The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-27
The Ex-Empress Carlotta.
g HER ASYLUM AND MANNEn OF 1uE-TENDEE
,. ,pREoAuTIoNs-PEyY AND DRMEANoR
oG' a. OF THE FAIR PRISONER. 80

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A frencnman WHO late4y y'eioeu oee''eo = -
yueren. the asylum Of the unfortunate Empress
cs,lntt. bnrevious 70 her removal to Castle
S,-!---.:- A. ,ar;s. Figaro ON inter-
LacKen, R1'es' =" ZIG -. ha
eeting account OF the impressions "nlon ne
rsoeiyed there, ,,,..,
.,icl 80. ~ -. r,,n-,so carlotta
"The apartments o1 tnS Gulp.oes 90, Los
are onthe GROUND LOCI. nel nis.f 1rai, iiehted
three parts, Is very Pieasans ,1 snu The Fmnress
and opens upon iatse @au. Sor lean;no on her
likes 70 BIT here al tne wu4om, I,t;sii y;ao, @ IN
elbow, and to enjoy tne Deaulicii11, III "
which occasion she plays necessarily mt.n % g
rpglet Other halr. Inc rooln, m.ne =.
luxury and ,precauuons; s nune en.ne
white. net WorK oi yehoM sa'ln 5!u9 t,1S,.J ao
border around the Wnoie ceIiug, ano saf,I,- sou
dow m the corners AN rehsIs are 1S.y SaiSo..uny
revolded, or disappear unaer. soIe ousnio1s, al,I
neither knops nor Keys s,e W 90 5 sSoG ;tn one
doors tne rest, te lo9hs S ionI 1n.U in IN
another, and are connectso py Pyu % Il
order TO enter, you mercy aH et 4ha ss.ur cyr.
Her bed lS lnea Will cuiaeu s1ue' io''ds e 81
tains descend from the panoPy Ike CLOUDS VI
game, forming "a transparent mist. line EN-
Or .ss sleeps under the eyes OF those VINO
1Nxtrh her, ,ol riesa'ie 4a -
A table idpis ldzlil, stands under theslustre OF
her writing desk. On the sldes OF the PED
Leopold Z aud Queen LOUISA. The portraI Of
The present KING, splendid photograph,
aderns the mantle piece, on which stands also
\ beautiful CLOCK Ia Louis XVI. Opposite
The mantle piece is q glass case Of ebony and
gold, whose tone ls not exactly in keeping with
the tou, ensemble. On the wall opposlte tne
bed betaeen thestWo windows, sis; a Christ OF
ivory. on. his, Cross Of ebony, over O. prle Qaeu
bsaring the escuteheops OF Orleans and Bel
Rium. This prle dleu, already wornout and fadedi
by the knees and tears OF Uarlotta ana Inef
mother, Ia the: same. on which the queen, Ine
daughter OF Louis Philippe, used to pray. but
there is in, this room nothing; nothlng what
ever recalling Csrlottas husband, Maxlmllisn;
and yet there is blonde hair in the golden
locksI hanging on the nail that pierces the
feet Of Christ: Il is the lock which Maxinlhan
entrusted to the priest who comtorted hum on
going to his execution. For the rest Carlotta
never -seems to occupy herself with him; at
least not in the presance of Witnesses. Has
God, IN bis mercy, ,extngu her memory
c1Aa sEdRpress rises early, ber sleep being
very RESTLESS. aSke goes to bed at ten.t She
hears one mass daily; her devotion ;1s touch
ing. She takes averYligh breakfast, and also
most unsnbstantial dinner. Fruit and milk
Sro, her7 iSSorite food. This diet, which ehe
SdoUted at Miramar, and from which they Try
tofRean her at CASTLE Tervueren, aods TO the
hloodlessness which has 80 feariniiy under
mined the hea!th OF une ftinoess. SnS oIasS'
abe reads and writes, put never oi aer nus -
bNld-1 Waa 30 fortunate as 70 ooI4in one u
her pens, IS well as . sheet OF paper On whloh
abe mad written all sorts OF inConelen. seuSen.
cos, the whole being nGned |Car1otia; WnaS
a dadsrence therels between tnls sho nel iot, '.
mer Handwriting tia Eyerytnlng ~ ------Ci's p"'
the shadow Of what she.was. So y. -.
.aEIar: slstArin-lsw, the queen or belgium,
leayeR her only from time to time, in order 90
embrace her children at Ostend or Brussels;
how much kindness and tender s9ncltuae, ana
what an angelic protection, surrounds tnls su-
gust and Interesting yIolml what Efforts are
being made to conceal from the poor SUFFERER
the taot that sne is prisoner, ana to hide from
her the grated windows OF me PRISON at Ter
Tuerenll During the very rare absence ot tue
Queen instances Of her trying TO escape nave
occurred; the motives OF these attempts, sne
says, ls TO fulfil her mlssicn: IT was only
the other day she disappeared and hasteneo
through the forest. She was nnaiiy Iou1a eA.
hausied, her dress torn' ner nAnos pooV, Ss
the door OF oalry 1arm-nouse, "nion IS yIu n.ay
ace on the Lemoen I9aa en.9e So.s eSm ~ e aa4s
OF the eorest, sne nao onefeu ueieen % I" DO 6oa
want girl to the proprietor OF eMs 5arm. D. ss
ceaveo the yaghance VI ues Tn; ~ an1ar e
very mourhtui circumstances. eaaca Aus "ss nei
first escape. Mhst an e1cltement oio ~ plo,
duce. How anNously sne was sougnt lor
She was found ln the same iorest. -Sne was
speakng to tna trees, some Ii ~nicI sue naa
sdorne0; Sno sne tooh nou neI pooAeV, salu
Wnioa sne aist.9aeeu 1,1ete a,, ~ y.
a9e LVS rasstanea sno ~ tSoss uho
the ground with her feet, and here her DE-
that she was waiting Ior tne large oaA.
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