Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-10-08
THE REIGN OF TERROR.
HOW 1T BEGAN IN PARIS A
HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
she Mob That Passed Through the As
sembly Rooms and Forced Its
Way Into the Tuileris.--
Unfortunate Queen.

During the morning turbulent crowds
gathered Ia the streets. and about
noon two different mobs started OF In
procession. picked up the idlers along
the route ard soon united TO bear
down upon the building OF former
riding school where the legislative
assembly was in session. There was
a halt made and Santerre sent 10 a
note to the assembly. saying that The
inhabitants OF the Faubourg Saint
Antoine we're celebrating the ami.
versary OF the oath OF the tennis
court and desired 70 pay their no.
speets. With mob Rowling at its
doors the assembly debated for two
hours whether 1: should receive its
visitors coming thus ia wArlike ar
ray. People were jammed into
the building so tightly that they could
move neither forward nor back. 9th
ers oYeraOwed into an old convent
garden near by. planted for liberty
tree poplar that had been brought
along By the procession. and made
thlngs generally lively A gate was
al length forced open. and the weary
multitude swarmed over the Tullerles
garden. but the leaders did not want
the agitation 10 end IN mere pleas.
ure promenade and ordered the drums
beaten TO call the people back 10 the
assemblys doors. There deputa.
ton Was admitted 10 read a furious
petliloa TO the legislators and per.
mission was then granted for the ci,i.
Eens 70 march through the hall. The
brewer and the dlssipated marquis
headed tho procession and stopped
beneath tho rostrum 70 see their fol-
lowers pass by. For over an hour
an immense throng Of riotous men.
women and children hurried past
some with weapons some brandlsh.
Ing Enbrr6 pixies hatchcts scythes
knives and other murdcrous tools
There were squads OF uniformed mem.
bers Of tho national guard In the
mass; some people danced, musicians
played tho revolutionary air OF '<,R
ira" aud hoarsc voices sang II. one
man carried an old pair OF brooches
on his pike Inscribed with Long live
the sans.culoi,cs. and another swung
aloit a calls bloody heart labeled
The heart Of the arislOcrnL" The
procession over the leaders pre- scented
the assembly with flag In token OF
gratitude aud the session ended for u
I time.
After leaving tho legislative as
J sombly many o. the crowd began 10
wcud their way homoward. and It
looked as II the royal palace were not
20 DO Invaded. But the adjoining
Place du Carrouscl suddenly became
blocked with surging masses OF hu-
mainly. and agiiAtors urged the peo-
| pie 10 demand admission 10 the Tuil-
cries This was refused By two gen
/ dArmos standing with crossed bAyon.
/ cts az the door but delegation OF
twenty or thirty persons was admitted
20 present u petition 10 the king.
The mob now insisted upon having
what was denied IL, cannons were
brought up and aimed at the closed
J door; and regular siege was just
about TO begin when voice from
! within cried not 70 nrc for tho door
would be opened. As II swung upon
iis hinges IN rushed the rabbe with
such impetuosity that heavy cannon
was carried along until II stuck fast
in tho door OF the third room and had
10 DO cut away with axes. Reaching
tho room where tho king and his few
faithful defenders were the savage
men In front yelled 10 be lot in aud
began battering down the door. A
Vrenadicr told the king not TO be
afraid and the monarch hcroically
replied, NO / am not afraid. Put
your hand upon my heart; it's calm. "
aud no pressed the soldiers hand "a
his breast Then Louis XVI COM
maudcd tho door 10 DO opened. and
the populaco was Immediately face 10
face with royalty.
Tho king was conducted into n re-
cess made by window where hC
calmly asked the people what they
wanted. hut his voice was drowned In
the shouts OF Down with Monsieur
Veto, 10 the devil with Veto" and
similar imprecations. Among thai
mixed multitude there must have been
NOT n few miscreants who would have
been glad of q chance 20 assassinatC
the king, but his own courage anc
that of his defenders saved him The
speech. making butcher thus began al
angry harangue TO the monarch
Sir listen to us you are made 4
listen TO us. You are traitors yo,
have always deceived us; you arr
still deceiving us but look out fol
yourself the measure is full aud the
people are tired Of being your play
thing
Another man passed over a rec
liberty cap to the king, who put II OF
his head amid great applause aud HI
also brandished n sword received iron
4 womun's hands. Again aud agar
the mob yelled for the veto to o'
withdrawn and tho dismissed minis
ters 10 be recalled. but the king main
tanned dignified silence upon thes'
.t., hnifla aud n uinsS wnrl