, 1873-10-19

! thoy haya dono something worry. tliotfo thoy nl.
ways fail Into rage, aid endoavor 10 tnakc
likowiao, as ,natter. Of course, they killed
J nany lnuooont people, nhd pnratlod the
bodies before tho Negout'e p,nlace, In ordor to
sm H. oy heS nes i a4s s Sna
to ono Of his Councillors who waa urging him to
renort to hnrsh measures ngatnat tho riotors.
are ysry fo9 to endure 50 many evils
wore not tho worat that dovastatsi Fsanco D'et st
that momont
AN AWFUL. r1AauE
had broken out In Marsoillcs, which, for viru-
ienco az ana horror, cannot 10 surpassed In hlnto-
September (172o) thouaands dioil daily. Upon N
TIC promenades, boneath tho trcos, among tho
fountains, unburied bodioa lay Boothiue ilnler
tlt, she burning 's SUM- tho strceta woro cokod up
under the intouso heat sud vomited baok thoir M If
horrors. .41 , Upon tho Place do Ia Logo. fronting
tue Hotel do Villo. moro than 1,660 corpsos
wore s,a cast ~ without nepulturo until tho bravo
immortalfzed his name, having discovered cor r.
tain holows and vaults In some old Roman tow
ers. brought to tho spot body Of forcats, and.
htmlolf euporintending, the horrible work,
dobriB.
:, Lot mo now endoavor to cop1ure up boforo
the roador's imagination picture Of French So
9Isty sG9nas ~ H.. l. Tas undor tho rule Of tic
Of iniqrty, will pause for q moment upon tho
ono calm, pcscoil spot, that out Of tho on
G;lfelang ;asna agsg sag,ng aea F0Se like some tiny
gdss anslo rsg 81 ,anshno nnhS51sSpn1goa a.3
out Of tho cloud.covcrod hoavona, illuminoda
NTH holy radiance, while all around
was pitohy darknose and tho storm bellowings
from tho deep profound. That spot was tic
Louvre, tho residence of
| THE ou11n-KNa.
isefaa Never oofof1, perhaps, vas Youthful Prince
who surrounded him. Aud this foo1ing .was uni:
us PSef vi peieS whea
| Lo hold to tho ond, long after It lad
oeasod to b. anything hit an ironicai
misnomeF; as'n1s rothsps this sentiment bad
tween that purc childlife and the awful doprayity
OF tho Court. His gourernautc was rigid, de7out
Madame DO Ventadour ; bis tutor tho good pious
tlenry, Bishop Of Frejus, from whom tho boy
briefest iuteryal. Tho great proaoher Mas
sillon was his religious instructor. It vas
mild, nffectionato child. Of soft and
engaging mannors, caring little for tho rough
above all Of beautiful sootol, dog, wliol,, had
boon given him by the English Ambassador. He
would listen for hoars together with fearful
eyest yt. ana u trembling lips to tho stories Of
by Ride with that OF the master Of tho pare
aa5 ce72s, may .we not excaim in tho words
ot. .ophola, "Wo Know what no are, but ZIG know
bo 1t said that evon he respected the purity Of
THIS young Bonl, which Waa dooply attached to
him. and while In Its presence put his basor
sf' Wn9 ,'ansa aa s sEh A. soon q tho
freely and honestly delivered all power into
his hands. When he read tho 'PhiIipptquo'
Of In Grange Ohancel ho WAS unmovcd BY all its
terrible accusations. until he camo to tho Charge
Ct attempting to poison tho boy; TINT broke
down his fortitude and he gave nay 10 bittor |
tears.
At sceau1, formerly tho residence Of Colbert,
King for the Duo do Maine, tho DuohcaH hold = |
Court, Of which tho manners. customs and |
alnusoments wore |
THOSE or THE LAST AGE.
It WAS the one old-Norld spot which innoya- |
ton and now modos had NOT yot invaded. The |
acknowledgements wcro conceived in the old |
classic, frigid style; NEUROLOGICAL fetcs, g,a,des
tatleanz, such az Louis had had performed |
before L. Valliere in tho early days Of /
their lovc. Hore roigned music, and poetry, aud |
tho old cerctnontous gallantry, TINT last llngor-
ing element of clivalry. III summer no ono |
was permitted to retire to bed until BunriHo, and
tho compnny paraded the pnrk all night, talking
or improvsing feteB upon tho water. Ali |
Was grand aud Htatoly, aud thoso who Ind not
virtue at loast assumed it; Both tho gravest
this retreat, among othors . young man named
Arouet. then first mounting tho Parnassan
steep st frequontor of all companies, a mooker
Thanks to Vatican and his school,
THE BEAux AND 1EL1Es
Of tho first half Of the eighteenth century are az
familiar to our imaginations az the everyday
frequentera Of Pail Nall and Bond street arc to
our eyes. Those pretty. coqucttish, naivo. pink
and-Wlito faces, with the rosebud mouths so |
charmingly set Of by tho little black patches
and tho powdered, tewel-entwisted hair; those
tiny feet e1lcaaod IN satin; tho alendor ankle 30
petticoat the gracefuly-tuckcd dress of rich be-
aoworod silk or damask; tho beau1, with their
1ne gentleman mir, tloir powdered gueue wigs,
their full;skirted velvet gold-cmhroidersd coats,
ings, high-heeled, damond-buok1ed shocs. and
jowothi1tod rapiers-how different these to tho
ladies and gentlemen Of tho old Court Then
tho abodes of this sublimatod humanity.
the luxurious productions Of tho looms Of Persia
and Turkey, hung with flowing silk and damaak,
Ii BY dazzling crystal lustrcs their 8lories null
tlplle,d in the splendid mirrors Of Venice, satin
ebony Chinese-knlcknacks, china monnstors
porcelain 80 e1quisitoly frail that breath
Of Of wind might have ahlyored It: An Infinite
geous picture. Tho officers Of musketoors. In
black velvet aud silver brantlebourgs; ; tho chow
alters OF the light horao, in palo bluo and golden
o9a9;e!scs; tho Swiss in scarlet; tho abbes in
1AA@1 bAc IGhAA hAA uuApb Al SfoTf AuG AIu |
form Of dress that caprice and e1trayaganco
could suggest.
-, aentlomsn under the reqfmc of Louis passed
the greater portion Of their iycs in tho tolls
and hardslipH Of caulp lifo.*
THE GENTLEMAN or THE REGENCY
awoke as noon In his bed Of down, partool Of
chocolate and q light collation., after which ho
aroBo, aud placing himself in the hands OF four
Or five Wallets commenced his toilet. One assist
mt curlod his poruke, second handed him bis
silk stockings and Shoes, third l1iB gold
embroidered cont and vest, fourth lis alen-
and handkerchief, Thon came tho whiting 1
hour, which brought fops to admire Themselves |
u bis mirrors, to talk OF their conquests, OF
.oilot over, all proceeded to Court or otherwise
0h4ea away time until tho longed-lor hour Of i
supper came, from which at dawn their car ,
:iages carried homo their seslscleBs wiue-bc- |
.otsod bodies. Tho lives Of tho ladies were SINH