The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-29

OF Austria she was accused by her family OF
leaning towards the new learning. Chey ADVISED
her 10 take Spanish monk into her confidence.
She knew that such a Father would be spy.
and she declined their gift. They said, aud
truly, that she was rowing to oe rather French
In her RELIGIOUS sentiment; and II was repeated
TO her disparagement that she preferred doctor
from Paris rather than friar from Nalladolid
about her court. Juana met these charges with
a patient smile. She had nothing TO say In
answer. She neither defended her conduct nor
changed her confessor Philip was not much of
bigot; he seems to have respected, and even
to have loved his wife; but he was poor in
longing to thrust his hands into the teeming
Golfers OF CASTLE. In Philips poverty aud
spendor Fernando found allies against his wife.
When Isabel died, Fernando seized the reins
in C9stile; asserting that his daughter, the
new queen, was incapable OF governing her
State, and that the late queen had willed him
to continue the government as before. Fer
nando spread report that Juana was not only
insane, but that she was kept close prisoner
by her husband In the Low Countries. Philip
protested against these calumnies, both of
which he charged upon Fernando ia person, not
without cause; and to justify himself by facts,
set out for CASTLE in company with his lovely
and spirited wife. At first Fernando threatened
TO resist his entry into Spain; aud when Philip
refused to stand back, he proposed to rush at
him, like Castilian bravo, with odpd spddd
with cloak and sword. On seeing with how
much enthusiasm his daughter was received by
her people, a new idea struck him. Juana was
popular; Philip was not popular. In such fact
he saw his chance. Philip was not only
stranger, wishing to put his hands into Spanish
Golfers, but was suspected by many people
on account of those rumors, false in the
main, of his having ill.used their Queen. Now
Ferdando sought an ally in Philip against
Juana. Such a combination was not hard to
bring about, for Philip, man of coarse tastes,
greedy of gain. ambitious in a bad sense, cared
very little for his young wife, the mother OF his
fat Flemish beauties who pestered his court
and cost him great many doubloons. If
Philip could be supplied with money for his
pleasures, backed by promise of power and
show, he would not be the man TO haggle about
terms, especially with his wife's own father
Knowing this well, Fernando sent word to
Philip that party, headed by the famous
Don Berpaldino de Veasco Constable of Cas-
tile, was armIng TO expel them both. and to set
up their Queen Juana as the sole ruler of
her kingdom. Cardinal XImeaes, the bearer
of this message, was 10 propose an interview
consider the means Of a common defense against
Velasco; in other words, they were to contrive
how they could best rob the Queen of her just
rights. Ximenes was the man to manage such
a treaty, and when Philip consented to meet
his father-in-law for secret parey. the Car
diDal arranged the details. The two kings met
at Vilafa6la; Philip dashing up in front of
a troop OF horse, Fernando trottng meekly on
a donkey. They entered the village church
alone. Those keeping watch at the door could
hear their voices, but not their words. Fer
nando spoke much, and in deep, charged
voice; Philip mused,. uneasy and perpleSed;
but their talk, though it lasted long, came to
what Philip thought happy end at last The
King of Aragon seemed very humble in his
presence; and, with the exception of the young
Queens insanity, gave way to him on almost
every point. Fernando insisted only that his
daughter was mad, and therefore unfit to reign
1t was curious scene, that in the small white
village church; alike in the cloud Of Castilian
horsemen, lounging outside in the sun; in the
string of humble asses; in the crowd of eager
listeners, who could not catch a word; in the
q mock
Gospel open before them on the communion
table; in the papers OF agreement to which they
occasionally put their hands and seals. In this
church of Vlafa6la, so kindly provided for
them by cardinal, they arranged that Philip
was to have, so long as he lived, great deal of
money and power, and that Queen Juana should
be declared incapable of governing her estates.
In fact, Philip was to rule rs King Consort-
as long as he Hued. Poor Philip The two princes
bound themseves-frst by oath on the holy
Gospels, afterwards by treaties properly drawn
and signed-to take charge Of the Queens per-
son, and to resist by their united forces any
attempt to ct up government in her name.
These secret and inlquitous treaties being
signed, Fernando made two moves in his game
Villafa6la on donkey. First, he called Alma
zan, the apostolic notary, to his closet, aud
told him that, in going Though the country
without his guard, he had fallen into the hands
of Philip, at the head of great force, and
been compelled to sign treaty which his soul
abhorred. The archduke, he added, was
bOIdlb anu uSuIpGI, WHO hepb Tue queen, HIS
wife, prisoner; but having, for his own part,
escaped from Philips power he wished to
make solemn protest against the treaties
which he had been made to sign, and TO declare
that he could never consent to his daughter
being deprived of her liberty and her crown.
Alnazan made all this known in Rome aud in
+ iendly courts. Then Fernando took leave of
his children, as he called them, Philip and
JuaDa, eXhortiDg them to love each other, and
to live together in peace, as good husband and
wife should do. Then he sailed for Naples, in
order to show the whole world that his words
were sincere, and that he would not meddle any
more with affairs OF government in CASTLE.
Before leaving for Naples, Fernando sent
secret agent, one Moses Ferrers, to Philip; and
one week after his arrival at court, Philip was
dead. No one doubted that he had been poi
soned; no one doubts it now. A few weeks after
leaving Vllaia6a on his donkey, Fernando
! reaped the sole advantage of that treaty which
he bad signed and denounced. His daughter
| was considered insane, and incapable of ruling.
| lie was the administrator of her kingdom in the
interest OF his grandson, Carlos afterwards to be
! known as Charles the Fifth.
! From this time, Queen Juana was prisoner
first in the hands of her father, afterwards in
the hands OF her son. By order of these
! princes she was shut up with her ialors and
| her prlests--she was never allowed to see the
| outside Word-she was not suffered to speak
| with strange persOn-she was carried through
the country in midnight jouIneys-she was
| condemned TO the companionship. of her hus-
bands corpse. Even OF this last horrible detail
| there seems to be hardly any doubt. No evidence
| Is found in these state papers that Juana Yolun-
tarily clung to the dead body OF Philip. Some
| evidence to the contrary is found. The dead
| BODY was the instrument by which Fernando
| and Charles Imposed on the ignorant Commons
an idea OF the Queens madness-a midnight
| cortege, with funeral torches and trains of
| monks being no bad contrivance tor impress