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the Kings offer, and would always remember u

Don Fernando, The King eonsort and father
y ne k,nE "1s sl.1 sIreatogl5 courteous to
and Is tal', stately gentleman, rcsenbltng
fomewhat hia relative, leopold !. OF Belgium:
Don Fernando lis one Of the CoburE house OF
on1s to he cs.oc II te
great houses having Catholic md Protestant
wings to suit the e1Igtne'cs Of Royal alliances.
lie came To Portugal forty-tvo yoars ago n the
md sister to Dom Pedro Of Brazil. Dona Maria
died In fB;9, and Dot Fcrnfndo became Regent
until bis first son, Dom Pedro v, was Of age;
Dom Pedro reiEned six xYcars, aud waa sueeeeded
rams viii be pleased 10 know that his Majesty,
on hIs second marriage, selected Boston lady.
This marriage Is morganattc--thas Is to asy, the
Church llcsses IT, but the lady not being ho5ai'
The Law will not recognize her q Queen. Count
eaa d'Ed'a, ~ she Is called, "a much respected 70
Lisbon. When the General called tho escorted
him through tbs various tseaaure-roomt OF tne
ralace and seemed delighted to meet one oi hef
her COUNTRY. Countess d'Edla seems 70 have
had romantic career. sho studied rnu-
s,c, and came TO- sing In 1.tabon. Here
Don Fernando made IN ~, wnSs n.
wife. Don Fernando, ilks hta son, the King, ls
an accomplished man, skilled In languaRea and
literature, with an especta' interest u America:
lie talked to Gen. Grant about Casltotnia nna
the Pacific Coast, and c1prss.ed desire t9 W.T.
II. His Majesty has curious and wonderful
collection of pictures, b1te-s-brsc, old ar1nor:
and old furnttdre,-o,le OF the most curious ana
painting, sn,i showed us With pride sone of bis
Finally Don Fernando gave m \ pressing In
visatton 10 visit his palace 1t Cfnttn- A visit TO
Etatf. vas down 4, eur 1ae M
privileges rarely given. Clntra is about fifteen
mtea from Lisbon and We were compelled 70
60 early N the morn!ne. ous p party included Tss
.nl Vseoant sP P.pn., % .od M H. cansa DC se
formerly Portuguese Consu!-tenefai Ia tne
United etatcs, and author OF history Of tue
United Ht2tes In Portuguese. Mr. Moran our
indispostton. The drive va. attractive. through
a rolling, picturesque cuuntry. with cool breefes
coming In from tbs sea that made oVercoats
pleasant. Cintra is one OF the famous spots u
moet bY instinct 10 "Childs Harold" You Kin
find Byron's majestic stanxas describing C!ntra
In the 6rst canto: .-.. --...
Tho horrtd ersa', b. topp1Ing convent crowned.
The mountain moss by seosehtas skiss im0ro~n'
rhs sunten s'.u, whose sunless shrubs mus.
The tender .surs Of ths unsuf1ed deep:
The orange t!nts that MD the gresnest oonQh.
The vine Oh hiah. tha willow branch beIow.
Nike, In one mighty seene. with sssted beauty
Rluw
Then slowly climb The n.ny.windfae way,
And frequcus tusn 10 linFer - you 70.
h%a e:t is':t y ao::s Iasy o
whsre ftaeal monk. .hsi! l,ttls re'cs e., ,.ho"'
| Hers imp!ous men have punished been. end 10!
Deep In yon cave !lonorias long did dwell. :, :.
In hope TO merit Heaven oy mixing earth Hell.
Nearly seventy years have passed since Byron
visited Ctntra, and the picture = ~ perfect now
as when drawn. There was BoEne difficulty fn
finding the cork trees, aud Gen. Grant began 70
be skcptfca as TO their cIistenret and WAS think,
ing Ut Offering reward to Mr: pimon TO IND
~ painter Of scuuery by bringing us 70 small
cork.xeove on the sids ot the mountain. Many
changes have taken place since Byron VA
here, Tho 'toppIing convent " wss seized ; BY
crty OF Don Fernando, and vast expcusee
he has built It into u chateau. Of patsce, one Of
The most beautiful IN the world. The ''horr!d
arc s5ags..sd b. Eeod ,osd Scna Gdd
up Filth avenue. Tho mountain rnoss and Thy
sunkcn ctcns have ali been covered With ricl
vegetation, notably Of tho camcllis, which +
| rarely seen in this latitude, but whict, hts
l4ndy's House Of Woe IL tho palace OF Prince
mud IA VIC ride under the ovcrarclllnE doorway
attendants Ia Roykl livery arc waiting.
and the xood. on our aonkeys until We came
Moutserrat. 1t was hero that Beckforl, autho
OF "Vathek." whom Dyron rails "EoF!and'
wealth1est son. 1uut Chateau bcck!ofa,
house camc into the possession Of
wealthy Englhh merchant. named Cool
but upon whom the King has. lately con
, ferred the title OF V!scount Of Montserrai
There Is an old Royal palace to BE- scep, whicl
was the AlhameFa ot tls sloots ln 81 thslr ri aay g Q
. fore tia discovery Of America. aud one Of III
! lrgcn1s cues back to ccntur! bcioFc that tin,e
Tie palace Is 4 large, struggling bullding., wilt
, nany chambers, mud: rs 1t 4 no longer used a.
Koya1 residence, the General WA curious to knoi
why II rould not be Fen:ed A. sumu'er boarsl
ine.houso and made to Contribute ia ths reys
uues Of the King. In itA day It was, NO donbi
q pleasant home; but with the three or fo'l
vast palares in Lisbon anil tts snhirt*, palace
with modern comforts, the old Moorish castl
can we'll bo kept a one Of the monuments {
tho uatIon. -...
We walked aud trovc around Cintra villagt
| Gcu. Grant was 70 charmed With the placa thu
bcregrettcsi hs could not remain Longer. TheT
vas . lloyai engagement bidding lin to Ltabo1
, So we i!ucu al @victor's TIotel and NJ the nigh
shadows came down, bundled into our carriage
for the long drive home.