The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-05

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ne tRuflMeul eAkllNHAaa W nNNAh
dan's play. that conscience has 10 morS
b DO with CALAMITY than Il has with poll
tics. is ahandaniiy Illustrated In what !.
--t forth in Mr.. " NOtL WILLIAMS
very e1phci' WORK TAs Fdsctndiing Dee d
RieAelieu ,Charles scrihner Sonsl. fhi,
.uke. Who at the age Of ~ was still ~
fascinating that the pretty widow whom
- then married vas sincerely attached
% him and quite earnest in mr. edorta
~ keen HE feet In tho straight path,
vac torn on March 10. ie9s. tie Was
Louis Francois Armand De VtgnerOt du
Plessis. Due De Fronsac. only son Of
Armand Jean De NiGnerot. who was the
great-nephsv and hear d the great Car
dinal Richelieu.
A. child the little Duke vas delicate
n, health hut no. In some other RESPECTS
Before ne vas quite 10 ne became a cour-
tier and Immediately began 10 make love
10 the ladies'. His father. who was a
goOd deal dis,luirted by these preco-
Cious manifestation. decided that h.
mus have a wife. Accordingly on Febru-
Aryi2. I7ii. notvithstandihs that he sii y
lacked something more than a month
Of being IS ycars Old he was married IN
Anne Catherine Dc Noailles. Nile. de
Saasac, who was well made, sensible
and vefy great heiress' but not very
coed hooking. The boy vas indignant
He treated HE Nife with -Withering dis
dain- and airtsd hard Conceivihg tbs
idea that the Duchesse de Bourgogne
entertained a serious affection for him.
he committed an indiscr-tiOn Of which
the historian Rulhiere gave q s'iccinct
account. -Onr day says Rulhiere,
-hsing in attendance AZ ilp- Duohesse de
BourRogne's toile, At the moment When
the men had 10 Withdraw he concealed
himself h.hind screen and was unable
70 resist the emptation To raise his head
above II In order " show her the eyccss
Of hls love ana his temerity. She on the
upur Of the moment gave a shrek Prom
sac was perceived by all the women.
they ell sWorc to him to keep the secret
and they al blurtei Il cut, without any
dsxire 20 iniure him hut through fear q
bainR for-stalled. carh q them wishing
20 ~ the firs, IN give information about
this little episode. The King heard about
Il and believed that q hehooved him TO
punish this audacity ON account Ot the
conseulenoss which IL might entail lie
asnt him 20 the Rastile
He was made pretty comfortable IN the
Rastille: h had q room To himself, and a
valet: he vas allowed 20 take exercise in
a.. ,..,,.ky-.-a ~ ~ ,.,..,f. -. 5000
from the Governors table. His insellec-
tral and moral parts WERE not neglected.
an able Of great piety and learning visited
him every day. and he also received regu-
lar instruction from masters In mAthe-
masics and the languages. He did nat
like u. but hs prstended 10. Tie thought
that u would h. "a his advantage 70 put
a cheerful face UPON the matter; accord
inrly when his father otme % 80 him he
saih that the hstille pleased him amay-
inEly and that he should bc really sorry
20 isave IL Unhappily for the dis-emhler.
his father took nim az his word and -,
him remain ther~ for more than twelve
months In the course 81 his coniine-
men, he had The smallpox. but h. got over
Il very we'll suffering no Disagreement.
When be- aot gu he Went away 70 tho
wars Al the st0rming u Freiburg he
was struck on the forehead by a stone
thrown from the ramparts. an injury that
Scared ham Tor life. Al 10. on the death
Il his father. ne beCams the D,ic de Richie
lieu Il was al this time that Louise Anne
De Bourbon. Nile de- CharolaA became
has usistress. % this lady - royal blood.
then In her twenty-hrs. year. Ruihisre
recoTdsd. The charms of her counienanoe
SURPASSED all that the painters nave heen
able ~ cohesive. nothing sas - beautiful
40 her eyes. nolmng ~ --,iucing a. her
mind A. she was thu model q beauty
she was that u fashion. All the women
wiahed 70 ~ o0ifFr and dressed a. she
Was. hut the more they sought % initiate
her tn. less they suco@eted IN heing COM
Eared with her The bold felicity Of the
pair suffered a brief Interrupted SON after
it, beginning The COmte do GAGS vile
burr a shocking reputation. Al one u
her entertainments. according 10 report,
things were done that were worthy u the
times e Heiiogabalus. and the lady her.
eli va the chief offender Richelieu
Was 1ne II the guests He was never ceie-
hrat,i for holding his tonE'i-. and i -
possible thai Gao Nls justified In think
ina that he had made pubiic what he had
seen. The indignant husband took
deliberate revenge H. hirrt une ~ the
gutter prets IT Paris o. write a hitting epi-
gram against Richelieu. and armed with
this he sought hi- victim a. a masked ball
az the Opera Richelis1. making love TO
a Venstian dOmino presumably Mile De
Charolais' IN -ecsided corner. was APP
pruached by Gact who read his epiGram
in q ioid. distinct voice, and then turning
10 the lady aid Beautiful princes. do
not listen to a mask 40 per'idious In love.
he will reveal everything. The duel was
fought Immediately. The angry pair
went out and seeking tho Rue Saint
Thomas du Louvre, quiet street.
stripped - their shirts and drew.
This account says IL must have been
a singular spectacle. that midnight duel
Ths narrow. dimlv III street. with it, old
Eabied houses. the frightened faces u
women peerinR from the windows, the
thruna n worthy citizens IN their night
caps and dressing gowns hanging brsath-
lsssly 1n every thrust. ann In the centre
thsse tWo young men, hearers " two Of
the mos honored names In France. with
their tense faces and burning eyes. each
intent on the death ~ mutilation q the
other Ever and anon. as II by common
cous~ui. they PAUSED to lake breath. and
ths Uytanders whispered together and