Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-14
Empress CsriottalA Sad Picture.


There is unfortunately only too much
reason to fear that the recovery Of the
unhappy princess will be neither so
speedy nor so complete as was inferred
from the improvement which took place
on the removal Of Her Msjesty from
Miramar to Laken. Withdrawn from
the rigorous isolation to which she was
ordered by the medical men at Miramar,
and having returned to scenes dear TO
the recollections Of her youth and to the
bosom of the royal family of Belgium,
where she is surrounded with the most
affectionate attentions, the detected
spirits Of the Empress Carlotta APP
peared TO revive, and she seemed by
degrees to assume her former serenity.
Her Majesty beguiled her leisure with
painting, and by keeping up cores
pondence with the members of the
imperial family of Austria, and other
friends, in walking in the beautiful park
of Lsken, or by carriage exercise in the
environs Of the palace. She took her
meals regularly in company with the
King and Queen ofthe Belgians; in shert,
with the exception of certain little re-
straints which we're still necessary, she
appeared to be in fair way Of perfect
recovery. Suddenly, in the beginning of
June, on the approach of the anniver-
sary of the tragedy Of Queretaro, symp-
toms of internal agitatious manifested
themselves to such degree as 10 occa-
sion apprehensions of fresh attack of
delirium, which soon developed itself.
The Emuress is now prey to the most
extraordinary excitement, aggravated by
the excessive heat and the want of sleep,
to which Her Majesty is subject As at
Miramar, she had an invincible aversion
to every description of food, although
she herself orders every morning what
she would like to have at her meals. She
refuseslto sit at the table, and will not
taste anything unless it is offered to her
by Queen Marie Henrietta, her sister-in-
law, who takes seat by her side and
feeds her like child. At bedtime it Of
ten happens that the Queen is obliged to
use her personal infuenceto prevail upon
the Empress to retire forest. 1t is alto
gether incorrect to state, as some jour.
nails have done, that the Empress Car
lotta seeks an opportunity of escaping
from the Palace of Lakeu, to return to
Miramsr. On the contrary, notwith.
standing the disordered state of her mind,
she is able to feel the value of the care
which is taken of her by the King and
Queen of the Belgians, who watch over
her with the most tender solicitude, and
she fears nothing so much as the posi-
bility of her departure for Miramar. The
apprehension, indeed, of such a con-
tingency constantly fflicts her, and in
great degree occasions her want of sleep.
In physical health the Empress con-
tinues to be as well as possible, aud her
medical advisers are of opinion that the
only efficient remedy for the present at
tack is by all available means to spare
Her Majesty every kind of emotion. This
will explain why all other persons except
ing the members of the royal family are
prohibited from seeing her, and why she
is allowed to receive no correspondence
of a nature to make any impression upon
her mind, which imperstively demands
the most perfect repose. Er 3g