Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-11-25

Another, to the Spanish ambassador
Mendoza, in Paris, and the third to th
papal nuncio at Rome, and when he ha
sealed all three. he carefully laid then
aside by themselves on his table.
Bu. before he began another letter, b
nervously rubbed his cramped hands to
gether as If to restore the circulation. ut
tering as he did so in that same sepsi
chral voice these words to himself in hi
cell: "Ah, these English Corsairs, Dutch
Doors and Hu.uenotic brigands-here
!! tics all-have given me great deal o
trouble within these last FIVE years. ant
they will give me great deal more, unless
this 10th century is more fruitful of Bal
tasar Gerards-bu. the service .of AL
mighty God leaves me no other alterna
tivc--in this at least assassination is no
murder and treachery is not crime
Spain must forget nothing"
"For one century, the 2nd empire Of the
I Christieu Caesars has been advancing
never recediug over the highway Of 6
Spanish Oceaq-from the granite pillars
of Hercules to the golden sands oftho neW
worlI-it has risen with the morning sun
to the peaks Of the Andes and gone down
With the same the slopes Of the Cor
iilleras until the cross Of Constantine, the
first Christian Caesar, glitters in the rays
Of the setting SUI, as the waves of the
Pacific fall upon their rocky base with the
wild music of an ocean hymn. Shall
heretics and apostate nations snatch old
oceans diadem from Spain's historic
brow? No, never while Spanish gold
can purchase human blood"
Then Philip tho II. arose from his seat
and straightened his crooked spine, as
he sometimes did. until a sharp pain dar-
ted across his loins and reminded thl.
Christian Caesar of the 10th century who
had Just converted the Atlantic ocesn into
a Spanish lake and added another contl-
nent to tho second empire of the Chris
tan Cu,als, that he was but man
an iLirm old man and then, as if regret
ful Of the few seconds lost in uttering u'-
,1ritttn words, the old man resumed his
seat with the alacrity Of a belated clerk.
And, then, that old man went Oh wrl-
ting from day to day, until that day came
when lie WAS found dead at his table
His hand and his pen had just traced the
words Spain forgets nothing"
y X
On the 10th Of October. 1888, just ex-
actIy one hundred years after P@iip IL.
had uttered the words of his yis'o', an
other oh mau, dressed exactly IN the same
hue aud fashion, was setting at that same
table in that same cell Of the Escurial
But this old n an neither wrote letters
nor read books. He looked to be 70
years old when he was but 80. His eyes
we're dull and sleepy--his checks hung
flabby and loose aud his lips, when he
spoke, twitched like those of galvanized
corpse. precocious vices had brought on
premature old age, and Charles II. of
Spain WAS cfete when temperate men are
in the full bloom Of montal and physical
vigor. Though the husband of several
wives, he was childless aud father to moth
ing but wha. is known in history as the
"wars Of the Spanish succession At this
time, the Courts of four European nation
alites were waiting impatiently for the last
breath of this imbecile monarch with ca
ger hand to clutch the golden appls of dis
cord.
The door of that cell opened just as it
did one hundred years ago ana Charles
II was greeted by an otfcia;' just as Phil
ip H. was, but Charles returned the salu-
tation with an inclination of his head
Just like drowsy man nodding. "Sire,
continued the official, "the fleet of Ad
miral, Count OF Zaralva, have returned
to the harbor of Cadiz
The fleet of Admiral Count Zaralva
have returned to the harbor of Cadiz,
said the king with q puzzled air, what
does all that mean p Sire, replied the
official. "a feet of fifty merchantmen, con
voyed by Zaralva's squadron, left Caiiz
ten davs ago for Carthegena. and they
have returned to the shelter Of the forts
Of Cadiz harbor.'
why SO, said the king.
Sire" continued the official "they
were attacked by Buccaneer clipper of
the Bay Of B.scsy.'
And what does the Admiral said
the king.
Sire, continued the official ''hc was
killed and his ship taken. 1t WAS during
the engagement between the Buccaneer
and the Admiral that the rest Of the feet
made their escape"
Wade ticir escape" said the king
bitterly, now comPrehendlng the extent
Of the information.
a Spanish feet. commanded by a
grandee Of Spain, making their escape
from a pirate with cne Ship at time ike
this when the broom OF Holland no lon
ger sweeps the high seas. and the Eng
u-h ana French cruisers have As much as.
they can do to protect their own coasts
-treln each other Must Spain at last ap
peal 70 another power that has never yet
failed IN the annals Of men. Spain IS
-orced with god aud gold Is Power. For
5oiG the disciple BETRAYED his master, for
gold pirates viii sell their rhierS. gold can
unlock tile doors Of the sacred college
ana the Keys Of s.. Peter are gold
Let Instructions be sent - oar leg atlons
Il offer enc million OF dollars eachfo all
Buccaueer chiefs, 50 far as tAeir names
can he ascerta,ued. and then . aspecial en-
ba>>v must - % Rome with goiI-go.8.
W want bull OF excommuuicatton
against all Christian princes who allow
tac Bue>lnoer rove-s to euter their lori>
ct aase auy roatical cr commertJ~, inter
course with them. and more partitu arl )
asaius: ,ho~e princes VINE refuse or n,s
t1ct - su IN she destruction OF those ri,