New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

or December IS 177S. couriers set out
from the royal palace of Versailles IN
France 20 Vienna. Madrid and Paris 20 an
rounce the birth of a little girl a solemn
Te Deum was chantec IN the chapel of the
Dslace and m the evening bonfires blazed
and an the principal houses were illuni-
mated The news spread rapidly through
Frsnce and everybody was wild with JOY
u was . great fuss 70 make about baby
but this baby wss the daughter OF the
KING Louis XVI. and the people felt that
sh. was their baby as well as the Kings
70 10 sure, she was only a little girl. ana
rhev would rather she had been a boy. be-
cause Eirl could not succeed 10 the
throre; but they were glad 70 see the little
girl nevertheless. and the King and Queen
were Just as fond Of her as n she had been
. boy. Poor little one" said the Queen
when they put her baby in her arms. you
were not wanted. bur YOU viii be none the
less dear. son would have belonged 10
the state sou viii belong TO me" And
wlen ~ last q son came 20 her she said /:
-He belongs 70 the state. but I shall have
ny daughter" As for the King. he was
never tired Of looking ar the baby. and
w. one day the infant squeezed his
finger he was overjoyed
TIE King and Queen wished 10 share
ter loy with the people. and SO The Oueen
Esvs many thousands Of francs 10 the noo-
~ versailles and Paris and the king
or7erec the debtors IN the prisons 10 he
re'tasf-- Ihe Queen also gave dou-ers to
. hundred brides, and bread ana Sausagas
NerN distributed 10 the poor % p.-,s
Fountains ran with wine and fras De--
ioifsnces were given ~ The Cornks,x
frzn1a -, where the cosl roen -. a, a.,
hing box and the fish women IN ,b.. :.
sc Queen. "
-e nany vas named Marie -rbs-sss
So her grsndmother. the great F-,,-a..
Mars Theresa Of Austria. br,r ,b,. -
"as only for private use. To "a. -,,L,,-
i-- Attie Eirl WAS known as Nr,s..,..
ho-aie' Tor that title was sl1svs -,
N me eldest daughters % -ba Ii, =.
rance even n they cid hsnnar - -
haaies. II corresponds 20 the F,nrlisb ,,,t.
Frnoess Royal borne by the eldesr dang.
tfr oi KING Edward. one OF The r-os,e..
ls0les IN the land, the Princess de C;u.-,s
re Was appointed ''governess" 70 ATass,,,s
"'Fa'e End she had ever so MANI =,
''-ants. hut The Queen never couId h.
I'D cave her baby 10 the care or
~ 4Toi4e- she visited her every hour
cay aho even gave Up many OF her
- NA-oA Hnt might have more
Tine 70 spend with the littls o,e -
"aiinel over her education very r.ra-
t-liF and taught her 10 sew and "a ,rst,
--oihes for the poor people OF Ve-saiuss
rne PLAYED with her and arranged an
sorts ~ good times for her ana fo-
"hAe Madame Roysle must havs bo.-
'er2 happy little girl Rut before 80.
tears had passed everything had changed
A. these GOOD things were taken f-or,
h"r- she escaped only with her lie ma
Sc used 70 say that il would have re-,
hFfter = thar had heen taken too for
i'sn she would not have had 50 r,s,v
g-iefs 10 remember.
Little Marie Thenese. aS ths little fon,s
N.I have guessed by this time Vas = sis-s-
Or thst unfortunate little Dauphiu that Ne
f"sd of asst week. and II was well for ba-
"7en the French people rose I'D and over
tlfNN ne monarchy. that she Vas only
htue Eirl As she was Of les. i,npor-
1n'e than boy. the government was A.
sst induced 70 release her. but befo-a
.'sL happened she went through such ter
r'7'e experiences that n Is = wonder sba
iSne through them sbve and sane.
one h~ one her dear ones were taL.,,
t'h nHr FIRST they took away the King
s'a executed him a. a traitor Then the
-3lpiin E-as torn from the arms OF the