The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-17

painted with a picture of the Savior.
Then she set forth to take charge of the
enthusiastic, impatient army of France,
rapidly Fallying to her mysterious stan
daTd.
When this fierce soldiery, made up
Of fire-eaters, cavaliers bTigands and
fanatic peasantry, beheld their 17-year-
old cOmmandeT-in-ehief unfurl the
mystic ensign that was to lead them
TO victory they felt themselves purified
and embroidered by her modest sym
plicity- so great was the sway Of her
gentle personality over this fearful
host that the success of the siege of
Orleans was assured before the army
set its face toward that beSieged city.
In less than four months after Joan
started on her mission the military
miracles Of the speedy evacuation OF
Orleans by the terrified English, Of the
signal victory Of Patay and the capt.
ulatiOn Of well-garrisoned TrOyes
opened the way for the triumphal en-
try into Rheims. where the dauphin
was anointed with the holy oil OF Clo-
Wis and became Charles VII of France.
Overcome at the speed of the con-
summation Of tina dream which had
haunted her night and day, Joan now
begged piteOusly Of her newly crowned
king to be allowed to lay off her ste&
raiment and return to her kinsmen,
the peasant folk of DOmTemy But no;
the Child-CommandeF had become too
valuable to France. She should not
again tend her fOcks on the hillsdCB
till the English robbers should be driv-
en- from the French sheepfOld. And -
she should receive other hOnOrs. Her
village folk at her request should
henceforth know no taxation. In hon
or Of the llied standard which she had
borne to victory, her family should be
ennObled with the title of'idu Lys3
ard presented with landed properties.
But these dignitieS were so many bau-
bles to the hOmesick girl in whose ears
still sounded the plaiEtive "L'ArbTe Fee
de BOUTlemOUt' which the king had
caused to be sung at his coronation
banquet in delicate compliment to the
maiden who had made that fete pos
sible.
Unspoiled by the hOnOTs beating upon
her uncOmplainiBg, though increasing
iy hCmesick, UnyieIding to the temp a
ton Of that dependency which fol-
lows in the wake of every great en-
thUsiassn. Joan again charged At tha
head Of her devoted armies PM vhe
spoil was broken, The voices" no
longer Whispered of victory; French
conspiracy. born Of Jealousy. joined
hands with English eDmity; and the
French sOldieTy, elated by rapid vic
tories and relying too much upon the
mysterious thraIl Of the maiden. grew
careless Ct military precautions and
provisioning, and ras.lly forced her into
perilOUs situations Her usual mill
tary intelligence snd shrewd sense
urged caution in vain. Wounded. dis
heaTtered, Joan might still have taken
CCmpiCgEe in face of impOss{biiltles
had she not, while in the rear Of the
army covering the retreat of a sally,
been betrayed by the governor of the
city. who shut down the gates, leaving
her upon the bridge outside.
As a military general she was en-
titled to ransom. but while Indignant
France waited to hear of her re1emp-
ton it was stupefed to learn that Bur
gUndy. her captOr, had sold her to his
English allies for $1,000 francs. Be
trayed by French governor, sold bv
o. French noble 90 2 Fre0oN ~~'o-- 49,
French populace simply grieved that