The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-09

49,, n.r AZ any other time. the king naa
pslo ,,rek with the wondrous beauty Of ssSi w.
y 80 orcastsu She rode spirtseu III. ~ -.
own chosioe. and was st'fsd a,, mneS sod hut
Us fastening the habit and sleeves. ss,s,.
soas Va a.. adorned her head and her iitpe
ssi,vljke gloves were closed WIN u'a'nouu Sss
tons A she took these Da.'o sav. Ssr own ever
,ssd she srpprb pearl called Psregftna, % large
otWn. 80 m near hanging 70 DIAMOND clasp, which
s,,,n ~ bcf present from Charles, when they nrst
mat. caught her eye. She held up p'ay'uuy. -
70 ~ remind him Of that meeting. and caught his
sdmiring gaze II brought forth her bushes like
: ciri's Perhaps there was anafher rerssInbrance
mingled with his, that she bseshed to recall
That, too, was the hour 10 which she tell impera'
lively called upon TO shut out from her loving
heart the image Of her cousin.
momentary fantness. 10 which the biusn was
.upplanted by deathiy pslenessf 9larmed the King
Ho spraug towards her, but ars ydy she had recov
cred, and almost shrunk from hls ciaspsng arms -
She attributed IL TO the close perfume OF tue
orange and jasmine trees which were standing 10
silver cases about the room: aud with this must
prevavication on her lips Il rare instance 10
Frenchwonian.1 she buttoned ION the dimtnut've
gloves and went slowly dowh0he grand staircase.
to the courtyard of the palace, where grooms
were walking the superb animals up and down,
while awaiting the royal pair. As the groom held
out his hand for the little foot which the queen
was about TO place 10 it, Charles, impeied oy a
sudden gailantry, which II must De Confessed, uiu
often possess him, sprang forward, aud received It
la his own.
sQuite" recovered my rena?" he asked teDderly.
sQuite'T she erred bat even as she spoke sud
den pang shot through her frame She pressed he
hand upon her heart, If absolutely to crush cut
the pain, aud the pal-Eess, returned TO her cheek
but this time Charles was mounting bis horse ana
did not perceive it,
She rode superbiy that dsy-her gay jennet dis
tancipg the other apimals-and then, when car
ried almost out Of eight. she would return Win
bright smile on her cheek and an apparent elastic
ity of spirits that seemed uncouquerabie by sick
ness or sorrow. ,
IT. was after this ride that she began gradually
10 droop; and 10 February. 1859, the Hover of
Spanish queens closed the beautiful eyes thai
never beamed but in sweetness upon all. Nheth-
er the fata, poison. OF which she was supposed to
be the victim was introduced into her food, or into
the flower she 30 loved to inhale, Is one OF the
mysteries that cannot be divuiged until the earth
gives ND It's dead The dull, heavy foTmslties OF
the Spanish court, which the light and airy
xraces OF Lou ga Orleans had sof5eBed into some
thing more elastic, resumed their sway after her
death, never perhaps 10 be again touched into
beauty by so sweet spirit as hers. All tender
and delicate memories c ulster around her name
aud even the proud aud naughty Spaniards cherish
the records of her gentle aud unstained lite with
tenderness and respect. as the best aud most be-
loved nv her auhects Of all the GpaeUs ~ Sr9'n.