Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-09-26
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the Wid0Med Empress Of, Maximilian, Ia dy-
ma, recalls Some, ,pf, the earlier scenes of the
tisad Maximilian drama and brings back pain
ffpl fiethories OF the gofy tragedy which was
enacted htQaeretar6 siThe world has seldom
witnessed asadderi play than that in which
the, young and gifted Emperor. performed
tsuch O. conspicuous and fatal part, and GER
tainly the passi ionate Songs Of romantic story
do not Furnish rhoremournful and touching
legend than therl chapter OF history which
llweayes the name of fpsspoor CarlottaY SO inti-
tmately and so sorroWfully with that of Max
iimiiian and Mexico. The pride and impulse
| of ambition, the devotion of woman and the
tenderness of lose,are all singularly blended
IN the same ,recordTthe same sad song of
f. Maximllian was a young prince of most efi.
gaging MANNERS brilliant gifts, and noble
impulses. His popularity with the Italians
early excited the Jealousy and dislike of his
lprother, Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria.
} shrinking from a aieonflct with his brothers
Imperial displeasnre,2 he withdrew with his
wife, the beautiful and lovely Maria Carlotta,
TO the seclusion of his castle, there to seek
freedom from the rivalries and intrigues
of the court in the happiness Of domestic
e0nsolatioh and fepose. D Both had an ELK.
ausite taste ifor letters and daIforgGleaining.
Both possessed ~ rare taste fol; the arts, and
there, in their little eddy of the turbid politi-
heal sea on which their lots had Been cast,
they iicurbed! the ambition winch was SO nat
|infal to minds that had been nlrtured in the
palaces Of kings, and rejoicing, in their free-
dom from the bitter strifes and clashing aspi-
rltions of the Austrian capital, were happy
and 'cOntented.i u9!W jld ,Mu'i.IlsoGT Iuf !At
i Louis Napoleoa was then in the midst of
his Mexican, 1war,i and, recognizing the me-
cessity of establishing his power permanently
in that country by placing b Prince npon the
throne, sought Tie young and popular Maxi
milan. AsMeSieaA IAsseihbly, IS6nvened
Eniper6f, sent ,,feiggattes to visit Tie retired
and cohtented Prince, and earnestly solicited
his aeceptanceiof aaicrawnIo His reply evin-,
'eed the generosity and nobility of his nature
%s 81 hs G Gf LII notlvss s,nsid
/ ing the welfare of Mexico on II solid fonndaI
ZION andiwith freeinstitntions isl most noble
one, Ismustt nevertheless, declare that the
monarchy cannot be established on legiti-
mate and firm basis without spontaneous
expression OF the willioffhe whole nation.
must, therefore. make nay acceptance depen.'
dent bnla pleGscite of the entire people," sis
f. HisIwifeya being aadeyoted Catholic, and
ibalievnH that the sGanse of,herIeligion would
I'be thereby promoted, aiIged her husband to
take the Step.R .Rhd, iup0t1the assurances which
hearty nnncufrenee 8fithe peoples he sailed
forlMeKicd, where 1lbfonnd imere Opposition
thhnlhe aniicipatedy anil where he, was com
PEELED to oontenf mot only with open enemies
without, JbutR with tueacherous ones, within. u
Marshal Baziane, thee commanderof fthe French
forces, iisthought'to have aCtedian unscrupil-
lops and designing part inf his relations with
him; and aftep the French Emperor, in ac-
c0rdanceJ with the treatyrpmlie with the
Il
AID, Maxipiilian found himself almost entirely
deserted; and was finally betrayed byone ofh
saibnrjllnates, who conducted allarge force of
the Liberal army it0i the Emperors tent by
night, In the, besiege4l city of Qneretaro,
where 9herhad gathered the remnants of his
shattered arrnya He wasrseized, bound, tried
for treason, andcondemned to be shot.lia 90,
|" The amisblesand devoted Gariotta had gone
on a vain journey nto Pagis and to Rome tpl
plead p, with Napoleeoan ~, and the Pope for sue
tenSs was I'll passed and tieiiate a Juarez re Ss. an
proved II. 4 j Mi was carried Unto. execution.
while the, civilized world stood sghast and
shivering of the spectacle. The Emperor
died bravely. He Seemed hot tof fhirk Of
| himself AN hiB, thoughts were about his
young wife, whom he wouldi see MO more.
| His last wordsr- words which were fixed upon
me rsid lip, , by d'eathNIweEeF 'al - "oor Car
"He reektd not Of the life he i6st f
His eyes were with his heart and that far awayY
pa Delirium came to the -EAapfess.as bless
! fing. She heard the; words, that, rushed out
with her husband blood, her reason reeied
upon It's throne and feii all broken 'aiid
| marrad. Her thoughts became mere COM
binations of disj9inted things and, divided
from her fair judgment, she has since been
| only sad and ghastIy pict0re-a waif Of
sOrr0w,'a wreck Of woe. e.iRiitoM tEhi 10 Il
The intelligence that death9is eoming,to'
her relief will be joYfnlly tregeiyedsl No one
should wish her life TO be stretched out longer
tt't upon the rick Of this tough world When
she Is NO more lfhe saddest drama 6f the
times will have closed, ta cruel commentary
upon life and its yanities win be given to the
tWorld, and the names of the victims will
be consigned forever to history, to poetry
and to song When some future Gibbofl
| shall tellgof the rise and lfah of the NapoI
Icons, this incident, of their pride and their
ambition will be worthy of the most delicate
touches OF His pencil, and when some COM
ing Scott shall write new romatices of furious
struggles and angry eonteAtions of courts
1 ana capi.alsof the canstancyi of love and
devotion OF, woinan-the virtues and suffer-
| ings Of 'spoor Carlotfah viii fill The hearts
of the youth of the coming generation with
sadness and their eyes with tears. Cosrisr.
4 "opTAee'o ,saslf5 igsnYqnil Is gf9jlh4 l.ait
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