The evening world., 1911-01-23
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By Albert Payson Terhune

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No. 2s-A Boys Awkwardness That Overthrow France
BOY carrying the peunoned lance Of Charles vi, the French Kins,
grasp. As a indirect result France was devastated and ruined
- and vas a last captured by its old foes. the English. II the boy
had beer less awkward his country might, perhaps. have been saved and
the history of Europe changed.
France and England had for many ears been at al. AT one time the
Black Prince and his lawless English veterans had ravaged hundreds of
miles of French territory and had crushed Frances strongest armies. Then
Charles v. Cthe Wiser had become King of France. He had driven the
English almost wholly out Of the land. and had begun to build up his
countrys battered fortunes. Then he died, and was succeeded by his baby
son. Charles VI.
While this King a. still a minor his four uncles raj France to
suit themselves and sorry work they made Of it They misused the people,
them and drove then to revolt Riot an e1oodshed rsisned every,
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so1n, .arss, most mo t.. OF W ~A Sum Se' Ar. Sr,~ ,t rom on. the ras ans v Of The sv common ,D%sS.
wa. rcdressei' commerce N sns prosres, were eneoHased The crushed
named STh. Beloved consH,nen. and prosperity set, in The sn,ars looked
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lessla d hands M clatered down with a crash upon INT head.
N blows force. or. the sudden shock, drove the King violently insane
Shouting Down with all traiors"' he whipped out his sworda nd lev It his
amazed followers. He kiued four OF them before he cou be overpowered n
dkarmed. He was carried back to Paris a hopeless unauc
This was the very chance Ter which the uncls hd
ionged. The put thu Eing IN a BARRE cell banished o
- ""e" imprisoned his wise advisers amd sezed the rens II gov
| Of Madness. eminent. Ther. held back by 10 further fear Of reforms
- they entered on a career of rraft ad incompetence thai
dr,aned Frances lfehood. Tbeyo ppresed he people, they quaTened among
Tho happy era Of prosperity which Charles had built u p las utterly de-
sroyed.
NJ poor King lived on Tor thirty years IN confinement niaytng-csrds
ire said to have been invented during this period to amuse his calm hoursl
Now and hen he would have a lucid interval just long enough to realize the
yretched condition of his beloved country without being able to 10 anything
to stem the tide o. destruction -
The climax cam whent the English nng Henry V attacked the stricken
and overcame It's armies ad made himself master Of France.
A great Kingdoms humiliation vas a last complete And, in a senea the
xhnie chain Of dsastrm may be said 20 have startsd with a lows Mkwardnss