National Republican., 1886-01-02

Five shots were fired, all fell mortally
wounded and died without struggle; AMI
as the emperor sank upon his right side, h.
was heardt to slowly whisper the Spanish
word "Uombren (man), but what thought
was passing through his mind will never be
known. Subsequently bis body was taken
to Vienna for interment; but every year the
French residents OF Queetaro make June 10
a sort Of decoration day, and cover Las
Campanas with roses. For more than TT
teen years the place Of execution was marked
by three rude wooden crosses, until these
monuments of red granite were erected,
each having only the date and the name Of
him II commentaries.
However we may condemn the ambition
that lured an archduke from his Austrian
home to attempt the role of emperor on
American soil, one must pity his fate; and
certainly his heroic bearing In the last try
ing ordeal challenges universal admiration.
A few hours before his death the report
reached him that the faithful Carlotta-
whom he knew TO be insane-was dead. IL
was melancholy relief and he died In the
full conviction that her trials were ended.
On the day after his sentence, before this
false report Of her death, he wrote the fol-
lowing pathetic letter:
MS LAST LETTER.
mits you TO recover and to read these lines, you
will learn the cruelty of the fate that has not
ceased to pursue me since you departed for
my Happiness. Why did ' not listen to- to you?
So many events-alas so many unexpected
and unmerited catnstrophies have over
heart, and await death as delivering angel
die without agony. | shall fall with glory,
like soldier, like conquered king II you
have not the power to bear so much suffering,
I hn Hfu no
and paternal hand which has so rudely stricken
us. Adleul adieu! Thy poor MAX"
"Poor Max" indeedl but infinitely poorer
Carlotta, to whom even the boon Of death
Is denied Her cloud has no "silver llning,n
except in the fact that all knowledge Of the
terrible tragedy has been spared her, for
from the hour that her mission to Europe
failed, she became q harmless lunatlc, and
| confined In one Of the palaces Of the king Of
| the Belgians, is still singing the simple folk
songs she learned in Mexico, and daily eX-
pecting the return Of her young husband.
TIE CHURCHES AND PLAzAs.
Like all Mexican cities, Queretaro con-
tains innumerable churches and plazas.
Among the latter, perhaps the most beau
tiful is that In the center Of the town,
facing the old Church Of Santa Clara, with
broad-leayed bananas surrounding its
antique fountain, u quaint monument
erected in honor OF the Marquis Villas de
Ayuil, former patron Of the town. Not
less delightful Is the Alameda, park of
many acres, the more charming because up.
parently uncared for. Its oddly-shaped
branches, Of pink-tinted adobe, set hap.
hazard among weeds and wild flowers,
tempt passers-by 20 join the natives In
'dreaming the happy hours away" in this
land Of sweet idleness. Along its circular
drive, under groves OF ancient ash and elm
trees, the aristocracy of the viclnage all
themselves at evening In their gorgeous
but clumsy equlpages; while happy lovers
may always be seen straiying In the shad
ows, aud lads nadI Iasses Il rting au clare du
lune, as lads and lasses will.
PICTURESQUE SCENES.
Though not much TO boast Of the way Of
beauty, the market places are perhaps morC
interesting than the more romantic parks
In them are crowds Of sellers and buyers
forever vocirfeatlngin soft-voweled Spanisl
their wares spread upon the ground unde
huge, umbrella-like shades OF woven straw
From dawn till dark the cake-vende
shouts "Gorditasl Gorditas Aqui sol
buenos Gorditas l''-fat little cakes fa
little cakes here are good fat little cakes
while the fruit peddler, the candy boy, tn
sellers OF CHA, orangoade, and similar will,
beverages, aud hundreds Of others scream
In lazy chorus their various strains. Tn
I ~
"carbonere-o-o-oW
"Who wants mats from Puebla-mat
twenty yards longp queries the vender O
braided grasses. "IIay cebo-o-o-o is tn
prolonged wall Of the woman who dispense
mixed vegetables, interspersed with cries Q
"Mantequilla mantarlna ~ (lard and mut
tOn-fatl; "tamales Tortillas dc cujada
(curd cakes) and host Of villainous thing
10 eat. "Salt beef salt beef 70 yells iii
butcher; and the seller OF poultry sing
sleepily by the hour, "Ducks and chickens
o, my soul Good ducks aud chickens |"
Yellow headed parrots, for sale In all I'll
market places, add their eternal ''pa
"pa ~ TO the general din; while India
girls, with the dust OF interior villages upo
their eandaled feet, offer for dos realt
(25 cents) cane cages OF mocking bird
golden candaloras, top-knotted cardinal
aud other donlzens Of tho wild Woo
scarcely more so than themselves. Atever
step professional leperos importune yor
with groan and whlne-"Nina Ninita
For the love OF God, for sake OF the moi
holy virgin, by the immaculate conception
by the blood OF Christi and all the rest OF 1
Yesterday an old man followed me mil
or more, with such an astonishing string
lnyocatlons, prefaced by the usual "Nina
Nlnita ~ (little girl Dear little girl y thi
at last j paused 10 give him something
Finding IN my purse nothing less than
dollar-too much for wandering scribe
squander upon one OF ten thousand simili
applicants was about passing on, whe
the wretch drew from his pocket handfl
OF change, and courteously offered
"make change" with me
FANNIE b. WARD.
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