Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-08-06
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I.-CARLIsTs,

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l.-CARLIsTs.
I was indebted to my Spanishlteacher,
once Spanish nobleman, for my first
clear knowledge of the Carlist struggle.
The old S.lique law, which prevented
any woman from ascending the Spanish
throne, having been abrogated by Fer
!. dinand, the last king, who left the
crown to his daughter Isabella, under
the regency of her mother, Maria Chris
tina, whose partisans were called Chris
tinos,. Don, Cerlos, the kings brother,
and the direct male heir, fesisted the
change.
The constitutional government es-
tablished by the Chrlstinos, bringing
NIL under one general law, does away
with the ancient f,teros, or privileges of
tho provinces.
THIS was especially resented by the
Biscay provinces, whose Inhabitants had
been left to enjoy great freedom among,
and most probably on account of their
mountains.
u. They therefore presented the singular
: spectacle of n free people, ready ut any
time to take up arms for absolute kings,
because this absolutism had never both
cred them.
The career Of my informant was
good illustration of the recent history
of Spain.
He had begun life as an Andalusian
noble, and naturally espoused the cause
OF Don Carlos. Becoming one of s'the
kings" staff officers, his position was
excellent for observing everything, and
his account OF Carlist camp at that
time was exceedingly Interesting. -A't-
!, The old men and women with the
smaller boys and girls remained at
home %toYw work the farms, and procure
provisions for them all. The larger
boys conveyed supplies to the camp.
which contained all the able-bodied
men.
The young women were there also to
cook and keep things tidy until fight
came, when they also brought in the
wounded from the battle field, and
tended them until they recovere d, or
until they1passed away. SO NJ
The usual loose license of camp had
no exis ence there. Every young wom-
an was just as safe from harm or in
suit among her relatives and fri nds in
camp as she would have be, in her own
, home.
One day MS my informant, with the
F2rest Of the; staff, was riding with " the
King along n narrow road among the
bowed down wifi agef and grief, walk
ing in front of n rough hand barrow.
borne by four young women, on which
lay tine-looking young man who
/ seemed badly ywounded. &I,G 81
The clatter Of the horses hoofs
reused the aged mourner, who raised
her head rs the horsemen reined aside
to make room in the narrow road.
"The king" raising his hat. said
Mother, is this your son ?''
The old woman TUNED toward him
her fine, though wrinkled face, and,
seeing who it was, ..saluted him and
answered:
Yes, your majesty" .1,
s" He seems badly wounded"
- Yes; he is dying, and he is the
second son that I have thus lost, my
enly consolation being that 1 have one
more still left for the service of your
majesty"
Bending down her head again, she
moved on as before with her sad train,
while all the horsemen remained uncov-
cred till they passed.
Of course, with such devotion as this,
Don Carlos had them and theirs always
at. bis command. When he chose to
raise his standard, J he Mt yer backed for
fered n secure, base for operations, in I.
suring them aSsafe retreat, while their
extended seaboard put them in commu-
nication with all tho world, and gave
them an amount OF supplies limited
only by their power to purchase.
MY informant, while in command
OF "a body of troops, was obliged, in
9raer m to avoid capture, to cross the
Portuguese frontier. He and his mon
were disarmed and imprisoned.
For two years he tried in vain to free
his men. Then, feeling he had done
his whole duty toward them, he secured
hls own escape and went to England.
Thence he gained the continent. and
finally settled in Paris. ~
II.--CUCuILLos.
The national weapon of the Span.
iards is the knife, and certainly they
know how to use it. Talking one tlay