The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-01-16
TT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND.
SALTWATER MINNESOTA, THURSDAY. JANUARY is, 1918

armies were sent to the frontier but
the soldiers, spoiled by long neglect
of discipline, were unable to look
in the faces their foes" and they
were driven out of Belgium. The
leaders Of the populace shouted trea-
son and us pi 6 o n accumulated
against the Court, the King, and
especially the Queen.
Before long Louis added fresh fuel
to the excitement by resisting the
DEGREES of the Assembly by dismiss
ing the Gironde Ministry, and few
days afterwards he dismissed Du-
mouriez himself, and chose new
cabinet who were discredited in the
eyes Of the nation. Excuses follow
ed and in a very short time the
streets of the city were again dense
with masses of Pikemen.
On June 20, the anniversary of
the oath of the Tennis Court, a great
crowd collected to commemorate
that event. The masses unchecked
broke down the gates of the Tuile-
ries, crying; Down with the Veto;"
The Nation and the Patriot Minis
tiers forever" The chambers of the
royal family-were soon reached and
the King was assailed with such
epithets as THE Constitution O +
DEATH while a cap of liberty was
placed upon his head, and he re-
NAMED in this humiliating position
for hours. Towards evening the
multitude was persuaded to disperse
but the defenceless state of the pal
ace had been discovered and it wa
not forgotten.
The Prussians and Austrians in
vaded France uring July ant
> August, and from them came wha
is known as the proclamation o
Brunswick" proclamation ever tt
be condemned by all TO whom nation
al liberty is dear. Among it's out
RACES was one which summoned
} Paris to instantly submit to it.
King" declaring that it would b
RACED to the earth if it did not" Louis
7 no doubt, sincerely disavowed wha
the allies had done, but the mischie
I was beyond recall. The Assembl,
: became paralized and its powe
9 passed to the demagogues. chief o
5 which was the Jacobin Club. Al
: insurrection was planed. its objec
I being to dethrone the King and hol'
t him as hostage. Thousands o
+ volunteers arrived to swell the rank
Y of the Partisan Pikemen. The ris
t ing was fixed for the night of Au
:, gust 9th.
: When darkness had fallen on tn
e night of August 9th, the note of prep
e aration was sounded and the force
IT of Anarchy now started on thei
4 march against order. The King an
n Court had been kept informed of th
peril at hand. Terror and anxiet
relgned in the palace. Preparation
l. were hastily made and a handful {
e mobiles and their domistics fiocked I
n strike the last blow for the throne
,e The King went out to, address til
la National Guards, and had he spoke
a and acted as a King, all might "
g have been well, but his downca
le bearing and hesitating gestures mac
e. the appeal useless. The conteml
Ip of the crowd grew into anger whe
u the Queen, pointing to the few nobl
as said: These men who will show ye
s. your duty" By this time the assai
,e ants had reached the Palace, swarm
u ing around the approaches at ever
I'd side, and as far jas the eye cou
d reach there was only a wild mob
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ct menacing faces The weapons
or the National Guards fell from the
Oh hands at the sight.