Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-12-17
SPANISH ETIQUETTE

i SPANISH ETIQUETTE.
Il The etiquette or rules TO be obser-
we'd i'll the royal palaces is necessary :,
writes Baron Biel64ld, for keeping or
der at court. In Spain it was carried
to such length as to make martyrs Of
their kings. Here is AN instance. at
which, in spite Of the fatal consequent
ces il produced, one cannot refrain
from smiling.
| Philip the Thigd was gravely seated
BY his tireside: the fire-maker Of the
court had kindled SO great a quantity
Of wood, that the monarch was nearly
sutiocated with heat, and his grpndeur
would not suffer him to rise from the
chair; the domestics could not presume
10 enter the apartment, because it was
against the etiquette. At length the
Marquis de Potat appeared, and the
king esdesod ~tsim to damp the fires;
but he excused himself alleging that he
was forbidden by the etiquette to per
torn such function. for which the
Duke d'Csseda ought to be called up
Oh, as it was his business. The Duke
was gone out; the fire burnt hercer;
and the h,ng endured il, rather than
dcrogatc from his dignity. But his
blood was heated to such a degree, that
an er, sipelas of the head appeared the
next day, >. winch. succeeded by vio-
lent fever, carried him off in 1921, in
the tive ~ fourth year OF his age.
| The palace was once Oh fire; a sol
der, who knew the Kings sister was
! in her apartment, and must inevitably
have been consumed in few moment,
by the flames, at the risk Of his life
rushed in, and brought her highness
safe out IN his arms; but the Spanish
etiquette was here woiuliy broken INTO.
/ 1 hr loyal soldier was brought to trial.
and, as it was impossible to deny that
he had entered her apartment, the jud
ges condemned him to die! The Span
ish Princess, however, condescended,
in consideration Of the circumstance.
to pardon the soldier, aud very benev-
olently saved his lite!
s When Isabella, mother Of Philip the
n Second, was really to be delivered Of
him, she commanded that all the lights
!. should be extinguished; that if the vi
: olence of her pain should occasion her
!, face to change color, no one might
perceive it. And when the midwife
, said'' Madam, cry out, that will give
You ease, she answered III good pan
ISL, slow dare you give me such adj
vice. | would rather die than CT.
OUT
$ ''Spain gives us pride-which Spain to al
4 the earth
a May largely give, nor fear herself Z
II dearth,''
CHURCHILL
III Philip the Third was a weak bigot
: who suffered himself to be governed
, by his ministers. A patriot wished tG
# open his eyes, but he could not peirce
&c through the flatte.ers; besides that
4 the voice of patriotism heard in n cor
; rupted court would have become 9
y crime never pardoned. He found
4 however, an ingenious manner Of con
| veying to him his censure. He caused
o. to be laid on his table ono day a letter
i sealed, which bore this address, '.Ts
!. the King Of Spain, Philip the Third
;, at present in service of the Duke Of
:. Lerma.'
- In similar manner, Don Carlos
J. son to Philip the Second, made booL
IS 'with empty page, to contain the voy
s. .ges Of his father, which bore this ii
# lie. ''Fhe Great and Admirable Voy
f. ages of the King. Mr.. Philip" AL
n these voyages consisted of going to tn.
$. Escurlal. Jests Of this kind at length
y cost him his life.
. The Newport Spectator ascribcs Zeral
l. Colburn wonderful mathematical power
to the fact. that when his mother wa
y encicnte with him, she met with much dit
, ficul;y in prepairInga webfor the loom, ant
: was obliged to desst, late at night, AM
n retired to bed. She fell into a disturbe,
q SI,,ypbor- which a vision, ,f tho l,n,,