, 1879-04-19
From Egypt to Palestine"
~ observations of Presi-
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LITERATURE.
"T11E Jt1Sa's SECRET"

FrSnrc, 11Q years ago, plcsCuktu sorry Spcc-
,.r,c. a King SO vicious ns to bo repulsivc, q
rorrruuent so yenal rs 10 bo Infamous, Court
.orrrcIy d to bc bvgRasly, md common pco-
na 70 OPPRESSED as ~ be pit'aac iu their misery
s,, ,tesoicnblo iu their loyalty md submissive.
rrs,. 4 third Of the arabic luntl IN Frnnrc WAS
lid, upta.cdt by the Church, the instrument
NJ IMPRESSION; another third practically un-
,,rei BY the mobiles, the immediate oppressors:
,e,v[ne the remaining tEtrd-tho refuso from
xhtrh ihc others hud 1nade their sclecttona-to
.,.ta{u The burden OF an Unsuitable Court, nh
incTectual army, n,,d an uumanaRcnbie debt.
The King was tho kcy-stono OF tho arch, and the
church It's cornerstone; and the coruer-stoue
,c,ted On the crushed aEtl matmed right hnnd OF
i,ho,, So things endured until In 1889 the
ac7Il anil. Ills angels took the matter in hand,
and ,cucdicd IL In d iovlIsh way jerking out
The keY.stoue and ovcrturntng the cornerstone;
then lhc frch fell In pieces.
The subject should bo studied in the lurid
l,cht cast upon It by Ta!ne's At,cicn licgiInc.n
Tie King Of Franco was to each Of bis subjects
The dispenser Of justice, the anchor OF faith,
Tue fountain Of mercy, the sun whose light
made day und whose shadow made night. 70
b. rent away frOm the Court, to live upon your
tst4,p mo matter how broad and magnificent,
rhow much In need OF your presence and care).
vas "ruip," disaster brought upon you by
rour "cnem!es.n To receive an appointment to
i fAt sin, cure or great pension out Of the
public purse was "mark Of roynl favor !" ; nild
then 10 have II taken away and gtvcn to another
xr IN injustice only to be atoncd for by some
more profitable gift Of stolen goode, A hugo
sllce from the treasure wiring from tho wretch
n1n fU IN Ia
E7ef It not receiving certain appointment;
and then similar though smaller siices TO u
dozen other roFnorants TO keep them from
being Jealous
Ta1gathcrers and ta1-farmcrs for the poor,
DOaenlcn's SOUS for army-oilircrs. Jesuits for
spiritual guides, lcttrcs tic cacfict for tho cxtlnc-
ton Of personal atd political foes, Pare aux
eetis ior royalty, whittier young girls could be
csa1ed Or carried for hls use. What rcmatncd
Wanting to mako hell OH earth9 Louis XIV.
King alld such as DC Brog1le for courtiers.
"Losis the Wcll-Bcloyod," so-callcd, 'front.'
ealsy OF otherwise, was the King whose secret
iOsus Tue subject .. the two bulky volumes be-
fme us,-alnost 600 Lagos. lio was the last
Predecessor Of bin who was bcheadcd In tue
lcsaus!on, and perhaps the worst Of tile whole
Inc, though this Is saying great deal. The
sersct Was private correspondence which the
A'ue Asp. w 'of t"eAty years Win agents
kaom hs Ministers supposed tn bo Hcttng under
hsir instructions, while King und agents knew
themselves 10 be dcccivlng tho Ministers. Tie
drss object sought by these deceivers Of dscoiy-
c's mas the rlacln. Ut Frencbtnan Oh the
throne Of Poland. The second NUS IN Invasion
England.
Nov Whlch Of two dead men, In dead cen
,ds,a Kur.a1, % ,,r u.eh M p,uvsu W e stono ol
,.E ~ uo. ss,,.uo' ~ Wv naeu'hat,ons ot sya-
"a " eh'eaaefS now dead and buried, we do
aoI lucl caEc. Sill tic story Is interesting O.
history, IS fascinating os d scnnlaloua chronicle.
md Is valuable M n flrcndf,t warninv oooi,,s,
,ny d,n,.,r ~ tr-os.an.s,,,. "ua""s asa''es
sasausine Alliances" and agatnst be-
coming 1r'ncshcd In the web OF European
tee1et diplomacy, The incredible inconccfvable
dapicty which is un,yoIy sot dawn hv tia
author, tho present Due dc Broeltc, as prar-
IT, est IN IN Tug lllns's machnatlons makca spec
s1 .anas .oE soas aE!l men, The writer Is apparent
4 axooa Gatholic, mud Is confcssedly al admIror
VI monarchy. llo aays In his prefnco:
thall greatly lcceIyo mvself IL tha
talaccf OF tho chirY nrtor in thts 1tt1: a.s,a oe
tcant do Brogllc, doea not, in spto Of its many
stakue!aes, present tllr always peasux ppc ctacis
y mind ~ which lofty political Yie,Ss wero