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Show Among the papers of the lately deceased queen of Holland the following fol-lowing interesting letter, addressed to Napoleon III. was found. It is dated June 17, 1SG6: Sire: You givo up to very strantro illusions. il-lusions. Your prestige has fluttered more within L the last fourteen dys than during the wholo period of your government. govern-ment. You allow tho weak to ho oppressed, op-pressed, you permit tho insolence and brutality of your neighbor to increase. You receive a present (from Venice) and cannot allbrd a word of thanks for the giver. I regret lhat you do not see tbo critical dan nor to your interests in a united Germany and a united Italy. Your dynasty is monacod, and will pny for the blunder. It is tho truth, but you will know it when it it too lato. H Perhaps this is my last letter. However, 1 believed I would in against friendship, friend-ship, long and seriously cherishod, if I would not at once tell you the whole truth, I do not expect that it will bo heeded, but I will hnvo the satisfaction to huvo doue everything to check the ruin of him who in-pircd so much friendship friend-ship and affection, in mo. |