The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09

GEMS. raised a sum 81 nearly &. -oo I.
ant cipatiou 90 her P~nsion finn N.
GoVsrnmsnt. and for th- -~~,-i r.-r.
turned her hack uron spaIn . V-A
iSt7 she went to Paris. whar" ,.. co.
tinted 10 keep her finger IN a." s. %
Spain. thanks - the r~pprs s.'. .,- 1,
her spies around the Queen she .a,-.a,
thar Isabel hsd b~s' wei h. a'. .,,
on Gen Serrano Obviously OBJ. ., ...
tion 90 the Queens mIrrag' w. ....r..
chance for her happy hf" ur d. ... ..,t.
reign Bui the Splniar'is ar" p t. -.,
pconl. Soms very r~sn-r' lblr 90 -.
speCted men dis 'i!rse5i very rrr.r. o..
propri.,,y of putting the Kun n.. .sr7
way by a cup Of coffee. but tn col. tai,
a divorce shocked them IN krsJpr.
sort retired In dudRcon - IA" 's,' - n ,
r. Pario He said that h. i.t ' bet
90 the Queens lack II af",i o. 10 di
not love her and had only mgr..,l h..
because he fanCied the poslt,nn Z kns
neither did he object TO keep.rs up az.
pearances But Serrano had ut known
how to behave himself with rrpn-r -.
spect and Serrnno must go. Lv"u'IaIT
Serrano did go not because OF 'h.s r..
monstrance hut because lsth', afer.
tionateIy described a. Thorough woman
and a thorough Spaniard,' go' 'ired %,
him. lie was oonsoled by being MAJ.
Captain-G General Of Granada and avenged
himself on the mistress who had discarded
him by eXpelling her years aft.rvard
from her kingdom. A reconciliation va
PATCHED up bstween Isabel and her hu.
hand and the Queen had no sooner re-
covered from this shock than she was In.
formed that her mother had returned.
CTistina and RiAnsares at the instisa.
ton OF Louis Philippe had secretly lst,
Paris incoguito. Thereafter. although
the Queen sometimes had her way In DO
mcstic matters. Cristina and Gen. Mar.
vaez ruled the country. The revolutioa
az Paris in Isss found an echo In Madrid.
but the throne stood firm. The Queen
had grown up into a sensual. kind heartsd.
impulsive woman with no capacity what
ever for government. A she grew older
she became moro impatient OF the con-
troll Of her mother, who left her very much
to the tender mercies Of Gen. Narvaes.
the real ruler. In more than one direc-
ton Cristina had overreached hsrsslt
The only result Of the detested alliance
with the house OF Orleans had been 70
provid. a French prince with home In
Spain: and now the King Consort. intended
to he a mere lay figure. grew insubordi-
nate under the teachings Of his confessor
and presumed to follow policy Of hisovu.
In reconciling the royal pair CHRISTINA had
set UP in the court an influence counter
TO her own. Francisco had developed
into a react ionary Of the old type. and
Narvaez. hard martinez though he was
recognized the need Of some check on royal
authority Cristina mad no rooted ohy@c-
ton to a constitution. which she a.
ways was clever enough TO evade, hut
Francisco. like Don Carlos. believed u
ahsolutIsm unlimited and unrestrAlned.
There was a great deal Of up,etting II
Cabinets for which CristIna was blamed
though Isabel was responsible, and hgh.
ming changes Of various parties ended 10
the streets Of Madrid becoming - battle
field for the troops and the peopl" whc.
induced the Queen 20 send 10 England ~
Ezpartero IN July. 1854. EspITtrro Va
nbli ged t. smuggle CristInn mt ~ Mani
contrary 60 his promises Co the r~'N-
regarding her. and she fed through Porl-
gal 90 Franc"
In 1895 Isabel came hying over 'hs
frontier. an exile like her mother H'
spain welcomed her son TO its totterinE
throne Very old and widowed Ran.
sares had died in 1879 Cristina returaed
once more To Madrid in January. ISL
10 witness the elimination Of her 90
OrISansist policy. For her grAndson
Alfonso MI. was to wed his beloved cou.
sin. Doha Mercedes. the daughter ~ Mont
pensiar. And 80 CristinAs dreams ac'l-
ally came to pass. though she benefited
IN no way by them. In August. ISIS lsahel
was summoned in hot haste from Paris
To- Ste Adresse near Havre. 10 close her
mothers eyes. hut arrived too late. Crts-
tina was buried in the Escorial. The ma
ton has long since forgotten and forgvsa
her forgiven her avarice and her alb
sorption in the interests 81 her family.
forgotten that she had instituted the con-
stitutional monarchy Of Spain, Had she
been less ~ a woman she would have been
worse ruler. II she never understood
the responsibilities ~ her high once she
never fiinched from irs dangers Sha
could not see far ahead, hut she went 10
cheerfully. distTusting the people hw
never hating them. She would have been
better Understood in England than she
was in Spain with the constitutional
government " this realm ! have always
been identified. = she wrote just after her
final expulsion. She was not quite jus'i'
fed in making that boast. But she was
two things 20 price brave woman and
kindly natured Queen.