News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-12-17
MAMMALIAN AND CARLoTTA.

roast at Vera Cruz TO the capital was q yeri-
table ovation. The royal pair travelled over
the whole route in carriages without es-
cort or guard Every village welcomed the
new ruler every city presented its keys
and made festivities lasting many days
When the royal carriage appeared in the
procession the people could hardly be re-
strained from embarrassing the animals
and drawing the vehicle with their hands
At Puebla, on Carlotta's birthday, there
was grand banquet and ball, and wher
ever Macmillan and Carlotta appeared on
the street their pathway was carpeted with
flowers. No wonder that the emperor was
moved to say in response to the universal
congratulations showered upon him, The
love with which our country greets us pro-
foundly moves us" Said he: If all will
4nlle in the sole end OF promoting the last
ing greatness and prosperity of our country,
Providence then will crown our efforts.
Outside the City of Mexico the party was
met by the civil and ecclesiastical authori-
ties, and after the solemn and imposing
ceremonies peculiar to Catholic countries.
the welcoming orator used this language,
Swords fail me 10 manifest our gratitude,
because you have, In compassion for our
mlsfortunes, abandoned another throne,
riches, country, parents, brothers aud
friends, and Gopdescenaed TO come and
make us happy and save us from the evils
that were causing us to disappear from the
catalogue OF nations"
With these most ELUSIVE tokens and
ceremonies the welcome progressed from
the gates of the city to the grand cathedral,
to the archiepiscopal palace, and then to
the national palace on the site Of the an
clent hall of MonteZuma, where Macmillan
was established "emperador" without one
audible voice of dissent. Well might the
world look on with approval and hope;
well might Macmillan and his princess
have their souls in peace. Yet the sanguine
Teuton was no purbllnd fool. Well he
knew the volatile natures of the Latin peo-
pie, And besides he had had warning
After he had accepted the crown and was
in Paris comforting with Napoleon he was
waited upon by one Col. Won Gagern, n
truly noble soldier of fortune who had for.
feited his rank in the Prussian army by
joining the revolutionists in 1913, and sub
sequently drifted into Santa Annals camps !
The French made him prisoner when they
first invaded Mexico and sent him to Paris |
After picturing Mexico in the darkest |
colors to Macmillan and seeing that moth |
ing could dissuade him he said 81 fear
your imperial Sighness will pay for the |
attempt with your head"
But Macmillan was of the house OF |
of the land Of Charlemagne, a |
breed of princes that dares whatever man |
dares. and he simply kept right on in the
role cut out for him by the logic of events. |
He set to work to study the people, their !
customs and needs; he kept the |
business out of sight, conciliated |
opponents, forebore all harsh measures,
frowned down class distinction, called the
poems Mexicans, himself adopted Mexican
dress, language and habits, spent his own
vast resources in founding schools and col
Ieges; he adorned the cities, made public
caused the wastes to bios
som into gardens; yes, like his great proto-
type, King Arthur, "felled the forest and
let in the SUM-"
He was reformer and organizer, a
leader with royal mission, and he went