, 1873-11-09

and tho milllues's apprentice was surrounded f,y
!g5sst greet ta, iadtss, I'll oagor 10 undertake. tile
T6o nosS ,,s1a.,,s ssla1 efees ABOUT out hot person:
as bounIloss ~ hls infstu.ton which, t,or],Spa "ns
eexcoeded al that he Ind folt for any one Of hia
former miatrcsses. 10 boatowod upon l,or two
aniulLt,os ~ y ono ct 10000 uyres another Of
neg lor Lucionnes), another at Nantes worth
4ooo0 liyxos yoar, aud many large Buu,s Of
Tho rl, war be'woen tho b. oheleoul and THO Dn
ohangos: Do Choiueul, thoroughly lmpreg-
natod Wlth those Ideas OF constitutional gosotn-
ment which h1ontosduieu hxd borrowed from Eli
glnnd.! aud matle familiar in franco by hla
tniro. Madame du Barry alilod horHolf With
the party Of .Absousism, and worried ri,-
constngly tor tho destruction OF Parliament.
This g could only be effected by . coup d'stHt
course, the favorito INCREASINGLY applied hornolf:
one,d day ahe huug up in llor bondor ono Of
Vandyko'a, porIa!to OF Charles the first, Which
painting sho had inst purchased for 1Argo uuul.
,src, thcy viii trent you in tho aamo manner"
loaVe these gowntnen to do as they please"
\ After some wnrm fencing upon either side,
- fHE I1EA1, BLOW wAR RFNUCK.
Upoh tho night Of tho 10Th of January. iii,
asorgeaat and two Of tho black muslntcnrs,
armed? with tho authority OF q tettro do caohet.
OF enoh waa, demanded whether he wonld or
woslld not submit himself to the royal authority.
Tho survivor was unanimous ."Nol" Upon
which sentence Of cslfe was pronounced ngn1nat
aQ. Each WAS forbidden 10 exercise. his
functions. or evoh call himaolt a mombor Of
Parliament. With the Parlemontairos were ex-
He'd the Duo dOrleaus and his zen, tho prlncn
de Condo, tho Pxiaae do Cont, and all tho peers
who had attached themselves to tho party.
Tho Duo do Oholsoul Vas exilod to Uhanto-
loupe, tho Harno sontonce had long einco boom
Of her ovorbeasing insolenco to tho favoriso,-
where he hold quite q Court, which WAS the fa-
voriso resort Of Encyclopedias, wits, poetd,
and all tho literary nen Of the age,
Of gross. poon,s. after tho style of tic tic
celebrated t La Uourbonnaiao, pamphlets and
eatires againBt King, Miniss: q, md nlistross.
So oxsaporatcd waa Louia by some Of those foul
sion OF Madame du Barry ho would have sent
tho Duko to tho Dastifio. Not only did Hho Bavo
her onenly from prison, but raised bia pension
to $1,000 hvzss. thereby largely ret"rniug good
u Tic 1 Countess had 4 charming ra:is maison at
\ PARADISE or BEAUTY AAD luxoay. .
~, Louis, ever prey t9 aaull. ennul among
in the mornings, almost unattended. In tho
summer ha would sit under tree for hours to-
gether, gazing down upon the valley, OF the
soino, the woods Of 1farly, and all the beauties
And tho Countess would bring him glass OF
vino and little fruit that sho had pluoked with
her own hand. and cit down at bis feet. Or
they would stroll In the grounds, accompanied
BY little white spaniel and negro boy named
Zamore, dressed in fantastic costume covered
with gold, who carried rcd umbrella to protect
them from tho sun. This boy was =
great favorite with both: Ono day tho King, in
frolic, named him Governor OF Luoionnes,
a nj In hr In hat nf,
ivres. Little did tho Countess droam of tho
terrible part that t1lis humble sarvile creature
would one day play In her destinyl
In 1772 she was formally separated from her
husband by deoree OF tho Chatclet du Paris.
Aa tho K1ng's infatuation showed no sign Of
diminishing, it mas mooted by certain persons,
that sinoe Louis could not be induced to separate
from hlB mistress, thore should BE-
MonaANAT1o MARRIAGE.
Tho chief promoters Of this scheme waro the Duo
do Ia Vauguyon, tho Cardinal do Bernis, who un-
dertook journey to Home, In order to solicit tho
Pope to dissolve the Countess marriage with
tho Count du. Barry, and MArie-r -rhereBo, tho
Kings piouH daughter, who said that sho had be-
come Car1nelito that alo might the more ef-
salvation. It has boon ASSERTED that tho propo-
etlon waB moro political ruse, which tho pro-
poBers noyor had any intouton OF carrying into
effect. There was ono out OF the tllreo just
and thai was Louis daughter. "Beforo all
things" eho said. tue Kings salvation mustbe
thought Of, and, to put M end to tho scandal, II
10 eannot % separate ffo hs mistress he ought
French monarchy from this laHt degradation.
While these schemes Woro afoot
TIE HEALTH OF THE K1NG WAS BLINKING FAST.
That ennui and tristeBsc which during 80
many yeats had boon tho curae OF lls existence,
which had plunged him into 1ioentiouB do
bauchary, grew heavier aud hoavior aa ono by
ono he SAN the contemporaries OF his youth, the
friendH OF his manhood. full into that ''blind
sstlets doom carried him nearer. Tho Marquis
do Chnuyelin died before his cycs at tho suppor~
table a few days afterwards he WAS told OF the
domiee Of tho Marechal d'Armentieres, who WAS
been his playmate in childhood, These
piosorba psis ID p''e Constant S' change of soons
and SO bio journeyed from Rarnboulllot to oom-
backwards and forwards, restlesa, deiooted, dull
eyed, leadon-oheokad, emileless his head sunk
upon his breasts terrible picture Of the jaded,
worn-out voluptnary, who had drained "tho
nausea. An attack Of smallpox, that disease 40
fatal to sho Bourbons. terminated his wretohed
tho 10th Of May, 1774.
At tho first commencement OF the Kings brief
Illness MADAME du Barry WAS ordered to remove
to Ruel. and II was there that tidingn were
brought her Of his dentb. Immediately after~
wards came IN order from the now sovoreign,
commanding hor to retire t. tho convent Of the
Pont-aux-D Danes, "fCr reasons known to Qe
which conoeln the tranquility Of my kingdom,
and for tho
sAFE7f OF oEnTA1N STATE sECnErs
which have boon contided to you" 30 ran the
letter. After timo Bho made humble appeal
to Mario Antoinette to bo allowed to return to
Luoiennes. Her request was granted. Her
court friends, except o few,-De Brisssc,
d'Aiguillon, Rioholiou, and soubiae, dissertation
upon her fall. But Madame Ia Comtosao's gay
frivolous nhture was not olouded by this
ingratitudo; abe amused heraalf iu cmbelist,ug
her retreat, bestoWing aims, encouraging tho
fine arts, and giving balls, fetes, and Pesita
aoupers.
But by-nnd-by Jacobin club il established At
Louveeinnnos, of which the negro Za1nure,
whom wo lust saw oarrying,a scarlet umbrella
oyor bis mistress head, Is the President. He iB
no longer hor humble slave, but boasts himself