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fear, that the duke d'Angouleme wanted
to be king Of Spain. The ministers were
weak enough to be the dupes Of this ar,'-
fce, though he was every day doing what
ought to have excited their suspicions.-


He never went out, but walked Tor severa '


hours every day on the terrace at the top


of the palace, where he had erected "a
tower, from which he was constantly look
ling out with telescope. Among MS


amusements he daily let fly number oi
paper kites, of various colours.
| Those who were best acquainted with
his character, suggested that this was not
done for amusement, but by way OF signal
Ito the enemy. One day a circumstance
happened which seemed to carry conv'c-
|tion on this point. Five batteries had' on
the previous evening, been erected-two to
the left, and three to the right OF the pa
lace. Ferdinand was seen the next norIl-
ing to let fly five kites-two to the leit
and three to the right. The circumstance
was mentioned to the Ministers: they


said they could not interfere with thu
Kings amusement, and it was not till after
a long remonstrance they consented, by
way Of disconcerting the supposed plan OF
the King, to let fly from the adjoining


house kite after kite, whenever his Majesty


was amusing himself with that extraor-


dinary pastime. The day after this was
done, the King desisted from this mode o.


amusement, or of communication.