New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-02
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opiiII ia lin eternal bIeep. Inc urSb mus
| nation we had of such an event came 10 us
over tbe wires from Berlin az midnight
! And il only said. "Carlotta is dead AS
tbis intelligence reached the eye Of our
readers. aa Involuntary ''yhank God
J sespondef.
. u was stage. eyenffuS and terribly
J psintI career-thst OF the Archduke Maxi.
! milan and his consor5. II was more than
romance. ft was one Of Ghose terrible
| tragedies in life which. Providence some
! times lets as witness. to eORTey 10 us sons
lesson we must learn
With much os madness. ana more 0S On
And horror, the soul Of the plot
1t was tragedy that opened about Is de
eade ago, on the domestic happiness of
loving couple ia their home Of luxury Oh
! the shores of the Adriatic. All that
art. culture and learning could contribute
they gave 80 make these lives pass happily
jn the lovely palace at Miramas.
Chen. like the trail of the serpent ove:
! the dowrets of paradise, crawled the emls-
ssries Of European diplomacy over Ghe
threshoId-and peace was gone. The Mex
ican 'notables' followed with taeir tender
| of throne TO the brother of The Emperor
OF Austria-an ardent young man, full of
great possibilities and eageS fog oPpOrtuni-
ties.
Again the curtain elses. and UpOa another
scens. TGe cactus fg!nged Socks of Mex
jcO gesound with new aeclaim--that OF
welcome 60 Cue Llue-eyed, fair haired per
scnage WhOs theiE ancient Aztec traditions
told them would enc day come from the
East to rule over them bringing peace and
plenty with him. From the sea 90 SOlidad,
and thence up over the pass at Cbicuihuiai
through great cities and humble podestas.
and across broad haciendas 70 the capital,
Nesting down in She Salle'. where white
Popocatapeti and his sister mountain stand
like everlasting sentries-a.i was ono pro
longed welcoming ovation.
The national palace came 20 hold an
imperial throne, and the Mexican eagle
wore a crown upon his head. The empire
CT Augustin the First became the empire of
Maximilian0-the forty intervening years OF
anarchy and nisrule being buried, it was
hoped, in the gulf Of the inresurrectible
past. For time peace seemed to have
come 70 stay. While Maximllian prOmul-
gated laws dictated by a more enlight
ened craftsmanship than Mexico had known
before, Carlotta gathered tile children of
the poor into schools and transformed the
barren plazas of the cities into gardens of
fruits and flowers.
There was a cloud gathering in The north
1t gave anxiety, but not despair. The
sWarthy Juarez was, with Indian tenacity,
recognizing his armies of Libertad Esco-
hedo. Corona Diaz and Trevigno rallied
their forces to drive the Europeans back to
the sea The cloud grew larger in the
north. The Emperor watched its gathering
proportions, but still had faith in the aztec
ton of the people and in the counsel of his
advisers, aud for pastime he planted trees
along the avenues, decorated the walls of.
the castle at Chapultepeco and caught
9rQsshOppers on the lawn at his neighboy-
ing hacienda. The cloUd gree: darker.
Complications arose. lie geGUsei she sci
fish demands of the infamous BazaiHe. and
che French Emperor took his foois awa.-.
lie became disheartenei and retreate4 TO
Orizaba Oh Ills way 80 the Austrian tleet
and the land of his birth. He listened ~
the voice of Miramon and the leaders OF
the Church party, and turned back to hs
abandoned capita! and the support OF ASs
native allies.
Sarlotta, his guiding STAR his SAFEST and
best adviser, she companion OF his JOYS and
She shaIer in his INTERCHANGEABLE, whose
womanly instinct prompted cruero and
therefore surer craftsmanship than minis
t9rs. generals or notab!es could give-lefl hey
husbands side Oh d European MissiDa i'll
ais behalf
From thaa 5seuae 9he dag -sHas Of HE Isolse
was obScured by the black clouds %hch
game down from the north Disasters came
upon his army. His advisers led him astrav
One stroke of his pen and the prisoners cd
war, Generals Arteaga and Salazay. were
sacrificed. Only his own blood was ever
10 wipe out this great wrong.
He takes the field as his cause becomes
desperate. Querataro is besieged by Esco- !
bedo. Miguel Lopez commands the APP
proaches TO La Cruz. The Emperor was i;
So'IlttlHSL " Lopez Cullu. Dut III LOPEZ |
bastard veins runs the blood of Santa Anna. |
Mexica8 gold in Lopez palm swung open !:
the gates OF the fortress. and Maxinliiian !
was prisoner OF waso a few days later. !
and che hsPless scion OF the HaPstUrgs
vas brought out to die. The ga!lAns yoEa: |
Slramon stood IN the place OF honor on his
II ghto and She Indian caci9ue, hIcjia, az his |
lett A file of soldiers with loaded mus
ksts faced the condemned. a lieutenant ,
waves his sabre. and the guns ara signed:
another wave Of the blade, the pieces are
cooked; another, and the iron tubes hiss
sHs their fire and plunge the lead iatc three
as vslogcus hosoms as ever shared soldiers
fortunes. The last sound before the volley
was che ejaculation W NsIiniiiar. 0Po0g
sias 800: Ca.f0rsao witt. the fidin.s OF
The death OF her husband, seasOn Gcrsoob
81 throne. For more Shan i've seats now.
hat noble. taleatcd /. tined soul has been
'orouGel ~ madness. Temporarily. par
is!l". sHe clouds rolled away. and reason
tru.gleG iato light. 1t wss when the Aus
rian admiral brought sbc Body %: the dead
tnper". back {" the city OF his birth. shat !
: might res: in rl!e tomb Of his ancestor
ijn.s. Bus the sight was TeIis only :cr .
inc. eGd 'iaalsY went "st IN y thicker dark
ess.
And ,sow the last sa,i a"s is rl..vcoa. and
he prGmpger EiDgs The curtain Gown ON
.ss Terrible life irage'iy. Gaglo:ts il o3ca.i.