The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1874-01-28

rights OF her son naturally produced
and she returned to her husband ne@|-
er afterwards to appear in political
affairs. Her escutcheon was blottcd.
Maria Christina, who married Fer
dinand VII. of Spain; prevailed on
her husband, to whom she had borne
two children, both females, to au ul
the salic law, which prevailed in
Spain as in France, and TO bequeath
his sceptre to his eldest daughter,
lsabellai and failing her to her sister.
Dona Louisa, the lnfanta, now the
wife Of the Due de Montpensier,
Louis Philippe's youngest son. This
was done, and the ancient Cortes of
the kingdom were summoned to rec
ognize and swear fealfy to the heir
ess of the throne BY the same in.
strument Maria Christina was ap-
pointed governing queen. or regent,
in the event of Ferdinand dying be-
fore Isabella had attained her maiori-
ty. The Cortes, merely ccremori-
al body, possessing no deliberatjye
functions whatever, gaze a formal as
sent to the arrangement; and on he
death Of her husband in 1888 Chri.-
tina assumed the direction 0 the
/ government, which she successfully
held-with the exception Of the brief
interval when Espartero's star wa in
| the ascendant--rill l54e. when Isa-
! bella was declared of age.
From May, lo4l, till August, 1913,
ESpartero governed Spain. During
this time Christina took refuge in
Paris, and was conrteously enter
tanned by the King Of the Frencn-a
distinction pl 10 means entirely dtio
to her Bourbon blood. Her children.
over whom she was known to nave
and naturally, unboundcd influence.
were The Queen and Infant OF Spain.
and Louis Philippe was far too
-hrcwd a parsonage TO neglect show
ing ciyiiities to a lady win ~hom
the choice Of husbands for those in
;o.esting Young pr.ncessoa ~o,Id h..
selg 10 r7l. Christina never con
~ia-reu hyr struggle with E~I,artero7
party 10 be hopeless. Sic published
a long manifesto to thc Spanish peo-
ilc, whose character at that day she
seemed 10 understand perfectly. II
contained Just the right words at tie
Gt time. She was declared p just and
clement Queen, her foes were brand
cd as traitors to Spain, the treatment
She had received was pronounced to
! scandalousIy uugratclul. and she was
at once recalled by acclamation. The
power Of Espartero melted away like
snow before = summers sun, and he
owed it to tie spec, OF his horse that
ne got safe on board British ship.
Christmas return 20 Madrid was
Il triumph from coast to capital. But
Il spot on her escutchcon, like that
whica doomed her sister. could not
be ettaced. within less than three
D.. months after the death Of her hus-
band, Ferdinand VII, She had been
privately married t. Ferdinand Nun
/ III, common soldier. guardslnan at
the palace recommended for nothing
but his youth and handsome person.
Although this marriage was not pub
! licly acknowledged until ten years
Eatterwarls, / when, in 1874, the guards
man was created Due de Reanzercs.
yet it was perfectly understood in
court circles. From the moment
/ that this misaIlance was known
Queen Christmas moral force depart
ed: ImmoraIitics are forgiven in
| Spain; taint o'f blood never. N9bic&Se
obisge IS rule which admits Of no
exceptions Though the daughter
! Of monarch, sister Of a king and
mother Of sovereign, though the
widow of + Fefdinand vi. and Queen
regent Of the kingdom. her claim to
he enrolled in the royal list where
the great Isabella's name is inscribed
, WAS gone. She might exercise pow
er, but never command respect. She
might die in the very odor of sancti-
", but her remains could never re-
pose in the solemn shadows Of the
Escorial-
Il has been said of the present
/ Queen Of Portugal, who, though
hardly thirty years OF age, is 50 obese
,aat she aha9fs her husband, tie
,pinj.e-sl.anked and treblt-voiced
LUZ l., INTO insienilicance, that sne
iucver had . woulan's chance to b,
aeue St. Whether tie scndai lie true