The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

10 him freedom Of conscience, perhaps
for the first time
Under the most rigid discipline always
is the Prince Augustin de Yturbide Even
in case Of physical pain only under obedi-
ence 10 his director would Re submit 10
any effort Of its alienation Not COM
plant is heard. on the now pale face
Of the Franciscan monk there is no
shadow Or grief. or disturbance, or doubt.
all is peace there.
Deep snow or bright sun-au 10 the
"prince-priest, the same. He is hitched
10 the pillow Of labor, Of sacrifice, Of pow
erty. and charity. in which field a few
months ago, this world ceased TO be any
thing but "a dark passage leading TO
eternity" and 10 peace.
Dreams of Past Days.
In his daily work ne sees nothing but
the little bright cross on the monastery
steeple. and if perchaace there are mo-
ments when the "prince-p-iest' put down
his spade to dream the dreams Of the
days renowned. the DAYS when his love
of life and the goods the gods provide
ran high. the DAYS Of pride and preten-
sion. if this conflict OF soul and body,
then the ewes have hut 10 seek the little
cross on the monastery steepIe and, rest
Ing there the conflict ceases and serves
only 10 prove still more triumphantly the
power or the faith received and his fidelity
to the path he will trudgo on in.
Prince Aurustin de Nturb.des father
was an attaChe OF the Mexican Legation
IN Washington many years ago. His
mother was Alice, daughter Of John
Green. whose wife was Ann, daughter OF
Gen. Uriaa Forrest an officer in the Rev
dictionary war and lost q leg AZ the
battle Of Germantown. He was after
ward sent to Congress and was the first
clerk Of the Court in the District Of Co
lumbia
The Green's at ore time owned the farm
on the TennalIytOwn road which Grover
Cleveland bought in 1885. one OF Ytur-
bide's uncles was Oceola Green. who died
some years ago. Another uncle was
George c. Green, who was in the water
office Of the District ten years and at
one time was a private banker in r
street-TOwers & Green. His grandfather
was a colonel Of a Spanish regiment
which went over 10 the MeXicans in one
Of their revolutions He was elected
President and afterward declared him
self Emperor. for which he was in time
put to death by the MexiCans.
Adopted by Macmillan.
When Macmillan became Emperor Of
Mexico in the early COS, having no chill
dren Of his own. he adopted young Ytur-
bide (they say in Mexico City that he
bought the boy from his mother and
made him his heir to the empire. He
gave Nine. Yturbide some valuable estate
near Esperanza. about 100 miles southeast
OF the capital, and did other things-on
condition that she would leave Mexico
forever. She agreed but it is said re-
turned later when the whole family was
expelled About that time. however. Max
imilian was captured at Queretore by the
Mexican general, EscObedO. and, together
with two of his Mexican generals, Mejia
and one other. was shot
The whole thing. therefore. was over
for Yturbide so far as the empire and
crown Of Mexico were concerned. but In
1855 he was an officer in the Mexican
army, and seemed TO have a career. His
conduct, however, was said to be so out
rageous that President Diaz revoked his
commission and for q time imprisoned
him. He was soon released, though. and
sent out of the country with warning
never to return, which Injunction it is
understood he religiOusiy obeyed.
Abo,,t 1862 xroyYnu Vt,1rbi1a anna -
and in January. 1857. his