The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-15
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the Pleasant PRIVILEGE of
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Phillip Augustus died in lz25 and
AUX succeeded By hIH son Louis The
Eighth Who wuE In hiE zkth year.
Hiz short reign wuz not marked BY
any great events. Early In hiE term
he ensranehised great number oS
serfs and they began go hev vote
in French politieks. Blu; this did not
prove ov much benefit at the ume
for the ward heelers had hit AL their
own way az they do now an there .
wuz not much in the sale ov votes
for the great moral issue had not
vet become the main stock In trade
He wuz succeeded by Louis the sth
in 1926. known az st. Louis. and Tor
him the leadin' city in the state o.
Missouri wuz named several hundred
wears later. He wuz an excellent
man in some respects. bat full oY
10 il. This caused him 10 engage IN
two crusades. The FIRST Nuz against
the Caracens In Egypt. He wuz made
prisoner and had TO pay million
pieces ov gold to obtain liberty; ne
awlso surrendered the 'ity OF Dam
ietta in addition 10 the payment oN
gold He Immediately entered Per
sia. probably hoping to perform some
exploit 10 redeem himself IN the pun
lie eve. But the death ov hiZ mother
hom he had appointed queen regen'
70 act durin' hiz absence. caused him
/. return IL, haste. lie found that hiz
mother hal acted with great pFu-
dence, but the country wuz fui os
i disorder. He set out 60 get things
;,utangled and succeeded. Hiz nexi
act wuz TO yield to Henry the 3rd oF
, england several provinces ov French
territory in consideration that Henry
} and hiz son renounce claims in Mr.
mandy and other provinces in France
, which the English formerly ovnei'
, The French King continued To grow
: in popularity an so great wuz the
confidence that he wuz chosen b. ire
, narons ov England and the King o'
, that country 10 umpire dinerefce
that had arisen between them \
. little later the King set out On al
, other crusade to Africa this ume
, Refore IL ended he died ov the plague
a m the a5th ov August, 1910
[ Notwithstanding the misfortGnes
2 RI Louis. hiz successor, Phillip. con
e ;inued the war against the inhheu
e with great vigor. He wuz assisted
1 1v hiz uncle Charles. King OF sicily
!. The Saracens were defeated an tht
a King Of Tunis sued for pea"e- The
:, French soldiers carried back dis
: temper which caused the death o'
,he French King, members oV iii
q family and thousands ov the inhasi
tants.
Philips second son. Philip. became
King at the age oy seventeen james
D. Molay, grand-master ov the Tenn
olow wuz executed about this tfm'
an. IL said TO have protested hiz In
poeenee an he summoned hlni
philip an Pope Clement TO appeal
o before the throne ov the Almighty
4 one In forty days and the other In
n wear an a day. They both died III
the allotted time. but whether th'
: snecfal request ov Moiay had any
! thing to do with il IL another mntter
!, The French King wuz certainly agii
d the Tempiars, for he not only pun
n ,shsd them severely. but eonnscate'
: their estates. More than flfty o.
them were put to death an the kini
;, witnessed the burnin' ov three ov IN
:, ,eadin' officers himself.
" Family troubles embittered the iai
: ter part ov Philips life The wive
- ov hiz three sons were accused ov ID
% fidelity to their husbands Two o
n the women were placed in prison 10
"a life an the accused men were hung
~ The family troubles caused the deaf
II ov the King In 1914.
ID Hiz successor we're Louis IN
st pois,erous. Philip the Long.
ii Charles the Fair" an Philip IN
re Fortunate" Just why they were
named does not appear. None
af them .set the river on fire" so Tar
az good deeds go
IS. The war between the Last monarc
a. named an King Edward oy Engian
in wuz the next prominent event In I'd
rk history of France A great naval ba
r. tie wuz fought at Slugs in 134e,
lis which $4,000 Frenchmen perisne'
n after which Edward landed hiz forc'
er an laid seige TO Tournay. II
ed Countess ov Hainault. sister to Phil
in an mother-in-law 10 the Enghi
King. set out TO stop the war. y