The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-21

unforiunath Carlotta. The mother of
Carlotta died when the latter was but
10 years old, and the child had All
early tuition in the hollow quality of
European court-liie, without any safe
guard but such "a could be supplied
by hired govcrnesses. A writer of
the time Immediately succeeding the
great tragedy OF her life unconscious
~ gives an idea of her early misery,
when he says, cher association with
her supcriors in age was so constant
that she seems never to have ELL
loved the ordinary light-heartedness
aud play fulness of childhood" Poor
girl this was but preparation for
the sorrows to come sorrows that
have had no parallel since the world
has agreed 10 discard the ax aud glib
bet in dealing with women.
The poor young Princess grew in
favor and praise till, In 1857, when
but IL years old, she was married to
Macmillan, younger brother Of
Francis Joseph, Emperor OF Austria.
The marriage was one of those cisto-
mary among the +. F's of Europe,
Just as their small imitators used to
attempt to make mere territorial
marriages in Virginia. The poor
girl, no doubt, loved her young hus-
band. Her subsequent conduct show
ed how deep, how absorbing, how I'M
fortunate that love was in its results.
Macmillan was a sailor by profess
sion, philosophic inquirer by choice.
lie commanded several scientific ex-
petitions aud has written and pub
iished some volumes that are still
treated with respect by the scientific
world. It was this peculiarly liberal
bent of mind that excited Cavors
hostility to Macmillan. The great
Italian saw in the Austrian Prince a
deadly foe TO Italian political tree
dom. Austria, at that time, had
complete control OF Nenetia
and Lombardy and, by mar
riagc connections and religious
bonds, really governed Naples and
Rome. With a liberal prince like
MAMMALIAN 10 represent Austrian
ideas. the task of The Italian liberator
would have been immensely increased.
Tic did not want Macmillan around
his quarters, and said, "Maximillian is
The only adversary fear, because he
represe Is the only psinciple that can
ever enchain our Italian cause"
All the time, from 1857 to 1868
Macmillan and Carlotta dwelt, as II
Eden, at the palace of Miramar, oil
the east coast OF the Adriatic. u
seems that their life there was n per
feet iayl; love and literature sup
plying its rhythmic tones. Art II
Ill It's shapes; music, sculpture, paint
ing, words-all combined to max,
,heir brief six years of happiness on
of those delightful episodes, the mer
reading of which suggest
happiness and love TO al
mankind. But the tempter camt
Macmillan was ambitious ofworldl
renown; he knew the sweets of acqui
.ition as a scholar; he was brave,
.ailor and llapsburg. An cmpir
was offered him. The tinsel cmpero
Of u great nation, the fellow who IN
ncrited name without particle Q
Ulood-right to the inheritance; til
smaller Napoleon, before whom til
Singe-Tigres kDceled for u few year
saye vent to one of his grandiloquel
DEGREES, lie would "crcate a Latl
empire Ia the West to redress the la
unce of the East" Plaei even
this orotund phrase, he blinded men
ewes to his folly, and Maximillian WI
,educed into becoming his instr
mcnt.
Poor Carl0tta, the faithful wife an
brave woman, followed her Austria
! husband to Mexico, where the ne
umpire was to be founded and mail
tanned. The scheme was skillIull
: contrived Napoleon the Little la
money and prestige enough, pendir
The civil war in the United States,
ouy up party in Mexico. They we
called a party, but were really aIot
/ stock -jobbers and spectators, WI
with hearts absolutely cold as to h.
mauity or patriotism, sought 10 maj
/, profit out of Mexican bonds-to 81
nothing of Mexican blood. Tn
went 20 Miramir and, in the name
!, Mexico. offered throne aud iealty
the hapless prince.
Through one of those miracles
blindness which sometimes affect I
: ,est educated men, Macmillan sw
4 owed the bait. Napoleon Ill, II
only needed new Latin empire
he Western world, but the presti
which a political alliance with I
!. lIarpsDurgs would give
), nim. Macmillan became
tool, and the faithful Carlotta folio
ID her lord. But the Imperial pail
to use the phraseology of the Eu
,eau court journals-had not be
= many weeks in Mexico before
wife, with true wifely instinct, s
md understood the false positi
X in which she and Maxlmilim w
placed. Carlotta, from Dabyho
Is. nad been noted for peculiar sym
lhetic quality which caused her
Unite grief, even when the small
nd most uncomfortable animal s
fered in her sight. When she s
U he doom-clouds gathering over
husband, we may Imagine, though
n cannot describe her sorrow.
; She He'd from Mexico, having
. sought her husband in vain to
, from the death-trap. lie, haugh
- declaring that llapsburg had bel
lie than fly, renamed. She went
France, to Paris; saw the spuri
Bonaparte and begged for
begged for the only
! that could save herhusband's life
/. military aid. Her answer was n {
: declaration that France could not
= tain the Mexican empire, which
French emperor had created; tn
- war with the United States wonl.
certain 20 ensuc, and that instead
sustaining the emperor OF Mexico,
: French army under Bazaine wa
naye to be withdrawn.
I This almost broke the poor
\ man's heart; but with woman's fat
= the impossible, she sought for com
y In Rome. A protestant herself,