The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-04-02

Under date of March tho 9Th, the London
correspondent of the New York World
writes
Of all the royal visitors now here, Don Car
4 los attracts the most attention; and there is
this popularity about him-he charms and
| in his company. The first impression he pro-
duces is one of admiration. He is q noble
looking man; he is ak feet two inches high ;
he is broad in the shoulders and deep in the
chest I; be bears himself like soldier and q
king. His manners are extremely pleasing
and courteous /; there is kind1iness about
him which is almost feminine, but it is COM
blned with a strength and vigor that one rec
| ognizes as heroic. When one has seen him and
oonversed with him, one begins to understand
thft otherwise impenetrable mystery-the alb
solute devotion of his partiZaps in Spain to his
person and his cause. He began his cam
paign with twenty seven men a few months
ago, after years of terrible strife, he had an
army of $4,000 splendid soldiers and now,
overwhelmed by numbers, penned up in a cor
ner, reduced to their last cartridge and their
last biscuit, he has relin guished the contest
and retired for while-but probably only for
. while.
reporter Of London journal, the Post,
having bad interview with Don Carlos,
concludes his account with these words:
As rose to take leave of the King and thauk
ed him for his kindly reception of a stranger,
he shook me warmly by the hand, disclaimin 2
all thanks. The impression my interview left
upon me was that Don Carlos is very differ
ent Kind of parsonage to what had expected
to find him. He has the high chvslrous bear
ing possessed by all Spanish gentlemen. Com
bined with that characteristic is his truely
gallant, soldierly presence, and q kindliness
of manner almost feminine in it's demonstra-
fearleesly in the face and to be in his presence
for i've minutes is instinctively to like and
admire him.
Don Carlos first experience of English hos
pitality was suoh as should cause the blush of
shame to mantle the cheek of every decent
Englishmen. He landed at Folkestoue, Just
after an immense Td had gathered to inau-
gurate new pier. The Post thus describes
the disgraceful scene:
There were among this aesemblage Fores.
ters, Odd Fellows and Drnids, and most of
them carried some symbol of their "lodge' and
"order"-bill hooks (very ugly weapons in
deed), crooks and spears. Some of these wor.
thies carried large silk banners, gayIy fringed
and having Gaudily painted scenes and deyi-
ces on their front. They mustered thickIy in
the immediate vicinity of the saloon contain
ing Don Carlos and his suite, and proceeded to
insult the Prince to his face. Two of them
unfurled large banner, on which was por
trayed Representation ofthe Good Samaritan
tending the Sufferer by the wayside and bore
the il scription, go thou and do likewise" 1t
was exhibited to the Prince, and immedi ately
rolled mp again, having apparently answeSsd
Guo NY SlcEIOuo purpose IOr WAlCl lG had been
introduced. On another banner were depict
ed the figures of uncomfortable looking
widow and the traditional orphan, and q third
portrayed Druid giving performance on a
harp, close to an altar from which blood red
flames issued. Most bizarre of all, especially
to Spanish eyes, was the figure of a very an. |
cient Druid" with very long white beard |
who stood in front of the Princes carriage,
with an open book containing the rules of the |
society before him, until the train started |
The members of these three organizations be-
haved in q manner which would have qualified |
them for instant admittance to Bethlehem
Hospital or Hanwen. They groaued, bissed
and hooted to their hearts content and this
was their manner of welcoming q foreign
FRINGE W ho has sought shelter on our shores
and hospitality among our people. 30 shame
ul q spectacle was never witnessed in this
country not decent person among the hun
ireds present could have looked on at the or
sie without feeling ashamed of his country
nen at thus assailing and mocking one who
lad been compelled to seek refuge in England.
t was truly a painful, pitiable scene-one
which no body could have conceived possible.
The object of this senseless fury and id etic
age was the least moved of all by it. Don
;srlos seemed Injured to misfortune, and he
'ore the insults levelled at him with soldierly
our0ge. No matter what ones opinions
night bc. no one could witness this scene
Without feeling compassion for the man whose
resence had evoked this insensate outburst,
or without adDiring him for the stoicism
nth which he treated it.