, 1873-08-31
4 Hileous Record Of Cruelty and
Licentiousnoss.
Francis l., Diane do poitiers, Catherine Do
Medici, Horny Of Navarro, llichclivu
and 1Ir22rin, tho Grand
hlonarquo.
The Way which Led to La CarmagnoIe
and the Reign Of Terror.
From Ilt thd Year Round,

Home generations before tho GroAt Revolution,
can much wonder Mt that outbronk. The Hcig"
nonrial laws wcro beyond measure oppressive aud
inhunan, aud juatico wns q word TINT Ind mother
power nor m,oaning. Tho people woro troatod as
slaves born Into tho world for t1le solo ploasllro
Of their nastors; thero was no protecting law,
no human consideration OF any kind for them ;
and tho raison tlotro Of tho toiling millions was
hold TO ho TINT OF foodiug tho oxLravaSant luxury
Of tho idle hundreds.
A sogneur Of the old Fronch scool was
oMN1rorNNr on HIS ESTATES,
and had tho power Of lifo and death ovor his
Horfs Tho infamous laws which gavo oyor tho
pooplo body and 6onl to their mnstors, anu
which mike one blush for ono's kind, Woro
not taken off tho gtatutc-bool until tho
revolution. Ono Of these lava was, that LORD
might ordor n acrf to DO ripped open, 30 that ho
might warm his cold feet in hia body. 1t Is
almost Incredible but it Is trno MI tho aame
And It is OF no good to aay that this was law
neyor actel on. Tho fact that It oxiated at all
proves is possibility, however raro it's practice.
Otlor rights, too, wero horolithry with the lands
md title of q ecignour OF old times to Which wo
cannot do moro thnn alludo. Ono very common
form Of luxurious oppression was con-
uected with tho bul1-frogs OF the ponds
Those frogs do certainly mako an unoartlly
noiAo through the night; md when scignour
nonored his estate BY visiting It Ills poasants hnd
to whip tho ponds all night, 30 TINT the croak-
Ing OF tho frogs might not disturb tho rest Of my
Lord ATarg,lis fatigued with his royols and ex-
cited With high play. There was no thought for
tho poor serf who had to toll all day and watch
nil night. My Lord must sloop, lot who would
wake; a1d tue frogs must be kept in tho good
nannors OF silonce ut any coat OF plebian hu-
manity. In word, tho whole system OF solg-
no,lrial dominion WAS ono OF The
v1LEsT AND MOST OPPRESSIVE
that tho world has ever soen; and the poo,
lo lived .aa i9 s1avi5h ahooa dehasemont ot
them Il they submitted, o.. naddcnod them to
ton arose in its might, mud royenged itself OH
priests lortls mud eoyeroiguB, with tho iorco re-
taliaton Of tho g,itotino.
And with this lideous state Of thiuga, lnhu-
man mud barbarous, existed cynical confession
OF immortality wborein vas no r1llo but the one
" liking. Mrs. Elliot's book. "old Court Life in
Of both ae1os Who swayed tho doati!liea Of tho
foremost nation in Europe, nnd Bat aa
uncrownod monarchs by the slao Of the
eovereign from tue time of Francis the
First 10 that of Louis tho Fourteenth. III
this book VIC Beo the reason OF that
TREMENDOUS r0L1TtCAL CATAcrTsM
which shock society to lis centre, and tho last
throba Of which have not yot subaldod. And if
wo have not studied thin pago Of history bofore.
NC can understand better after reading Mrs.
Elljot's book how tho revolution camo about,
aud how it was moro tho Nou1oBs than tho Ty-
phon Of society the avengor rathor than the op-
The sixteenth century was ono OF those stir
ring opochB which Heem to form and fitallze
tho future gencrationH for all time. AT
and Il 5G1 5 av p sfon war tae ad ts
favorablo aldo. "At this period throo highly
blucatod and unecrapuloua, young mon dyido ~
Tho powor Of Europe" says Mrs. Elliot. They
c.re1 s H'as ss rS I'll Of 4Ea ksr ' md hReEss Rs"e
the First Of Franco. Each is magnificent
in tastc, each IL tlesiroas of power and conquest.
Each nets ns n Hpnr to tho othor both in peace
nud in war. They introduce the cultivated
tastea, a tllo rotl,lot habits, tho, freedom Of
thought Of modern life, and from tho
poriod is;I in Which thoy iilonrslcd modern
history dates. OF these three 'aonarchs Franeis
IL tho ...-..-..
1soLpEsr, oLEvrRrsr, AND MOTT rnorL1oArE.
Tho o!esance, reiinemellt md luxury OF bis
court aro unriSa!lel; md this luxury stsikes the
so1lscs from itH coutrnst with tho frugal llabits
II Louis tho Twelfth" Francia waa nm art
lover NJ we'll NJ q warrior, Il politician, and a
notorious squire OF danies lie introduced tue
llenaiaaanco, brought Coni, Prinaticco, aud
Lcounrt1o da Vine, from 1taly. " and novel
weariol Of thoir company" establishing this last
ut tho Chateau do Clos, nenr his own castle o1
Amboise wl,ero the aged painter is said to laye
died in tho arms OF his royal patron and he
hs predecessors lad erected grim and froTn'nG
forlrnsses. Tho most famous Of these structures
IL Cha,nbord, created like fairy palaco amt
the fnt mil dusty plains Of sologne"-Cba1n.
gigantic Hour do lys in stone, allowa those
Vic asceud to he invisible to those wlle
tlcscou,l, whoro doors are concealed IN sliding
pnnolA bohnd the arras. wl1ero there arc man,
fc aud
flowing ornamoutatinn, but also grave canAo fo
reduction, mud little inlet tor understanding.
Ilory waa much n tho life Of Francis tina
noces3itatcd .....-.
gEcnEr STAIRS AND SLIDING PANELS.
II his own hands wero not always clean, III
Ind enemies whoAe aonHo OF moral purity waa n
moro advanced. plotn woro mot by counter
plo!s DISSEMINATION m ny tfcacGry anu f opffes y fea
md sufroring and t'as only strain Of softnes
running through tho relations of society We
love ot that objectionable kind known na royn
tayortlnln: To @ 10 snro tnero was :, 9aaty M M
!ect; but with learning. poetry, wit, nm
ontravaeanee. i Drantolne speaks as wit]
ore % tho days Of broad aomDrero llats fringod viii
gold and Hoped up With p1ieolebs jewels AN
fenthers; Of embroidered c!oahs in costly atnfr
-hoayy with gold or silver embroidery
chascl rapiegs Of garments Of cloth Of gold
onbroidorod with armorial bearings in tewola
Of patin J.lstaucorps covered with riyeros Of dia
monds, emeralds. and oriental poarls; Of to1
bnt}es ind collars wherein gold is but the foil t.
PRICELESS gems.
THE IAp1EH WEAH
HEsatorn allks and golden Tissues. with trim
Ming of raro furs; vida Aleoyca nlld spanihh f.,
ainKalos, sparkling colts aud jowolod nots, wit
glitesing voi!a. They rido IN pondorolls coache
Covered with cnrying aud gliding, or on horst
whose pedigraos arc Us undoubted as their owl
covered with volvet houaings aud ailkon nct
woven with jewola, their mnnes plated with go'l y
dies consider gloves royal luxury, and aro woa
geous modo Ia Francis. Ilo wears rich uel!e
yolyetv, md aGecta bright coIora--toae aud nk,
blue. Aspanish hut ia OIL lliH head, turned Il
with Il whito plume faHtonod to Oil algretto. {
subes, with golden salananley ~ lds deyle'
slgnifying ! nm nourIshel mud dlo i'll fire: :"
II tAoao aaya mans enemies were o.nphat