The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-06-27
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II IL more tnan los. nunussn anu nsy
'ears stnee' ID tue snhsgs ob Dvmle'ly,
~ enerlyer Meuse' "as palu's .ss1s gu
9 whom tneY gave Ing lnaRe g t1sas1s
IN Elgisn Joan VI yMe ~ g Prov
lble that ner la.ner, poor spu lespecl'
lble peasapIt,s VA. was nameQ IL ge1c, Lasssl'
when the lltie GIN nsu gloMn ,s mnyps.1
people ai.eiea sne hs,"e ,nu .a,'eu A
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vigorous maiden, With noble, beautiful
face, though its expression was thonghr
full and sad. She had rough. hard life,
working in the fields and caring for the
farm animals;: and wbenfeeding the oxen
- oha sI nsa nIon,y @ ~ time to think Of the
'.o uso fs s.r:aL 40 ,;voa Tho
peasants in that part OF the country used
to repeat an old prophecy that Ffance,in
her time OF deepest distress, would be
saved by maiden. Nobody knew who
made tile prophecy, but everyone believ-
ed it, for those were superstitious days,
and people put great faith in legends and
old savings. There were no books and
newspapers, as there are now, to make
persons wide-awake and intelligent -
Jeapne believed with the rest; and when
she felt sad and hopeless at the suffer.
/ ings she saw, and the worse sufferings
she heard about, she thought agreat
deal about this prophecy, and wondered
when the wonderful maiden would come
IA a;d them.
She dwelt 80 much upon these things
lthat At last it scanned to- her that voice
snoka vhether from within or without
AZ con,d no, he snre and said that sHE
"a. - 'tha maiden. apnointed to save the
Hand froml ,ts troubles. Just then the
| crazv King died. and his SON, Charles
VII vo,,no m.ueof efventy. succeeded
-. 1 ths throne Il was . miserable in.
s.s,;.srcs g r 1for few acknowledged his au.
/ Ea.;t,, sra ha wso too NOR TO nav col
| siSss. sSssr. ,.ho il those dsvs. were always to
: .s ss,sd for - money he and the little ar
-, - E ssS;ek hs : coy,,,ved ID oct together,
IS. 1893 49,, q e sis. y lima; With the .En.
r,;2b "a ,s,sres heaten. ) and.at last tie
i i es;. ;;crc;:tsrt ~ lelt him.tha. citv. 81
.ss. s.,s q 80 81 opaly. hpsieGed hv. tfr6 ef1
!. I. I'M ,ao,,t 4, St heH out. ..bur. llittts
h.,i. - /: fss rs;nad f;ir Il became ey
s9s5 iSs & IN ) tiSssisv sDrieA6;
.uens ..s, s1as =. ,oscsd [ to sv;a,d and with i
I ..iS "o - -, lot hone, of the ropal lam
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- 1000 nsrc vae e;obteen wears old a
~. - 49, a tha. ..vo;ces,' which had
.n.s une, e,s;na ara @ - har ror Ave years ver,
4 ueen . ,omS,r :. ch dov and calling he
1919 ~ .ee,ooth;ng ros she knew not what. t
W ~ 80 Soos ao,s,..s At.Iost .he hecam,
save Ns;u VIC Oou" ~ hSrd;x;ne mission that 81,
o,,d ~ JS Iaan s;,ant no LONGER and she per
|, sI sI.d ~ ,,,cloa - 4ahe her to Baudri
- ssart ons os ths Kings officers, .wh,
(, - ~ss Governor Of the 10 wn of .Vancou
,a,. To him she exnlained about ,th
na;.o. u,: ana horaed him 10 send her {,
? ~ % r. 1 nrnm;s;no him mat II he idi,
: sae - ~ No. s,r,d raiss fbei sieoXiof Orleans
. sos - 'I 'sho. ~ Kmoio;rr less, tbanthfa
: anu aa,,.s a. s,,a.,.d no e,owred in the cily O
e .n pSa;ms [ -b;ch vss =, that time held b,
r tho Eno,;sh The Governor did not hss
D ,;auo s ~ her q !; ;Tst nm matters had 20
3 ~ ~ da.r.r.,a ,hat he wasa:ai,iire 10 ir
o..s;ta ~ ~ =, l.st.uk, aent Jeanpe /
8 as; Hh;pnn r vhsre ,be King was residing.
81 n mnst have been ID sine gular Sigh
el the Inidst of the oavscoust; !; bht she wa
|, too much lin. n.earnest to think aboat;hei
n self or be frightened, The King .stoo
s among the other gentlemen, dressed ssa ys e,
actly iike .nem, De. s. esahe s;.hsns 49, ,na,nsn,
, anu kne.s oelo:o u., a u...ns;. ". "a .vorvbod
l. hesitauon, "uiou