The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-14
1Av FALL OF ST. CLOUD.
where Kiags aui Emp-rors Loved to TaAo
Ih.lr Insa

1hctr Vase,
There \ something aliAost rcpulsivc
In the thought that the ruins of 81.
cloud In France have been sold ut Ruc-
ton; that all that war and time hud
left ~ the beautiful palace, where
kings and cmpcrnrs loved To- take their
Ease. has been knocked down ~ q spec
nlativc purchaser us So much old buill
ing material That Frcnchmcn should
lcsirc tc remove such u conspicuous OBJ
feet of their humiliation. sufTcrings
md disasters Is perhaps natural enough,
hut the most rigid nnd soullcSs OF econ
nmists must feel u shoclS at the manner
Ia which the French have chosen to
carry out their decision that this
palace must bc ohlitcrutcd. There has
been habitnnlly aScrhcd to FrcLchmcn
disccrnmcnt aud tact, vet these quail
ties seem To he lacking when this ,Hs.
toric monument, whose every stone has
It's history, isallowcd to be carried away
as rubbish 10y the purchaser.
~, Cloud has had famous history
Although its famo as royal residence
dates from very early days, In the wars
OF the Rurgundiuns aud the Aruagnacs
II was the scene ~ frequent combats
In the religious strife Of latcr age IL
played u noteworthy part, and IL vas
In the cnstle Us IT, then stood that the
knife OF Jacques element ended the life
~ Henry I'LL The rare natural beauty
OF the scenery began 10 attract men ot
wealth and taste so soon~ns the fash
ion Of rearing splendid country houses
IN theneigh of the court sprang
up among the ruling classes Catherine
de Mcdici sometimes resides ut -.
Cloud, aud the magnificent url aSpir-
ing Bouquet made himself at home
there but from the ministry of Maaarin
dates itS real life Then the nov lords
OF -. Cloud hvishcd upon H. every
ornament which the taste Of the age
could devise and u houndlcsS command
of money could procure.
NJ the time OF Malarin began II long
round of fctcs, which outShonr all the
previous rcvclrics of that magnificent
society. To this home "Monsirur" as
the kings brother was STYLED iu the
jnrgon Of thu court, took home his
charming bride, the fascinating and
unhappy henrietta, daughter Of
the English Charles |. And here,
soon after, the greatest of
French pulpit orators was delivering
over llCurictta's coffin perhaps thcInu>t
memorable Of all his discoursyS. Here
Nine, de liayicrc lived, aud hvrc was
laid the scene of the anecdotes about
her that have come down to this day.
II was at ST Cloud that the regent re-.
cciVcd Peter the Great when that cN-
traor,linnry man was startling western
Europe with his gcuiuSand his cNtrava-
gancc; and hers Louis Philippe d OR.
leans spent unprecedented sums in
festivities before he sold III" chateau
and grounds 20 the unhappy Marie An.
toincttc. 'ndrr the "cmpirc" 81 Cloud
was the thcater OF many mcmorahlc
scenes. Il wa here that Napoleon toolS
the first decisive step In that career
which planted him upon the throne,
when his soldiers expelled "thc 400 at
the point of the hayonct,
Here, too, Napoleon signed the act
proclaimiug himself emperor; here hc
celebrated his marriage with Marie
Louise of Austria. AMI here he lived by
preference when I'm France. During
the restoration 81 cloud was equally
favored 1t was in the palace that
Charles Y. signed the Inflated ordi-
nanccs which led 90 his downfall, and
Il was within It's wallis that ne spent
the disastrous days Of July The
third Napoleon was very fond of
~. Cloud, rs was his famous uncle, and
II was at ST. Cloud that the former bid
farewell To the empress on the Eve of
his last campaign, II Is this princciy
dwelling, ~ rich in historic memories
and lessons, that the French rulers have
sent under the hammer Boston Adj
ycrtiScr,