàëî.
(Áóêóðåùêèòå ÷îðáàäæèè çàâèæäàò.) Àêî ã-íà Îäæàêîâ íè ó÷è ñàìî äà ïååì
"×àì-÷àì äèáèíäå", òî Âîéíèêîâ ùå äà íè íàó÷è äà ìèñëèìå (ðàäâàé ñå, ã.
Ñàïóíîâ!), äà ïèøåìå (ðàäâàé ñå, ã.Íàéäåíîâ!), äà ðàçñúæäàâàìå (ðàäâàé ñå
ã. Ñàâè÷!), äà ôèëîñîôñòâóâàìå (ðàäâàé ñå, Ìåìèø ïàøà!), äà
äèïëîìàòèçèðàìå (ðàäâàé ñå, äÿäî Áëúñêîâ!) è äà ìúäðîñëîâèìå (ðàäâàé ñå,
ã. Âîéíèêîâ!). Èç ïîñëåäíèÿ áðîé íà "Õèòúð Ïåòúð" ñå âèäè, ÷å âëèÿíèåòî íà
ã-íà Âîéíèêîâà ñå ðàçïðîñòðàíÿâà íåîáèêíîâåíî áúðçî. Áîæå ìîé, è ã.
Ïàíè÷êîâ å çàõâàíàë âå÷å äà áëåå, à íèå ñìå èìàëè ñëàáîñò äà ìèñëèìå, ÷å
òîâà ñëîâåñíî æèâîòèí÷å å ñïîñîáíî ñàìî çà êëèñàðèí èëè çà "÷åðâî÷èñò" ïî
êàñàïíèöèòå. Èäåòå ïîñëå òîâà è íå ðàäâàéòå ñå ã-íó Âîéíèêîâó! Íî ã.
Ïàíè÷êîâ ñè èìà è âðîæäåí òàëàíò. Ñåêè îò âàñ çíàå, ÷å çèìíî âðåìå â
Êàëîôåð îñòàâàò ñàìî æåíèòå, ñåëñêèòå òåðçèè, êîïà÷èòå è ïîïîâåòå, çàùîòî
ìúæêîòî íàñåëåíèå îòèâà â Öàðèãðàä äà øèå íà Àìáàðúò. Â òîâà âðåìå â
Êàëîôåð äîøåë íîâ àãà. À êîé ùå äà ãî ïîñðåùíå? Æåíèòå è ïîïîâåòå ðåøèëè
äà èçïðîâîäÿò ã-íà Ïàíè÷êîâà äà ñå ïîêëîíè íà çàáèòèíà è äà ìó êàæå "äîáðå
äîøåë", çàùîòî ã. Ïàíè÷êîâà îùå â îíîâà âðåìå ñå ñ÷èòàë çà "îêóìóøèí". Ã.
Ïàíè÷êîâ îòèøåë â êîíàêà, ïîêëîíèë ñå íà àãàòà è ðåêúë ìó ñìèðåíî:
"Ñåí ñúí ïåçåâåíê, àãî!"
Ðàçáèðà ñå, ÷å íà àãàòà ñå íå õàðåñàëî òîâà ïðèâåòñòâèå è òîé çàõâàíàë äà
áèå êàëîôåðñêèÿ "îêóìóøèí". Òðÿáà äà âè êàæà è òîâà, ÷å èç êúùàòà íà ã-íà
Ïàíè÷êîâà ñå âèäåë êîíàøêèÿò äâîð, à ñåñòðàòà íà îêóìóøèíà ñòîÿëà íà
ïðîçîðåöà è ãëåäàëà êàê ùå äà áúäå ïîñðåùíàò áðàò é îò àãàòà. Êîãàòî òÿ
âèäÿëà, ÷å áèÿò "îêóìóøèíà", òî èçâèêàëà: "Ìàìî, à, ìàìî, áèÿò Äèìèòúð÷à!"
- "À çàùî ãî áèÿò?" - ïîïèòàëà ìàéêàòà. - "Äèìèòúð÷î íàääóìà àãàòà" -
îòãîâîðèëà äúùåðÿòà. Èç ñè÷êîòî òîâà âèå âèäèòå òâúðäå ÿñíî, ÷å ðåäàêòîðúò
íà "Õèòúð Ïåòúð" å áèë çíàìåíèò îùå â îíîâà âðåìå, êîãàòî å ìèñëèë ñ
ìîçúêà ñè, êîãàòî å ñëóøàë ñ óøèòå ñè è êîãàòî å ãîâîðèë ñ óñòàòà ñè.
Íî êàêòî è äà å, à áúëãàðñêàòà æóðíàëèñòèêà íàïðåäâà. Íèå ñìå òâúðäî óâåðåíè, ÷å àêî ñå ïîÿâÿò îùå åäèí "Õèòúð Ïåòúð", îùå åäèí "Ãðàæäàíèí" è îùå åäèí "Íàïðåäîê", òî áúëãàðñêèÿò íàðîä ùå äà îòíåìå "Áàëàìóê" è ëóäèòå ùå äà îñòàíàò áåç ñòîëíèíà. Òîêâèë ãîâîðè, ÷å ñÿêî åäíî ïðàâèòåëñòâî ïðèëè÷à íà íàðîäà ñè, à àç ùå äà êàæà, ÷å áúëãàðñêàòà æóðíàëèñòèêà ïðèëè÷à íà íàñ ñ âàçå. Êîãàòî ïóáëèêàòà íÿìà íóæäà çà çäðàâà õðàíà, òî çà øàðëàòàíèòå ñå îòêðèâà øèðîêî ïîëå. Íåêà íè äàâà ãîñïîä áîã ïîâå÷å ðàçóì è ïî-ìàëêè ïúïîâå!
ÏÎËÈÒÈ×ÅÑÊÀ ÇÈÌÀ
"Äàëè ñå çîðà äîâúðøè, èëè ñå äâå íîùè ñìåñèõà?"
Ïðèÿòíî íåùî å äà èìà ÷îâåê òîïëà ñîáà, ñàìóí õëÿá, ïàð÷å ñëàíèíà è íÿêîëêî ãëàâè ïðàç ëóê, ïúê äà ëåãíå è äà ìèñëè èëè äà ñïè è äà ñúíóâà. Ïðèÿòíî å, íî äà èìà è åäíà îò òèå äâå áîëåñòè: èëè ìëàäà æåíà, èëè ñòàð ðåâìàòèçúì; ëåæèø, ëåæèø, à ìèñúëòà òè êàòî ó íåìåö, ïúëíà è áîãàòà êàòî ãîòâàðíèöà, äúëãà è áåçêîíå÷íà êàòî ñóäæóê - ñóäæóê, ñ êîéòî âúâ âèåíñêèÿ ðàéõñòàã íåìöèòå è ìàäæàðèòå áèÿò ïî ãëàâàòà ñëàâÿíñêèòå äåïóòàòè; à âúîáðàæåíèåòî òè êàòî ó àðàïèí, ñèëíî è îñòðî êàòî òþìáåêèÿ - òþìáåêèÿ, êîÿòî å êðàéíî ïîëåçíà çà êðàñòàâèòå íàðîäè, - ïëàìåííî è âúçâèøåíî êàòî äèì. Äèì, äèì! Ïîä êîéòî íèå áúëãàðèòå òàêà ñëàäêî ñïèì. Ìèñëèø, ìèñëèø, ïúê ñå ïîïðîòåãíåø êàòî ôèëîñîô, ïðîçåâíåø ñå êàòî äèïëîìàòèí, ïî÷åøåø ñå â òèëà êàòî ïîëèòèê è àêî òè ïîçâîëè æåíàòà èëè ðåâìàòèçìúò äà çàñïèø, òî ñïèø êàòî Êðàëè Ìàðêà.
Çàñïèø è ñúíóâàø... Íî êàêâî ñúíóâàø? - Ñúíóâàø, ÷å ñâåòúò ïðèëè÷à íà êðú÷ìà è ÷å ãëàäíèòå, äðèïàâèòå è èçìðúçíàëèòå íàðîäè ñà ñå ñúáðàëè â íåÿ è íà êîëåíå âúçäàâàò õâàëà Áàêõóñó. Ã-í Áèñìàðê âúçñåäíàë çåìíîòî êúëáî è òî÷è èç íåãî ïåëèí çà çäðàâèåòî íà Ãåðìàíèÿ; äÿäî Ãîð÷àêîâ ðàçäàâà êîëèâî çà "áîã äà ïðîñòè" ñëàâÿíèòå, ìàéñòîð Àíäðàøèÿ ñâèðè ÷àðäàø è êàíè ÷åõèòå, ñúðáèòå è õúðâàòèòå äà ïîïåÿò è äà ïîèãðàÿò íà ãëàäíî ñúðöå; Ìàê Ìàõîí ïëåòå êîøíèöà çà ÿéöàòà, êîèòî Ôðàíöèÿ ùå äà ñíåñå ïðåç íåìñêèòå âåëèêè ïîñòè íà Åëçàñ è íà Ëîòàðèíãèÿ; ëîðä Äåðáè ñè òî÷è ñåâàñòîïîëñêàòà êîñòóðêà, çà äà íàäðîáè ïðÿñíî ñèðåíå çà åâðîïåéñêàòà òúðãîâèÿ íà âîçòîê è çà äà îòðåæå îò áóòîâåòå íà íÿêîå äèâî àôðèêàíñêî èëè àçèàòñêî ïëåìå áþôòåê çà àíãëèéñêîòî ÷îâåêîëþáèå; èñïàíñêèòå "áðàòîâ÷åäè" ñà çàñòúïèëè òÿëîòî íà ìàéêà ñè, áîçàÿò êðúâ èç íåéíèòå ãúðäè è ïëþÿò åäèí äðóãèìó â î÷èòå; âëàäåòåëÿò íà ÷èçìàòà ñå íàãîâàðÿ ñ ÷îâåêà îò Êàïðåðà äà èç÷èñòÿò áëàòîòî íà Ðèì (íå ïàïàòà, êîéòî ùå äà ñå èç÷èñòè ñàì) è íàìåñòî õëÿá è ìàêàðîíè, äà äàäàò ÷èñò âúçäóõ íà Ìàöèíèåâèòå äå÷èöà; áåçáðàäîòî ïðú÷ëå íà ñîëåíèòå âúçñåäíàëî áóöåôàëà íà Àëåêñàíäðà Ìàêåäîíñêè è èñòîðè÷åñêè èñêà äà äîêàæå, ÷å ñàìî íåìåöúò ìîæå äà áúäå ïàñòèð íà êîçèòå; áîñôîðñêèÿò ïèëàô÷èÿ ïîäñìúð÷à äî âðàòàòà íà êðú÷ìàòà, ÿäå ÷åðâàòà íà ðàÿòà, ïèå äèïëîìàòè÷åñêà áîçà è âèêà: "Àìàí îò ïèåíè õîðà." Ìíîæåñòâî ìàëêè è ãîëåìè ãîñïîäà äóõàò íà ñâîèòå èçìðúçíàëè ðúöå, ãëåäàò ñ îñîáåíî ðàâíîäóøèå íà ïðîñÿöèòå, ìîëÿò ñå áîãó çà ïëîäîðîäèåòî íà ÷îâå÷åñêèÿò ðîä è çà èçîáèëèåòî íà õîðñêàòà ãëóïîñò è ñëóøàò êàê âèÿò âúëöèòå â ãúñòàòà ëèòåðàòóðíà è ôèíàíñèÿëíà ìúãëà è êàê ïëà÷àò äåöàòà íà Åâðîïà çà ëÿòîòî íà íàóêàòà è íà öèâèëèçàöèÿòà.
À òè, áúëãàðèí è ïàòðèîòèí, ãëåäàø íà ñè÷êîòî òîâà ñ îñîáåíî íåäîâåðèå è äóìàø: "Ñóåòà ñóåò è âñÿ÷åñêàÿ ñóåòà." Ñâåòúò å êðú÷ìà, à òè òðÿáà äà ïëà÷åø ñúñ ñìÿõ, äà ñå ñìååø ñúñ ñúëçè è íàñúí äà âèæäàø ëÿòîòî íà Áàëêàíñêèÿ ïîëóîñòðîâ. "Ùàñòëèâ å, äóìàø, áúëãàðñêèÿò íàðîä, ùàñòëèâè ñà ãðåøíèòå â ìúêàòà, ùàñòëèâ ñúì è àç â ñâîÿòà òîïëà ñîáà." Ëåæèø íà ãúðáúò ñè è áëàãîäàðèø âñåâèøíèÿ òàâàí, ÷å ïî íåãîâàòà íåïîñòèæèìà ìèëîñò òè èìàø áàðåì ïîêðèâ íàä ãëàâàòà ñè; ñíåãúò òå íå âàëè, ìóõèòå òå íå áåçïîêîÿò, â ÷åðâàòà òè íå ïðîèçõîæäà íèêàêâà ðåâîëþöèÿ, ðåâìàòèçìúò òå íå áåçïîêîè, æåíàòà òè òå íå ìú÷è, ïàðèòå òè ñå íå ãóáÿò; à íà ÷åòèðèòå ñòåíè íà ñòàÿòà òè ìóõèòå òè îñòàâèëè â íàñëåäñòâî öåëè òîìîâå ñïèñàíèÿ íà áúëãàðñêè åçèê. Íàìåñòî èêîíà íàä ãëàâàòà òè âèñè ïîðòðåòúò íà í. â. ñóëòàíà, ïîêðèò ñ òúíêî åäíî áóëî îò ëèîíñêàòà ôàáðèêà íà ïàÿöèòå; ïîä ïîðòðåòà å çàëåïåí ôåðìàíúò ñ 11-òå òî÷êè íà áúëãàðñêîòî ùàñòèå, à âúâ ôåðìàíúò âîëÿòà íà íåãîâî èìïåðàòîðñêî âåëè÷åñòâî, íåáåñíèÿò ïðåäñòàâèòåë íà âëàøêèòå áúëãàðè, ã. Ïàíäóðñêè, è ãîðåùèòå æåëàíèÿ è íàäåæäè íà íàøèòå öàðèãðàäñêè ïàòðèîòè. Çåìè ñè åäèí êîìàò õëÿá, ìàëêî ñëàíèíà è åäíà ãëàâà ëóê, ïúê ÷åòè: "Ìîÿòà öàðñêà âîëÿ å, ùîòî ñè÷êèòå æèâîòíè ïî äúðæàâàòà è âåðíè ìóõè ïîäàíèöè äà ìîãàò äà ï&ic