New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-06

il doomed SPAN is committed to abolition and can
not imperil her honor"
II all Spain were made up Of Castelars and
Fignerases certainly not but has Spain never sihd
one thing and done anotherl Senior FlgueTas stateu
that the bourgeois class was not republican. senior
CASTELAR, had, to my amaZement, malhtalneu
the reverse. In the disagreement OF doeto's
/ followed my own observation, and believed senior
Figueras Shopkeepers rarely rise above their
pockets The President of the Cortes saw bril-
liant future for SPAIN She was the richest country
in Europe; she possessed enormous weaith ID uu-
worked mines: she had great possibilities in gram;
her fonr WAS the finest IN the world. All would
come with good government education. skilled
labor. and railroads. Ave, verify, Senior FigueTas
Spains redemption o mere question OF
time. but how long time Then L was
told that Spain had no Finance Minister
no General and that the army officers were mon
archists In the name of all that is possible how
can lou make hesylway against an empty treasury
no commander and lukewarm officers! - L asked
Does not this account for the prolonged resistance
of Carlists and lntransigentesW Senior flgueras
shrugged his shoulders but smiled hopefully. lie
had faith in his cause, knew that ii must succeed
sooner OF later, and willing to sacrifice himself
to it. IT, like Sodom, the Spanish Republic can be
saved by one honest man, there need be no fear.
six Generals and $50 BrigadierG Generals in Spain.
What commentary! 1t was growing dark; even
Spanish trains start some time, and l forced TO
bid Senior Figueras farewell much sooner than
wished He hoped to visit America; perhaps he
would assist" at our Centennial celebration. Until
then. And when the door closed l said to my
Doubling Self, Spain is not to be despised when
she can give birth to CASTELAR, and Figueras
Other sons may be nObler than think, aud her
daughters may only require opportunity to exhibit
the finest wOmanly traits"
/ had asked TO see an eminently respectable Span
lard, who actually believed in Don Carlos and one
of the kindesthearted Americans that ever lived
thirty years away from home, served Carllst for
my dessert at dinner. He was nobleman. good-na-
tured fat utterly incapable of mental or physical
exertion and said little. The contrast between him
and the Republicans was marked that L again
took my Doubling Self INTO a corner and whispered
If intelligence WINS i'll the long run, the Repnbl-
cans though they be one to one hundred, must gain
the victory" The pOnderOus way in which that
Carist sat down on everything and did not realize
bis own absurdity amazed me more than the
EscOnal itself for the EscOral is as dead as Death
while this Carlist was alive, read newspaper Occa-
sonally and could listen if he would to Castelars
thrilling OTatiOns.
and il is hard to say which was the more touched
heart or pocket Madrid is not the poor travellers
paradise Living is higher than in any other Eu-
ropean capital. and the American system of charg-
ing for meals whether eaten or not, makes sad in
roads upon the purse. The Binker was in his ele-
ment Every waiter seemed to be his bosom
friend. aud his lavish generosity in fees
affected me deeply. Our departure was pro-
fouudly regretted in consequence, and as we
drove away / found myself moralizing on the supe-
riorty of money over other virtues. 1t is always
appreciated No ghost need rise from the grave to
proclaim its transcendent merits. 1t makes the
hideous beautiful the foolish WISE the stupid witty
and the wicked saints. 1t can patronize genius
and dictate to nations. II is very fine to be Shake
speare after death, bnt how much more comfortable
to be Rothschid while living! Is the applause of
posterity satisfactory equivalent for present cakes
and ale
had dispensed with the brilliant Blinker during
my stay i'll Madrid; consequently existence had been
unrufiled OF course the moment needed him he
was found wanting. 1t is something always to
realize expectations No sooner had we arrived at
the station than the Blinker succeeded in quarreng
with an official about his carpet-bag. 1t was en-
liyening to see two men pulling one small carpet
bag two ways while addressing endearing epithets
to each other and after fully enjoying the spectacle
/ demanded an explanation. Madam" said the
Blinker who by this time had tugged himself into
a violent prespirationand displayed to an admirng
audience the one pocket-handkerchief with which
he had come into SPAIN " Madam, i wish my carpet
bag to go luggage, and they say here it can not
"For what reason I" Because | bought the tickets
in town, and when tickets are bought away from
the station, passengers must take their luggage
with them or 20 without" Certainly, and that's
as it should be. Yet this man is attempting to defy
our rules" added the indignant official. How l
could have laughed, but / refrained :" never
heard such an idiotlc regulation" / said TO the
painting official The Blinker looked pleased.
There is but one thing more idotic," / added,
turning TO him, which is that you who have lived
&c years in Spain should not have known what you
were about" The Blinker looked less pleased.
Think what a state l should have been in had not
my trunk been bundle We could not have left
without buying a third ticket.
Intending to travel all night, entered the
compartment for Danes Seules, and met there
one of the seforas ] had journeyed with
from Santander to Madrid. Curiosity sat upon her
tongue, and | was thoroughly interviewed. The
seora had never visited Toledo, and had only seen
the EscOrial from the railroad. Would l tell her
about them So an American five days in Madrid
found herself expounding Spain to native! The
native was naive in her ignorance, and when had
answered all her questions, she exclaimed,
:" How strangely American women must feel.
If they know so much, how wonder
full the men must bew At this moment
the rest of the compartment was taken possession of
by frolcsOme party of nuns, who, when the train
started, paused in their chattering TO cross them
selves, and then babbled on as ceaseessly as
mountain brOok-one moment in French and the
next i'll Spanish. Ii was the Youngest conversation
L ever listened to, and wondered whether getting