The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-27

rial Again-As Rule. the French
Women Didn't Care To Spoil Their
Compilations by Going to War
Reconciliation Failed To Reconcile
History of Three Bold and Con- /
summate Scoundrels-A New Rev !
olution-Scene In the French As
sembIy.
Bilkinsville. n. c., June II, 1912.
Correspondence of The Caucasian .
Enterprise.
In 1892 General Lafayette, head ov
the French army, demanded the pun
ishment ov the guilty Jacobin leaders
and the closin' ov awl the clubs ov
the murderous order, practically
placin' awl the government troops
at the disposal ov the civil author
tiles. Lafayette appeared before the
national assembly and made power
full speech in favor ov such a course.
But for the moment nothin wuz &C
complished. The King and hiZ cabi-
net seemed to stand in absolute fear
ov the French "Redshirts," for they
had proven that they were thorough
anarchists sailin' under deceptive
garb ov responsibility just az the
"Redshirts'' ov the South did some
twenty odd years ago; and, az, in the
latter case, hit IL quite likely that
good men may hev been deceived in
to joinin' the alleged society by plau-
sible arguments which were not ar
guments. Az usual with the then
ruler ov France, he wuZ unwillin' to
do anything in the matter unless he
could hev full conrtol ov the situa-
ton. The existin' laws, the constitu
ton ov the country-everythin wuz
: a mere stumblin' block in hiZ way
He probably had enough ambition
, but lacked the capacity, was near
; failure az a ruler, nothin' az a figh-
ter. | imagine that he wuZ about az
, noisy az our fellow-citizen, w. j.
BRYAN, the only difference bein' that
he had been born an heir to the
throne ov France and had gotten to
t hit; while Mr.. Bryan merely dream
ed for nearly twenty years that he'd
enjoy bein' President and never got
on the payroll. The French people
=. were smart; they were brave. But
- they had a fashion ov becomin' en-
. Unused on slight provocation an they
y would then quickly experience re-
. LAPSE. Joan de Arc and her won
- derful record az a soldier, a leader ov
men, had spoiled other French wo-
y men, Not many ov them were willin
- to become soldiers, but not a few
became politicians; that wuz not sc
dangerous, did not spoil their splen'
did compilations. About this time
new would-be heroine appeared. The
Jacobins had demanded that the
King quit hiz job. A woman specta
m tor who occupied seat in the gallery
fe ov the assembly hall (the natlona
congress) became excited, rose to hel
feet and made a speech. She urget
N the members ov the assembly to qui
wranglin' an unite upon someth1n
d. quickly,-good advice, ov course
"a When she had finished her address
L a prominent member ov the Congress
rose to hiz feet an proposed in elo
IN uuent language that Congress TAX
he the woman at her word, accept he
X advice now an rally around the con
y stitution, give up the idea ov a repub
It. lie. etc. When he. had finished hi
ne appeared that the spirit ov reconcilla
rs ton wuz uppermost in the minds o
rs awl an those who hsould hev bee
is dignified members ov great law
d. maxim body rose to their feet, EN-
II. braced each other and there wuz
at regular old-fashioned jolificatio
id scene for a few minutes. Hit mus
he hev resembled scenes sometimes wit
as messed at great revival meetin's. tn
es, next moment the members got owe
m awl that an began to make faces
each other, awl shown how mercl
rial the French people are.
Awl this worried the Jacobins al
they determined to hasten matter
IRA About this time they added three me
. to their numbers who, accordin' to
noted historian, were unmatched
talent an audacity.'' Danton, Rob
ne SPHERE an Marat were the men. Da
ess ton was said to be "a man of giga
vim tic size, an possessed voice of thu
ee- der. His countenance was that
ing an Ogre upon the shoulders Of
so Hercules" Ov Robespiere the hi
lila torian said: He possessed one a
use vantage over Danton, he did not SCI
ere wealth for boarding or spending b
ney lived in strict retirement an W
Use. known as the "Incorruptible." /
the had but little ability as an orator a
'ul- could only impose upon the minds
ball the vulgar. But he could fatter, d
'ad. ceiye, Though lacking oratorical alb
ity, he could make hiz speeches az I
fective az a Cicero before certain a