The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-30

had sent the prison governor Il royal order
/ for her release, and that She could leave when
She pleased She gathered and packed up
her prison treasures, and awaited the arrival
of her sisters daughter who WAS to accom-.
pany her late in the evening. She sent a good
friend To the queen, 10 ask if she might be
allowed the favor of Offering her submission
to her majesty (whOsr apartments She could
enter through Il secret passage SO that no one
could see herr, but the queen sent word that
she might not speak with her. Atten O'Clock
her niece came, and they left the tower
together The queen stood on her balcony,
and tried to see her but it was too dark
besides, she wore black veil over her face.
The palace square was so full of people that
she could scarcely press through them to the
coach that was waiting for her. She was free
at last-trcc after an Imprisonment of twenty.
one years nine months, and eleven days in
the Blue Tower
There are few modern names more hOnorcd
than that of John Stuart Mill, and MonCure
d. Conway has taken advantage Of the popu-
larity Of the subject to give some very inter.
e,ting "reminiscences of the great economist
The highest cucomum which Mill now
receives" says this writer, is that every
noble wOmanS heart in Europe is this day
COmtOrtcss beside his grave. | remember to
have been present once in company com
posed chiefly Of ladies Of the higher class in
Moscow, when Il friend, Introducing me, said,
"lIc is a friend of John Stuart Mill" when
instantly was surrounded by all of that sex
in the room, begging to be told Of his look
his manner, and every word had ever heard
him speak, Each declared that she kept his
work on THE Su!jection If Women by her side
and read ii as her gospel Throughout Rus
STA found il the same, and heard the Senti-
mcnts of that work quoted ON the stage amid
applause in which every woman made her
hands attest the homage OF her heart. In
France the best women proudly claimed him
as their adopted tcllOW-citizcn, and the attrib-
ute he had written on his wtc's grave made
them forget the romanCcs of Hugo and About
There never was a man more worthy to re-
ccvc this homage and love from good wo-
men ;eior, great as was his intellect and hero
iC rs was his devotion to large public ends,
he was, from his earliest To his latest days,
distinguished among those who knew him Is
one whose affections were almost passionate
in their depth, and whose love, when he did
love- might be described AS passing the love
of woman.
The Old Stagcr continues his "Rccollec-
There are still few Bucna Vista soldiers III
this vicinity, who well appreciate the follow
Ing anccdOtc of "Old lack" 1t is so litc-like
as to lose none of its charm from the hlundcng
statement that pierce Butler, commanding
the Palmetto regiment" fell IN that battle.
There were no South Carolina troops ut Buc-
na Vista:
Judge Butler, a colleague in the Senate of
Mr.. Calhoun, calling TO pay his respects To the
President, begged him TO describe the man
ncr in which the battle of Bucna Vista was
fought. His brother, Pierce Butler, com.
the Palmetto regiment, and very gal
liant officer, fell in the battle, and the judge
was naturally anxious to learn the particulars
of that desperate contest. We'll, WELL Judge,
YOU want to know how the thing was done
Come and dine with me today, and I'll tell
you all know about it,"
Judge Butler was haSv, impctuous man,
and the words flowed from his mouth in al
torrent whenever he had occasion to speak
He was all Impotence during the dinner, and
the moment they were alone he brought up
the subject Of the battle.
"Ycs, yes judge, your brother was a brave
man, and behaved like true soldier But
about the battlc,-yOu want to know how it,
was fought
"Ycs, general, if Won will be 50 kind. |
wish to learn how your troops were disposed
ON the field, ana how Won posted them 10 re
sist a force so Overwhelming. Santa Anna
must have outnumbercd YOU four or five to-
one"
THE difference was Greater than that, !
think hut we diInr sion ia count fine Ncyi.
cans. knew there was heavy force, and
lnnrrd fnr !, connie orrprimcnts more of REQ
MARS -
"I,pdoultcdly. said the ipdrc. lint what
was your order of battle"
"Ni,bv why Won see iudrr we went 10
fighting early in the morning the first day,
and we ut all DAY long, losing GOOD
many "''"' III" ut "'S''' 1t '''N'' l'''''S
"WeII wnot rryt>o
when it rot dark rode over to Santillo'
to look after our stores and toproyldragaln>t
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