The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

on the third IL should be destroyed. Ok
Philip, who appears to have been a mar
tinct. is reported to have been great,
disguised that, after all, the ravishint
and robbery should have been begun
on the Wednesday night instead Of the
Thursday morning. The town Wal
dmiy and utterly destroyed, all the
same, though there was nothing to dis
tlnguish its case from that Of Other
towns in the same Jurisdiction, except
the two insults noted, and the fright
cned Dinantais had OF their own accord
put to death the citizen who pro-
claimed the bastardy Of Charles.
Louis XII. began his career. as 90
many crown princes have begun theirs
as "thc leader Of his Majesty's Opposi-
ton" His father tried to provide him
I with employment that would keep him
out Of politics by giving him. at 10, the
command OF all the disbanded and ruff
| fan soldiery who had turned highway
men, and employing him and them in
! foreign Quarrels. He was already a
disagreeable youth in the domestic cir
Gle having gone so far as to slap in
the face Agnes Sorel. his fathers IA
vorite mistress, whom the Queen, his
mother. was forced to tolerate. As
Louis XI.. by the way. he rather distin-
guished himself among European roy
alties by observing public decency in
his irregular connections. Charles VII
had quarrel on in Switzerland and an
other in Lorraine. and to these the Dau-
phin was successfully sent. His ras-
Gals were regarded as mere food for
powder. 1t did not matter how many
- th..n l. l.I .xT a,,I d.
reason to believe that the King would
not have been distressed II his turbu-
lent heir had shared their fate. That
was not to happen. What happened
was that the embryo monarch who was
to he known as "the universal spider"
and to attain his most important sue
cesses by craft and intrigue rather than
10y fighting. yet became an efficient COM
mander and by no means lacked per-
sonal courage. punder was largely
motive of the wars of the period. The
Dauphin pillaged parts of Switzerland
very effectively. and In Lorraine had
great success with the rich towns.
Metz he held TO an immense ransom
and returned to France a conquering
hero and a rich man.
Dunols, the bastard Of Orleans" was
Disguised. like most OF the noblesse, by
the cur!a!lment Of the privileges Of his
order and the preferment OF the bour-
geoisle. Looking for a leader, his at
tcntion was attracted to the Dauphin, |
who was nothing loath to head a revolt !
a gairst his father, whom he was con-
plotting to dethrone. But he !
was baffled for years by being exiled |
to his own province Of Dauphine. His |
last exile was in 1+i7. after which he |,
never saw his father again. He man.
aged ut a distance to make friends at |
his fathers court. and so wrought upon
jacques CGur. who was as mercenary
esiance from the father To the son.
His ambition prompted him to court
Charlotte of Savoy with the intention
Of establishing kingdom extending
m both sides OF the Alps. This so
ingered Charles that he sent an army
% chastise his undutiful son. The son
Mas prepared with his own army to re-
'ist chastisement. The two forces never
actually met. but Charles compelled
he Duke OF Savoy 10 become his ally
against the son of the one and son-!n-
aw Of the other.
1t was soon evident To the Intelligent
Dauphin that he had really no chance
f avoiding paternal punishment IL he
In his own province. Accord
I.Sly he wrote to his good uncle"
'hilip OF Burgundy. declaring, what
'as very likely true. that his life was ,
l danger, and begging an asylum. The
nswer was encouraging and in Au- ,
ust li56. giving out that he was ,
DING ON a hunting expedition, he went
I the utmost speed the ninety miles ,
hich separated him from the Burgun- /
ian possessions. He was seeking "A ,
'fuge in country hostile to his own. :
rough not as yet openly at war There $
ould have been war before but for
le French fear that England would :
lin in IT, England being in close alliance
18th burgundy, In possession OF a large /
art of Normandy, having thus re- (
enged the Norman invasion OF Eng q
nd. and being also in possession OF I
large part of southern France. 9
rance, in fact was 50 disun!ted that I
urgundy was a formidable power In +
urope. The Burgundians had just {,
'errun Flanders and taken possession 9
Ghent. deprlving that city OF all it's n
lcient municipal rights. The Duke n
as the Sovereign of the Order OF the I
olden Fleece, the possessor of Namur n
I'd LuXembourgh, Of Hainault Holland. 4
ealand aud Friesland. of four or Ave d
shoprics and ecclesiastical prlncipali- a
IS. and very important parsonage r
deed There was nobody In Europe /,
lder whose protection a disaffected q
N OF the King Of France could be 4
ore formidable TO his father. Yet q
larless comment was justified. When +
heard that the Duke had received II
,uis he "sneered prophetically": HE a
IS received into his house fox who O
ii eat up all his chickens" 9,
Five years later Charles was dead b
Id Louis was starting for France to II
ign in his stead. The military escort n
divided for him by his kind uncle c!
emed to him suspiciously and for
idably large and he endeavored to a
we 1t reduced. He was crowned at "
eims before his father had been dead I,
month. still under the protection OF OF
s Burgundian hosts. whom he made ri
c central figures in the pageantry. ci
fact he never cared about show for W
mself, going shabbily dressed, and Ia
lite satisfied II he had the essentials "
power. These he had from the first. "a
ON the first he began. one may say. OF
e concentration OF France. Or II In
Gal.