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ond cathedral more beautiful than the
last but not so interesting for want of
historical associations. And after TAX
inc cursorv view of several other sa-
cred structures saw the Hotel the \ille
which contains the municipal library
of 1870 900 volumes and manuscripts.
In front of this building is an imposing
equestrian statue ofthc great Napolcan
cast from cannon taken at AusterlltZ.
In the rear is beautiful public gar
den. The Museum of Painting next
claimed my attention and then l was
driven to the Museum of Antiquities.
Here | saw the "mark' of William the
Conqueror Che could not write his
namc> and the autographs of Henry
l., Richard the Lion-hcarted and 9th
ers of historical characters. tiny re-
quest | was then driven to the house
in which Gustave Flaubert was born.
Historically. of course, realism in litera-
ture is generally traced back to Rons-
sean, who in his "ConfrsSions furnish
ed suggestion and example of the
force that lives in naked veracity, and
LATER i'm the words of IIonorc de- BalZac;
but it is in Flauhert. rather than in
any of his predecessors. that we are
able to find the frution and perfection
of the realistic theory; while the intlu-
ence of his personal association, as well
as of his published works, directed the
early laborS of such rs Turgenietf, Dau-
Diet, Maupassant and Emile Iola. He
was woefully ignorant ut 9years ofa@e
but at - great intellectual awaken
inc came and at 81 he had produced
the wonderful novel MADAME Borary,'
one of the greatest and most potential
of French works or fiction. which has
run through numerous editions in many
In rua@es. Then | left the ancient
city lnr Mount st. Catherine. an cleva-
ton some three miles distant from
which a good panoramic view was pre-
santed But the greatest objects of
interest | vet held in ahcyance and
while returning to Rouen my mind
dwelt on the Maid of Orleans" and,
aS looked on that fair land of Nor
mandy. there came back to me the early
wears of the Hundred Years war when
hrigands vet roamed as honest men
and pillaged ut will. OF the scenes OF
great disorder in Rouen, the valiant
deeds of Du Guesclin. the pusalanimity
of Charles VI. and the death of Joan
When we think of the valor of the
Frenchman and the glorious victories of
Napolean. it is hard to believe that there
existed so little national feeling during
Charles time The Dukes of Burgun-
dy were Il pcrtidious set: Charles. dur
inc his sane moments, nothing more
than an instrument in the hands of
| first one and then another faction, with
Il woman. Isabel of Bavaria. low enough
to stoop to any crime. Henry ". by
constantly intrigueing had brought
under his suhicction great part ofthe
country. His son Henry '. gained
the battle of \ ~incourt and laid siege
| to Roucn which after a protracted
struggle yielded to the foreign conquer
er. BY treaty year later he was
| given the hand of Katherine, daughter
of the French king. and the ri ght Of
succession to the French throne after
the death of Charles VI. to the eNclu-
sion of the dauphin. France was ap-
parentlv on the verge Of becoming
English. In this very year ut Dom
rcmv lived the Young daughter of sim
pie tillers of the soil. a good. simple
gentle Girl now turning her sixteenth
year 1t was Joan of Arc, whom her
neirhborS called .Joannctte. At nine.
she had wcpt when her countrymen re-
tturncd bruised and bleeding from en-
counters with the enemy. One sum-
mer'S dav she heard voices calling her
in the garden. \ bright light led her
to church where she prayed with adora-
ton which ON y Il young, simple heart
knows. These voices We're often re-
D.atcd is it not said a woman shall
ruin France and Il Young maid restore
it" was her question to an uncle. \
slap on the face WAS her answer. II
must q, t. raiSr the siege of Orleans.
Then was she sorcly tried but. rising
triumphant above all prejudiccs, 'Gei.-
tie ,lalphin. the King of heaven send
eth YOU word by IN" that YOU shall be
anointcd and crowned kin : ut Rh inns.
They dressed her rs a man. gave her Il
sword and a banner of white and huer-
Il is with the words Jesu Maria work
eel in gold and placed her upon a noble
black charger. Here was the Heaven
sent mterprctresS of Il nations feelings
here was the hope of the people OF
France Doubt and jealousy delayed
action "Withdraw from Orleans" was
her command to the English. Cow
girl came the answer. Then the baS-
tiles of .hc English We're attacked. On
the first day Joan was wounded in the
foot On the following she placed a
saalin" ladder against the wall and was
the first to mount There came an ar
row and struck her between neck and
shoulder. and she fell "Charm your
wound" Il would rather die than SO
sin against the will of God. Herself
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