The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-27

An incident oil the Madrid Carnis
Tni-A BrlgnUd BECOMES An
Empress.
from the American CaltIystOr.
# has always been mystery why the
ate occupied by Madrid, the capital Of
Spain, was selected for this purpose, the
locality being absolutely devoid Of the
least characteristic which might recon.
mend it rs suitable for great city. It is
situated near the centre OF the country,
10 be .ure, and on the left bank Of the
Nanllnares, a small stream whose waters
i5in those Of the Jamara, an afllIent OF
The Tsgus. The city is built on billy
barren and poorly.watered plain, little
more than two thousand feet above the
level Of thesea, exposed to the bitter win.
Ter winds from the Guadurrama Noun
talns on the north and to the simOOn-like
winds from the southeast.
No other city except Rome gives itself
% so completely to the intoxicating
pleasures and excuses OF the Carnival
season as does Madrid. During this an
nusl period the people resign all labor
and devote themselves systematically to
the greatest freedom, often overlapping
the bounds Of propriety, and becoming
iorgetfu Of self.respect, But the carni-
val period Is accepted as being sufficient
excuse for nearly any imprudenee short
Of murder. The same remark applies to
Venice, Rome and Naples.
It il to give the reader picture Of an
occurrence at Madrid during the carniv-
al that we have taken up cur pen. The
circumstance which we shall relate trans.
PRED but few years ago, and yet i has
probably been forgotten by nearly all
iho.e, who ever heard Of il. 1t never be.
came very public, and was whispered
abOu. among the courts Of Europe, and
We believe finally got into the newspa.
pers Of London and Paris.
As we have said, it was dnring The car
nlVal season, and one of the most distin.
gulshed ladies' OF the court gave masked
ball, to which all the priveledged class Of
citizens and people OF rank, including
the several embassies, were invited. The
Spaniards are proverbially hospitable,
and on such occasions each member Of
the embassies is permitted to invite any
Othis fellow countrymen who may chance
to be In the city.
Cur iellow.countryman, Bayard Tay-
lor, one OF the most extensive travellers
oil the day, CHANGED at the time to be in
Madrid, and, as was customary, received
anihVitation 10 the masked ball to which
sreier. II has been more than limited,
also, that it was through Mr.. Taylor
that the facts Of the following romantic
story got iiTst whispered about. But GER
tain it il that Mr.. Taylor, or any MEM
her Of the American Embassy, can verify
the facts.
General Arieta was az we'll known in
Madrid a few years since as the Duke Of
Wellington wasin London. He Was the
Spanish Won Moltke Of twenty years ago
4 lavorite Of the Queen, and though we'll
advanced in years, still man noted for
his gallantriss. He had won his spurs
during the days OF Wellington upon the
Peninsula, and though he was d severe
discipllnarian, still he was always SO Just
and reasonable that he was immensely
popular with the army. The General
was a little proud, but still very genial
when he chose to be so.
The occasion Of the masked ball refer
red 10 was Of marked display. Even
Royalty was present in disguise, though
that was nothing remarkable, the Queen
having long before sacrificed the respect
Of hersubiecta by liaisons so public and
40 bralen as 10 be disgusting. We speak
o. the mother Of tie present youthful
king. The ball was long after remem-
bered "a the most splendid social affair
which had occurred in the Castilian cap
tailor many a long year. 1t was more
like one OF the gay masQuerades Of the
PArslan opera than aught clse.
General ArietA had partaken rather
freely Of champagne, but not enough to
more than stimulate him to concert
pitch; he was too old campaigner to
get under the full influence OF wine or
any other stimulus. Still he had swal.
lowed quite enough TO mellow his dispo.
sItIon, and TO unloose his tongue. He
vas all politeuess and courtesy to every
one, and more particularly to those Of
the opposite sex who saluted him.
A pretty orange girl, pretty at least in
dSuEe, Tor as to her face, like the rest Of
The ladies', she was masked, was observed
TO pay especial attention to the old sol.
der The General could not but OBJ.
serve with amorous eyes the exquisite
little feet and beautifully formed limbs
which somewhat short skirt served to
display, nor did he fail to observe the de.
llcately rounded outlines OF this young
girls figure, her dainty waist and beau.
utul throat and neck. Indeed, he was
quite taken by storm, and was prepared
losirike his flag at the first summons to
surrender.
On her part the orange girl danced
with General Arieta, hung upon his arm,
ShaIied vOlubly with him, and in short
quite appropriated and charmed the old
soldier. Everybody wallzes in Spain; it
!: the national dance; and the young
gltI twltied the General about the spaci-
Qua ball room until, together with the
tunes Of the champagne which he had
drank, he was rendered almost too dizzy
10 stand upon his feet. But no Spaniard
Wasseyet known to get too much Of the
TS1ltI,so General Arieta kept on in dizzy
delight, with his arm cnciScling the little
'l1lle orange girls waist.
Alas" sighed the General, as the two
sought the retirement OF conservatory
leading out Of tho dancing hall, f" am
aotolutely miserable"
And why, prayI"
Because / shall be obliged to leav,
you 80 Soon."
Leave meP
sYe,, | have to take my carriage BY
midnight"
Why SO early
{. a t., attend y, cabinet meeting"
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