Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-21

LOUIS DE BOURBON, PRINCE OBJ
CONDE.
not differ in quality of wicl<edness
from hundreds of other incidents onlv
in degree. In 1912. when Charles TX.
was king. there was n lull In the yener-
ally prevailing conflict. There was
even II peace. ana plans for rcconcilia-
ton were being devised. The king was
favorable to reconciliation. Henry of
Navarro. Il Iluguenot, who was after
ward to be Henry w, had Just been
married to the kings sister. Coligny.
the Huguenot chief, was the kings
most trusted counselor. Reconciliation.
with religious liberation, was lust In
sight. Suddenly. Sunday morning.
August 2ith est. Iartholomcws dayl'
Collgny, and every Huguenot that
could be found in Paris Uhe CITY wns
iuil OF them because of the royal we'd
dins) were murdered. The king. who.
though well-intcntioned. was weak Ind
given his consent TO the massacre The
queen mother. Catherine dc Mcdici.
ana the kings brother, the duke of
AnJou, afterward Henry III, under the
inspiration of the hierarchy. ana Of tho
Euises, mobiles dcvotcdly attached to
the hierarchy. by their solicitations
iiad forced him Ia do SO Smilnr mas
sacrcs took place throughout all
france. wherever Uugucnots were ia
be found. a thing that seems incrcdl-
Die In the present age. thcsc massn-
cres received what may lie called the
unanimous approval of catholic Chris
tendon. 1t Is to be noted howevar
mat the wretched monarch who was
inc maj cauae of them within two
Years uicd OF remorsc because OF Them
Thc number put to death in thc mag
sacres is estimated at from 10000 to
100. 900. !"
Henry of Navarro ESCAPED the fate or
ColiEny and the other victims of ST.
bartholomew only By recantation Of
his ialth But 1t was not long before he
got away from Paris and was bacI,
among ms friends and to his old faith
again Thenceforward, in the fierce
CONNECTS OF the time. he was the leader
y" ,-e INC iiuGucnot party. At the death
tloSD OF Henry I'LL. the last of the
mouse of Nalois. although he was only
Il distant cousin of Henry he became
inc legal heir 10 the throne. and he as
suined the title Of Henry ". Bur bis
iiuguenot faith was an inesurnountoblc
obstacle. The whole force of the hier
archy was against him. MANY of tbc
hoDl!lty, conscientious believers I'm tho
oiu ialth, were against him. MANY ton
from party motives. or because of am
DltlonS OF their own, We're against him
| IL was time of great unccrtnjntv mo
Jesuits, still all powerful. to suit their
| own ends were preaching the doctrine
ma. with the people lay the choice OF
n ruler and the kingly throne seemed
TO be within the possible reach of say-
cral claimants. But Henry of Navarro
| was personally the most popular man
| OIL MS day. He was the most chival-
rous foeman, the most daring fighter.
me ahiest leader, and as events proved
me shrewdest and ablest statesman OF
hn
| Dchind MIN. Many OF the other faith
also joined his banners. He fought and
| won soinc-slorious battles. norabIv mar
OF iVry Q'9o). so celebrated in our dav
because OF Macaulay's glowing verse.
NOW. God be praised, the day Is ours,
Mayenne hath turned his rein.
DAnmale hath cried for quarter. TIM
Flemish count is slain:
lhelr ranks are breaking like thin
clouds before a Biscay gale.
The field is heaped with bleeding stoeas
and flags, and cioven mail.
Ana then we thought on vengeance ami
all along our van,
| remember st. Bartholomew was pass.
ed from man to man.
But out spakc gallant Henry. sNo
Frcnchman is my foe;
! Dowh' down with every foreigner, but
let your brethren go
On! was there ever such a. Ixnight IN
! friendship or in war.
AS our sovereign lord. King Henry, the
soldier of Navarre."
- And 1t was this chivalrous spirit that
nhaiiy won the throne for him. No
frenchman ever lost his life because Of
me resentment of Henry of Navarro.
re cnnciliated. he forgave, he forgot.
ana in the end he was crowned king
(Feb. q, $3.50, and Paris opened her
gates to him and he was king indeed.
Note.-This paper will be concluded
Sunday, May 90.
EXAMINATIONS AND CERTIFY.
| GATES.