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THE DUKE OF SuLLY.
One of the Great Ministers of France and
trusted Counselor of Henry Nv.

One of the Great Ministers of France and
Trusted Counselor of Henry Nv.
James Parton in the New York Ledger.
The Paris Exposition recalls to mind
the men OF the past who founded the in
dustries, and promoted the arts, the
products of which now challenge the ad
miraton of the world During the last
three centuries France has had several
great ministers, who spent their lives in
undoing and preventing the mischief
caused by thoughtless and luxurious
kings. Among these, six are conspicuous:
SuIly; Richelieu, Mazarin, Colburt,
Fleury, and Turgot: each OF whom had
his special work, or line Of policy, which
he pursued usually to the advantage OF
France. How capriciously fame dis
tributes her favors! Almost every child
knows something of the King whom these
ministers served but few even of educat-
ed men have toIerable acquaintance
| with the ministers.
| Of those just mentioned, only one had
master at all worthy of him; for the
Duke of Sully served Henry ", who
was by no means perfect character, but
upon the whole, the best King France
has had during recent centuries. Sully
was the second of several children of the
Baron de Rosny,a nobleman Of high line
age and slender fortune. When the boy
was II years of age, Henry of Navarro,
passing near his fathers abode, he was
presented to the prince, who received
MIN into his family as page, and took
him to Paris. When the massacre of
Bartholomew occurred, he was school
boy in Paris 12 years Of age Reused at
in the morning, and being informed
OF the slaughter which was going on in
the streets, he put on his scholars gown,
and, thus equipped, he went unmolested
to his college, the principal of which
concealed him for three days. He re-
joined his prince, and fought by his side
during all the bloody campaign which
ended in placing Henry upon the throne of
France. For about thirty years France
was torn by religious wars, which are
the most envenomed and desolating of all
the conflicts in which man destroys man
I suppose there never was drawer
: soldier than this young nobleman. Hen
, nv, vino was himself the bravest Of the
! brave, often rebuked him for his rashness
in the field In the decisive battle Of Ivri
, he had two horses killed under him
received lance thrust In the calf of his
leg, sword wound on one of his hands
2 and another in his head. Besides three
balls IN his body He remained a lone
, time on the field of battle insensible, ane
: almost without armoI, for he had los
f most Of it in the fight. Getting to hi
0 feet at length, as he was reeling from
4 the field. He had the good luck to tine
: the white banner Of the Duke of Nav
s onne. He was carried half dead to hi
y castle: his esquires, too, all WOUNDED
e and bleeding. On the way he met tn
J, King, who embraced him. saying:
J "Rrave soldier! True and perfee
C knight! Get well, my friend, and, rel
j. upon it, you have good master"
t, These baleful wars ended at length
a leaving some provinces Of fair France a
i most depopulated and desolate, road
If obliterateu, bridges destroyed, houses /
4 ruins, villages deserted. In other dis
p tricts, parties were still embittered an
irreconcilable. Sully, now one of tn
Kings trusted counselors, relates in hi
memoirs conversation which he ha
q. with the King in 1893, conversation S
as important as to affect for centuries th
n destinies OF his country. Sully was the
IF but 33 years of age, by no means th
d grave and experienced person whom, "
Or should think, the King would have col
le suited at so important crisis. Tt
IN King himself was only 40, and the tw
e, men talked together more like conrad,
s, than king and minister. Late one ever
Of ing Sully received a message that Il
d. King wished to see him in his bedroom
ut He found the King in bed, who ordere
g. a hassock to be brought, and told Sui
is to kneel upon it and lean against Il
IS, bed that they could converse conve
as iently.
is "My friend" said the King, 81 ha,
II sent tor you so late to talk with you upe
s what ia going on about us. and TO o