. Impressions of Spain in 1866. their heads in the niches where now thepaintings perpetuate the remembrance of thepunishment. Less excusable was another tragedyenacted within these walls, in the assassination ofthe brother of the king, who had been invited as aguest, and came unsuspicious of treachery. A deepred stain of blood in the marble floor still marksthe spot of the murder. Well may Spains mostpopular modern poet, the Duque de Rivas, in hisbeautiful poem, exclaim :— Aun en las losas se mira Una tenaz mancha oscnra ; . . Ni las edades la limpian! . . Sangre ! sangre ! Oli cielos ! cnanto
. Impressions of Spain in 1866. their heads in the niches where now thepaintings perpetuate the remembrance of thepunishment. Less excusable was another tragedyenacted within these walls, in the assassination ofthe brother of the king, who had been invited as aguest, and came unsuspicious of treachery. A deepred stain of blood in the marble floor still marksthe spot of the murder. Well may Spains mostpopular modern poet, the Duque de Rivas, in hisbeautiful poem, exclaim :— Aun en las losas se mira Una tenaz mancha oscnra ; . . Ni las edades la limpian! . . Sangre ! sangre ! Oli cielos ! cnantos, Sin saber que lo es, la pisan ! * The gardens adjoining the palace are quaintlybeautiful, the borders edged with myrtle and box,cut low and thick, with terraces and fountains,and kiosks, and surprises ofjets deau, andarched walls festooned with beautiful hanging * One still sees on tlie pavement a dark spot—the lapse of ageshas not effaced it! Blood ! blood ! 0 Heaven ! how many treadit under foot without knowing it!. SEVILLE. ■ 99 creepers, and a luxe of Oriental vegetation. Onone side are the white marble baths, cool andsombre, where the beautiful Maria de Padillaforgot the heat and glare of the Seville sun. Itwas the custom of the courtiers in her day todrink the water in which the ladies had the Cruel reproached one of his knightsfor not complying with this custom. Sire, hereplied, I should fear lest, having tasted thesauce, I should covet the bird ! The Alcazaj formerly extended far beyond itspresent limits; but the ruined towers by thewater-side are all that now remain to mark thecourse of the old walls. Our travellers could not resist one walk throughthe matchless cathedral on their way home; butreserved their real visit to that and to the Giraldatill the following day. The kind Regente de laAudiencia and his wife, to whom they hadbrought letters of introduction, came to them inthe evening, and arranged various expeditions forthe ensuing week. Early
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