Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

,hnt opened like m ldyl Of Arcadia on the
shores Of the Adriatic In tho fdl OF 1865.
Tothe beautiful castle Of Miramar, where
the Archduke Macmillan aud the Prin.
sess Carlottn were passing long and do
llrhtful honeymoon such as falls 20 the lot
Of the rich and wise aud good. there came
IN October u that year deputation "
Mexican notables to offer the crown Of the
newly organized monarchy 10 his imperial
blghness With the title Of emperor Of Mex.
leo. The offer was made In the most
tempting form possible, for the archduke
was not mere kingling out Of Job, but
WINS man Of Ideas. a worker, progress
it. ferdinand Max" ~ the Austrian
people familiarly spoke Of him. was only
shout thirty years Of age. but had inside a
place for himself la the hearts Of his coun.
trymen. bred sailor. he had risen 20 be
chief admiral OF the Austrian navy, and
had won viciorie. with the powers that he
had created BY personal care In construct
Ing aud disclplining ships and crews,
Afterward his imperial brother. Francis
Joseph, made him governor Of an Italian
province. During ths Italian troubles u
1850 he had resigned his goycruorship aud
retired with Carlotta TO his CASTLE there to
live. M only princes may, the ideal exist.
ouce. Surrounded by almost oriental mag
ninccncc, young, handsome aud popular,
with boundleSs wealth, the royal couple
passed their time In the congenial occupa'
tons Of study experiments, scientific TO.
search, noble charities and tho most simple
aud temperate social rccrcatlons a book,
a model, u picture, or q peasant or nun
seeking aims, these were their most con-
slant companions. A htudent, but not
dreamer; u user Of booka. and not q porcr
over them, ohnrchmnn aud a Catholic,
Int hatcr Of nonastlcism aud the dry rot
cf the cloister; monnruhist, but foe 10
slavery aud oppression aud every abuse Of
power--suoh was this royal man OF tho
world the blond seiou Of llapsburg Fer,li-
nand MIX, aud Priuoess Carloita was TO
him IA all hi aspirations and synpathlei
atrun companion aud mate.
When the offer Of the crown came 20
break the paridisiacnl monotony Of Mira.
mar, MACMILLAN heard the summons "a
dll Arthur uf the Table Round whon
The king Of Camoliard, whose land was
laid waste by the heather, sent to him say
lux, "Arihu Hud help rs, thou, for between
man and henst We die"
ut was, for distracted Mexico" rald tho
deputies, 90 couple Of political revolutions
with new dioiator each year aud chaos
following, or - monarchy with Maxlmil'
iann
Tho imperial crown was placed upon his
head nj Nirnmur with Imposing core
monies In the presence ofthe Austrian eni'
psror aud bic other brothers, be having
nut reuouncsi all claims 10 Austrian snc.
crlslon. Aud 80, with th. hearty "llnl
and FAREWELL" not only 81 his imperial
brother, but of bis kugly father-ln.h,W,
leopold of Belgium, bis oouslns-tho
queens Of England and Of Spain, aud tho
kings Of Italy and N Swcden-and also Of
bis friend aud sponsor, Napoleon Ill, Max
imiliau OF Mexico ret ont t1r the Aztec
land 20 "driyc the heather, slay the beast,
fsli the forest and let In tho sun and make
broad pathway for civilization.
Mexico, in the sixties, as the world
knows, was literally gone to the dogs
u represented among the nations nutuuH
but hopeless debts broken pledges and "a
long black p1gc Of unaycngcd opprc
sons, pefHucutipus, crueltIct. Every state
in the realm was torn Wy bloody royolu
t.ous The people looked 10 no man q,
chief, 70 no party ms the champion VI or
dor aud Justine. "A army sent by NapO
leon ~ protect French subjects had scat
tered tho Mexican soldlery; Juarc4, th'
latest dictator. was fugitive, Marsha
naalnc. Of France, wls at the head Of NJ
fairs and In possession OF the capital thl
City Of Mexico. Macmillan calmly
awaited six months for the ratification by
the Mexican people Of the choice " th'
convention Of notnblcs. and only oct on
on the uncquiyooal assurance OF the dcpu
ties that the ratification had been Us unan
imous as the disturbed state Of society
would permit. His journey from the sea