New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

II one inquiries why this great King was
un able to advance worthy and deserv-
ING servant whom he loved, I'm accordance
with his own inclination, 1t is easy to reply
that II was out of the question, when those
who had taken possession Of him were un-
abashed and vying with one another In
their insensate desire to aggrandiZe their
families For estates. dignities. bishop
RIGS abbeys, Offices, no more escaped them
than do the flies the swallows. There was
not choice morsel which was not snapped
had, in all parts Of the kingdom. paid
agents and servants to give them notice OF
ali the deaths which occurred. so that they
might demand any vacant inheritance or
ronfiscated estate. Further they had doc
tors in Paris to which al the great people
i'm France resort, who did not fail to Keep
them informed as to the progress OF the
maladies of their patients. when these hap
pened TO he rich, and, very often. In con-
sjderaton of a gift OF a thousand ecus or
benefice Of Thousand iivres year, cau ss,i
bile for tnis good natured prince 10 exten9
his bounty in other directions. A ho
if the King desired to bestoW a Denehce
upon any one else, he was Obliged TO lie 10
them and to say when they demanded II OF
him that il was already disposed or Even
then so impudent were they that they
would argue with him that this could not
be alleging that they had received lmine-
date information when the vacancy oc-
Cured.
A fearful chapter of Henri's reign was
that dealing. with the revolt Of Guienne
and Saintonge against the gapelle' OF
salt tax The King must have money
how else wage war or load the Duchess
Diane with Jewels? The tax was col
lected with every engine of oppression
iniurv and insult by officials who them
selves made fortunes in the process
The insurgents committed atroc''ies vi
cruelty, but none so great as the PUNISH
ments inflicted afterward by DE MONT
morency, the Kings representative. Inc
Yeader's blood must run cold at the
"diabolical ingenuity of the tormeh's
visited upon the rebels Throughout 'hls
reign the persecution of the Protes'ah's
went on fiercely, except When pohcy
dictated an intermssion. The harpies
u,bo surrounded the King were accus-
toned ito obtain from his majesty
nromise of all the confiscated estates Oh
protestants in certain districts. In re-
firm for which they undertook to dis
cove- and extirpate heresy therein IN
scrunulous lawyers di the rest. III Is
said that when eviden was wanting II
WAS manufactured. Henri estabhsheu
the inouistion in France though the
porIcmept opposed his action as strongly
&C il dared The blood of martyrs GRIM
soned the stones Of the capital-We heeu
not quote the account of the horrors
which attended this extirpation OF the
beterodox doctrines. One man-who had
de6ed Diane when she undertook 10
question him concerning his errors -
tho King himself saw burned alive Inc
martvr fixed his eyes upon his majesty
and would not look away. ii Is sald 'hal
IN the following night Henri seemed 10
see the poor creature and that even IN
the DAYTIME the fear came over him that
he was following him; in consequence Vi
which he swore that he Wouiu never
again witness a burning, so dearly mao
he paid for this pleasure But 'housh
be cav no more of them the burnlngs
went on. and continued long after the
sovereign had gone down to his own
agonizing death, unwittingly lniiicted
in tourney by the young captain OF HIS
cwn Scottish guard.
Was there much good in Henri de
va,o,s2 They say that he was delightful
with his children. He was KIND tc them
and playful with them, and the pleas
ATTEST picture OF the man that remains
IN us is that showing the beautiful little
Marguerite seated on his knee whiie he
iosted with her and beguiled her into
talk.