The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-01-25

Her People We're known-Many
Years Of Peace and, Plenty in the
Early Days of Her History-ClOyis
Whipped the Romans and That
Gave France Standing In the
WorId-Wars and Rumors of Wars
and Murticrous Conduct We're Not
Unusual.
BnhnsvlIle, X. C.. Jan %. 1912.
correspondence OF The Caucasian
Enterprise.
France IL one oy the great coun-
tries oy the world an hez long bin
engaged in maxim history. Like owl
well-known countries, the modern
history oy France IL familiar to
rcadin' people an | will only give
that part oy hit which dates back far
into the musty past, facts which only
few have the time or the opportun-
ity to dig up an digest.
France wuz anciently called Gaul
and the Romans controlled the coun-
try for fifty or more years just be-
fore the commencement ov the Chris
tian era-an' for five centuries after
ward Julius Caesar wuZ active in
politics about that time an he tok a
good deal OV interest in the French
people or Gauls az they called them
selves. That wuz one ov the bright
periods in the early history oy the
natives ov what il now called France,
for julius Caesar and hiZ successors
gave the country a fine chance. A
long period ov peace followed and
the country WuZ prosperous.
But a change came. The barbar-
ians ov some ov the nearby countries
were soon attracted by the peace an
plenty reputation the Gauls had
made and like vultures the barbar-
ians descended upon the brave but
peaceful Gauls in vast hordes. When
hit awl ended hit wuZ difficult to To-
cate the nationality ov the population
Ov Gaul, for hit wuZ a genuine mix
ture.
In time change came. The
Franks, a war-like people, got into
the saddle. A man by the name ov
Clovis became King in the year ASH.
He wuz a wan ov talent. At any rate
things began to happen about that
time. He soon got possession oy awl
the country between the Rhine and
Loire. The Romans finally made war
upon Clovis an he won out, giving
the Romans great whipping when
he met and defeated Syagrins, max
ing a prisoner ov him. Syagins wuz
pagan and continued in that faith
until he met and fell in live with Clio
tilda, a daughter ov the Duke of Bur
gundy. She brought him around and
he became a Jealous Christian near
the close ov the fifth century. Hav-
ing great influence with hiz subjects
nearly awl ov them renounced pagan
ism soon afterward.
One ov the prominent citizens ov
the same period wuz Constantine. He
an hiz wife were both tough citizens.
Constantine and Clovis both professed
religion about this time. But, strange
to say, this act seemed to increase
their desire for blood and plumber an
their many acts ov cruelty did much
to blacken the early history ov the
Gauls.
In 500 Clovis received the title ov
Roman consul an this wuz supposed
to give him right and title to awl the
territory he had taken from hiz enc
mics. But he didn't live long after
that, dying in I'll.
The Gaul kingdoms were divided
between hiz four sons, Theodore get
ting the Eastern portion, Clodomir
the Western, while the kingdoms ov
Paris and Soisans went to the two
youngest children.
In $50 Clotaire became the sole
monarch ov France, after he had
murdered several ov the heirs to the
joint throne. Hiz Oldest son, Chram-
mes, rebelled against hiz father and
they became perpetual enemies. The
son became friendly with the Bretens
and finally engaged in war against
the old man. He and hiZ family
were finally made prisoners and were
placed in a cottage near the battle
field. Clotaire had the cottage set on
fire and hiz son and family were
burned to death.
Clotaire died in $50 an the French
Empire wuz again divided an went
to hiz four sons, the division being
made by lot
In 563 war troubles began again
The Abares, said to be the remains oy
the Huns, invaded the country. The
Huns were defeated by Sigebert an
driven beyond the Elbe. He started
In pursuit, but the matter ended with
a proposal for peace from the Abares
Hearing that hiz brother, Chilperit