Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-02-09

magnificent reception hall of the palace
he found, to his alarm and disgust, thai
He had thrust huge piece OF tobscct
in his mouth, and had to be got nd of
before the Emperor appeared. He
looked anxiously about him. The
polished floors were like marble, nc
conveniences could be found, the win
dows were inaccessible, the freplaces
gorgeous shairis. At last, and JUST in
time, the troublesome contents were
deposited in a rich antique vase that
graced niche in the wall. We used
to laugh at the legation over the sur.
prise that must seize upon the servants
while engaged in cleaning that vase,
when they would come upon this
strange compound, wondering what il
could be, and ending, perhaps, in send
ing il TO the Academy of Science for
analysis. That this learned body would
eventually pronounce it niasticated
tobacco W, were satisfied; but whether
q 1eafned and ingenious essay would
not follow, as to whether the ancient
Greeks knew of, and used the weed,
made up the question.
The interview with the Emperor was
pleasant and satisfactory. His Imperial
Insigniticance was evidently struck with
the soldierly figure and bearing of our
Colonel, and the talk about Indians and
Indian fighting was long and interest
ing. When it terminated Judge Mason
and his friends were conducted to the
reception apartments of the Empress
She stood surrounded by the ladies and
officers of her household, in the sub
dued light of the painted windows,
beautiful as a royal poets dream. She
was then in the MONDAY glory of her
lovely womanhood. Her sweet face,
with features regular to . fault, was
framed in by hair delicate and bright
rs the silk upon the corn, with golden
chestnut tinge impossible to describe.
Her lovely head sat on her white round
ed neck with the ease of bird on a
swaying limb, while her graceful figure
carried its drapefy as il every fold of
the costly fabric was a part of the
queenly self, and had been woven into
grace by fairy fingers.
Judge Mason presented his two COM
patriots, and Colonel MeCrea, an ac-
complished, self-possessed gentleman,
took up the conversation, and for some
time it flowed on gracefully and well.
At last Colonel Sumner thought it was
time to say something, and he said it.
81 Ihave just returned from visit to
your native land, your Majesty. I
found it very beautiful, but regret that
/ had not time to visit its famous battle
fields"
"Ah, Colonel Sumner" she respond
ed, eraciously, "aiid why we're yot so
hurried ~
81 was bearer of dispatches, your
Majesty, in the Black Warrior outrage, y
he replied.
Here was trouble, here was diplomatic
complication. Judge Mason broke into
profuse perspiration, known to ue at
the bureau as diplomatic sweat, :"
and the color came to the face of the
Empress like storm cloud, and her
dove-like eyes seemed to change en-
tirely, so alive we're they with indignant
flashes.
"You call that an outrage, do you,
gentlemen-aIi outrage infamous
vessel. built to carry Lopez and his pi-
ratical followerssn
"I beg your pardon, your Majesty"
broke in desperately Judge Mason;
1.-THE Black Warrior was built after
Lopez was executed"
q don't care! don't care! 1t was
built for an Infamous purpose, and
ought to have been sunk. And IN
and on she continued. Judge Mason
was sorely distressed Colonel McCfea
looked as If amused, but Sumner grew
indignant as her Majesty got wild, and
when she said
"You want war, gentlemen-you
want war, so as to seize upon Cuba :;
and you think we cannot prevent it,
with this Crimean war on our hands !;
but we have plenty of arms, plenty of
soldiers, and If the worst comes to the
worst, well turn the negroes upon you. +"
81 beg your pardon, your Majesty, F"
thundered Sumner; Gin protecting our
rights and defending our flag, we care
nothing for your arms, soldiers, nor the
niggers."
His tone of voice, together with a
disturbed movement on the part of the
officers of the household seemed to
recall the Empress to herself.
II cannot talk upon this subject,
gentlemen" she said in a more subdued
manner. 81 mnst wish you a good
morning. Good morning, gentlemen. -
GOOD Lord, Sumner exclaimed
Judge Mason, while climbing, exhausted,
into his carriage, "did not warn you
to say nothing abont Cubaln
"See here, Judge Mason" replied
the wicked wrong doer, "when a wo-
man forgets her position, Tn not
bound to remember it. Talk to me
about soaring us with niggers. I'd half
a mind to box her imperial ears"
Two of the actors In this little drama
are dead, the third is in exile stripped
of her imperial robes, while the empire
itself has disappeared like the baseless
fabric of a vision but Cuba, then
considered so frail a possession, yet
clings to the old Spanish government.