The Republican journal., 1892-04-28

cared for by the brotherhood Santissima
Sacramento de Candelaria. 1t is said 10
be crowded all the year around with lep-
ers in all stages of the loathsome disease,
and good Brazilians never look at its
white walls without crossing themselves
and uttering prayers for the helpless
wretches.
You pass groups of mules. with skin
covered panniers containing fruit, vege-
tables, poultry and charcoal, on their way
to market; lavenderas wash women). clad
in 1.-THE livery of the sum-" (black hide),
and not much else, balancing huge bas-
kets of clothes on their heads; iaunty
negresses, fat and bejewelled; and car
riages of the wealthy with coachmen and
footmen in gorgeous liveries-all so pre-
cisely like other suburban streets that
you are not aware OF being within impe-
rial grounds. till suddenly the great pal
ace looms up before you. But it is not so
near at hand as it looks. for the drives
are winding and circui1ous. and You bowl
along steadily at 4 smart space fer full
half hour during the greater portion of
which lime the building is invisible-he
fore YOU enter the splendid avenue of man
90 trees that leads to the main entrance.
Ascend a flight of sixty wide stone
stairs, and you will find yourself in a
corridor, OF gallery which runs around
the four sides Of q vast inner court yard
and communicates with the principal
rooms OF the palace. Fountains are play
ing in the court below and bright flowers
blooming, as gaily as when the Emperor
and his gentle spouse took pleasure i'll
them. The mllatto soldier who shows
you about the place, leads first into a
long hall, lined with paintings of Brazilian
heroes, Napoleonic attlc-tields, Saints,
Madonnas and Frials. Most Of the floors
are of native woods. satin and rose pre-
dominating, laid in mosaic The small
est, but perhaps most interesting apart
ment of the suite has its floor inlaid to
represent an incident well known in Lus-
itanlan hiStory-a woman presenting her
two SONS to Alphouse. The table in this
room is the same on which Dom Pedro |.
signed his abdication, April !, 1881. His
tory tells us that the arbitrary temper
OF the old monarch had caused endless
controversies, which eliminated in a re
voluton. as sudden and bloodless AS that
of 1890
ON the memorable morning the citi-
zens assembled at sunrise in the Campo
da Santa Anna. to demand Of the Emper
OF that he restore the Ministry which the
people preferred The request had been
repeatedly and respectfully urged, with
out avail; and on this day the throne tot
tered. for the national guard and con
siderable portion OF the army had gone
over to the side Of the populacc An adj
! jltant was dispatched to sac ChristaVoa
| for final answer; and the hard headed
| King unwilling to give in. but knowing
| himself unable to cope with vox populi
llJlicated on the spur of the moment. in
! favor OF his little so1-- the Dom Pedro
who lately died in exile, after more than
half reEtlnN OF prosperous reign then
not quite six years Old.
| 1t is related that the adiutant returned
To the Campo AT full yallor, waving alott
! the decree OF abdication which Was
everywhere received With liveiest demon
strations OF 10y The infant sovereign
was borne in triumph to the city. and the
ceremony of his acclanation as 'ConSti-
tutional L>lperol and perpetual Defender
of Brazil Aas performed amid widest en-
thusiasm ..nd yiyias to- Dom Pedro Sc
gundo.
Two da vs. later while his mortified faith
cr still remained on II French ship in the
harbor. the baby Dom held his first court
reception in the old palace down town.
A Te Dcum was chanted in the Imperial
chapel. The troops appeared i'll review:
| and an immense concollrsc of people. all
| wearing leaves OF the 1-aNorc naciona1
as II badge of loyalty, filled the streets.
They detached the horses from the royal
chariot and drew the little king with
their own hands; and when carried back
to the palace, somebody held linn in arms
at window while an unnumhered multi
tudc of faithful subjects passed before
him.
At fifteen the boy was invested with all
the pcrogativcs of his Imperial throne.
At that age he is described as remarkably y
tall, but without the handsome proper
tions which so distinguished him later in
life, with Il mind of q mature CASA close
student who had made exceedingly rapid
advancement. The day of his formal con
sccration, July Is, 1871, was marked by
one of the most imposing celebrations
that ever transpiled in the new world,
followed by illuminations and festivities
for nine successive DAYS and nights AT
eighteen he was married, Oby procuration.
to Dona Theresa ChriStiana Maria, dau.h-
ter Of Francis |. King of two Sicilies, the
bride being two years old.
The apartment next to that i'll which