The Van Buren press., 1867-07-19
Maximillian at Trieste Maximillian In
Mexico.

five years ago " Scntleman resided on
the shores Of the Adristic Sea, near Tri.
este, in an abode that was world renowned
for the beauty of its scenery and the
splendor ofits surroundings. The pala.
tal elegance of the mansion was in ad.
minblc harmony with the magniflcencc
Of the grounds, and indicated the height
Of luxury and refinement The place re-
allied, from all accounts, the ideal OF
those beautiful lines which the genius of
BULwrR put into the mouth Of one ofhis
most interesting characters, in that su,
perb play of The Lady Of Lyons, when he
described, with such gorgeous rhetoric,
the glories Of the palace by the Lake OF
Como. Art We'd with nature in develop
ing its beauties, and spared no expense
in making it a very Elysium-a second
Garden of Eden. The occupants were
worthy Of such place. They had the
highest rank and the greatest wealth, and
they were gifted with an unusual degree,
not only of mental ability, but even of
physical beauty They were in the out
set of life, and youth was beckonng them
on, not only to the cnjoymcnts Of the
present, but of the rcsplendent anticipa-
tons ofthc future. SO dwclt MAMMALIAN,
the brother of the Emperor of Austria,
and CARLoTTA, his wife, the daughter of
the King of Belgium, in the midst Of all
that constitutes earthly felicity. For
what could they wish TO change their
condition on this planet2 What greater
measure ofhappiness is there for mortals
to enjoy? How could discomfort, that
terrible quality, which can change hap
piness into misery, ever creep into such
paradise?
But the spirits of the sons and daugh-
ters of ADAM still abides with his de-
scendants. The temptcr came, and he
came from without He approached the
pOssessors of this lovely abode Like the
serpent of old, great was his art of be.
guilement. He drew picture of the i'm
perial pomp and power, in another and
widely different hemisphere. lie painted
a country large in extent, and luxuriant
and beautiful in foliage and productive
ness. Into that country he prayed the
privilege of taking the descendants of the
CksARs, to deck their brows with the
most brilliant diadems that cncircle a
crown--a crown whose splendor would
soon equal, if it did not surpass, that of
tlle OluesI ana prouuest uynistles Of r1u-
rope. Where before there had been hap
py satisfaction with their destiny, the
serpent who had fascinated them instilled
into their souls the fire Of ambition-a
consuming ambition, that was soon to
turn this magnificent paradise into a
desert. Bidding fond farewell to all the
bright joys of .he Adriatic, and placing
confidence in the promises of the tempter,
NAPOLEON, they sailed toward the land of
the Wcst--that Ell Dorado Of happiness,
MeXico-wherc there had been reserved
for their future vision Of glory. Alas
as they put their feet upon the vessel that
was to convey them thither, that some
good spirit could not have whispered in
their ear, Bewarc!" and prevented by a
timely warning an awful and melancholy
catastrophe! But none such presented
itself, and our first parents, in their inno-
cence and simplicity, were not more com
pletely beguiled than MAMMALIAN and
CARLorrA were by NAPOLEON. r.,,d
Five years pass away--years of tur.
moil, of trouble and of danger. The oc-
cupants of the Mexican throne had found
by dear and bitter experience the struth
of the old proyerb that "uneasy is the
head that wears crown" So over
whelming was the pressure that reason
tottered upon her pedestal in one of them,
the beautiful and accomplished CARLoTrA,
who, after most gallant and heroic at.
tempt to prop up the fortunes of the dy-
nasty In Europe, became raying maniac
in that once blissful abode from which
she had taken leave ofhappiness forever.
Separating herself, as it proved, forever
from her idolized husband and bidding
him last farewell, CARLorrA crossed the
seas to find anguish and misery, while
that husband remained, with gallantry
that threw luster over but could not
retrieve his fortunes, to fiji q terrible and
bloody grave, and to become the victim
ola tragedy which attracted the attention
and enlisted the sympathy Of the world.
The Imperial pair were early: y::deserted by
the tempter, who, having induced them
to seek the paths which led,out of Eden,
left them to incur the awful penalty which
was affixed to the crime Of disobedience,
to violation Of the laws Of ofhappiness.
As tho luckless MACMILLAN was led
OUT to receive the doom which cruelty
had decrecd for him, his mind must have
wandered back instinctively to those
pleasant scenes which he had enjoyed
with CARLorTA beyond the seas, and OF
that terrible expedition which led not to
glory, but TO the mad-house and to san