The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30


language. Misabean. the representa-
tive or the "bourgeoise. whatever
that IL "a faction. | suppose wuz
abused and threatened. Hit IL said
that the only hope the King had Al
this time wuz 10 make terms with
the faction just mentioned But ne
did not. and actually went counter
to the saving faction
In the afternoon the rabble ov "o-
men reached Versailles. They crowd
ed int othe halls occupied by the
lawmakers crying, Bread. bread
bread" Justice" etc. Some ov them
declared that the Catholic preiate an
the authorities had even bribed the
mfIIers and those ov the people who
had corn could not get hit ground
into meal. Yes. France wuz about 10
90 democratic. One ov the chlet OF
ficiaIs at the capitol Monier, wuz dis
patched TO the capitol to advise Win
the King, after he had invited the "o-
men 10 appear there rite away, Tor
they had decided TO hear their trou-
bles. In fact, Monier led the way 10
the palace gates and then advised the
women TO halt there until he couid
get the King composed, for nervous
ness wuz feared. The women were
then advised to appoint a committee
ov saw twelve ov their leaders and
they were invited to approach the King
and tell him awl their troubles. Inc
King and Queen are said TO hev given
the twelve a most kindly reception, a
ful Ihearin,' and they returned 10
their comrades in the best OF humor.
NV opinion IL that the Queen hypo-
tised the ladies by shown them a
new dress cv her latest purchase III
the hat line But the crowd, the mop
wuz not pleased when the committee
reported back. If the King and queen
had sent a few hundred boiled hams,
some hot biscuits and some good not
coffee, the chances are that they
would hev got rousin' cheer. But
they didn't. Awl they supplied wuz
a lot ov polite words and some cheer
in promises.
To add to the seriousness ov an aWl-
ready serious situation, many oV the
soldiers grew rebellious, evidently
sidin' with the masses, from whose
ranks most ov them came. Hit wuz
known that the King could only reply
upon hiz regular personal body-
guard, barely three hundred men.
What wuZ that to face the forty MIL
lions ov French people, every man
and woman bein' ready to take up
some weapon of offense or defense
Even the foreign soldiers which had
been hired, a few thousand only,
could not be depended upon, for they
had shown sympathy for the anti
government forces more than once
At any moment they mite join the
revolutionary party and fife like real
soldiers. The same could be said
ov the native French troops az be-
fore stated. What could the King
do in such a dilema, though it IL not
likely that he knew awl the facts un-
til ong after the masses had found
hit out, for the revolutionary party
must play for time, must get ready
for the fife if fife hit must. The King
determined " AIA 81 ooLN, NO.
ever. And this, under the circum-
stances, wuz profo that he wuz not
a coward, no matter what he wuz.
Hit wuz soon noticed that the troops
were mixin' with the citizens, sure
sign ov sympathy when such crisis
liz on. A military officer attempted
to prevent such miXin' and wuz at
once shot down by soldier or citi-
zen. Then hit wuz that the national
guard began to sho whits hand by
takin' the part ov the people, drivin
the Kings body-guard back to the
palace. Just before midnight ov the
same day General Lafayette came
from Paris to Versailles. He led a
fresh host ov rabble ready for any
thing He visited the palace and sug-
gested that the care ov the palace be
entrusted to hiz soldiers. But Lafay
| cite probabl didn't know that no
earthly power could stop that which
wuz started. The duke of Orleans
had deep-land plans and the folks
were with him. Before the night pass
| ed members ov the mob gained &C
cess to the Kings palace. About
dozen guards were on duty, but they
soon fell and the King and Queen
were at the mercy ov the mob. When
but one ov the guards wuz left alive,
that one rushed to the apartment ov.
the King and Queen and notified
them, though he soon fell under the
| blows ov the mob. Lafayette wuz
awakened and he rushed to the pal
ace and put a stop to the onslaught.
| The excitement and the rioting con-
tinued. Fhe heads ov the soldiers
killed at and about the palace were
mounted on poles and carried through
the streets by the mob. Then there
wuz a cry for the King. He must
come to Paris" they said. He came.
He apd tho Ounon appoarod on tho