Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-06-08

~ was already an ancient town.
- Three hundred years still fur
ther back in the mistS Of time
d king of France had given the palace
Of still earlier kings to form a monas-
terry for Scottish monks. The church
belonging to this foundation received
the body of Charles the Simple for
burial after his death as a prisoner in
the great tower of Peronne, writes E.
Maxtone Graham in Country Life. The
church and it's monuments disappeared
In the revolution. All that remains to-
day of ancient masonry are the four
towers of the castle.
Outwardly there can never have been
great changes in the surroundings and
general appearance of Peronne. The
city lies among the marshes Of the
Somme, wilderness Of bogland, deep
ening here and there into little slow
streams or widening into pale, shallow
lakes between islands covered with
coarse grass, the haunt of seabirds. Out
Of these far-reaching tarns and mo-
rasses the broken outline Of the town
seems to emerge, long, low-lying
group of buildings.
So Peronne has stood and watched
the ages go by, now asleep, now caught
In some desperate whirl of war, now
for moment forming the stage of
some historic drama, or fighting for
life and freedom, till, as war ebbs away
from her walls, she sinks again into
Obscurity.
Where Louis XII Was HuniIiated.
The name Of Louis XI will always
be associated with the little city be-
cause it was the scene of dark humili-
| alton for the crown in 1863. The magic
| pen of Sir Walter Scott has thrown q
veil Of romantic interest over the his.
torical event in the pages of Quentin
Durward." Charles. duke of Bur
gundy, called lie Temeraire," the last
duke of his race, possessing almost
sovereign powers and vast tracts o1
lands, allied himself openly with the
enemies of the crown, and spent hi.
life in one great struggle to preserve ;
divided kingdom. The king avoided
war with his vassal and tried diplo
macy. The promises and vows of Loui
never counted for anything, but in /,
ttmid way he prided himself on 1
thorough understanding of diplomacy
To avoid fight he consented, in Octo
Der, 1853, to go to Peronne to meet tn
duke.
The royal lodging was prepared il
a vast building near the gates. Some
thing ominous in the preparation
reused the kings alarm. Troops a,
rived under the command of a genera
who was personal enemy. Othe
enemies were there too-he saw ther
pass the window of his quarters. Fea
possessed him, and he was not able
hide it. In his panic he made a falls
move, and demanded to be taken int
the castle of Peronne, where there wa
only room for few of his attendant.
and was thus placed in the power @
the duke. From the windows of tn
castle Louis could see the great towe
of Peronne, with its dire memories &
the murder of king. In the end tn
king agreed to humiliating terms; h
| prOIulS6u LO 20 lOTLu lTOIu H6rOuQ0
.Liege with the duke and take ve1
geance on the Burgundian city whic
had dared to defy LIE Temeraire an
to rise in rebellion. 1t was base bal
gain, for the people of Liege were til
kings own allies, and he had promise
his protection. The duke, with Ion
experience of the craftiness of Lou
and of the profound depths of his 81
perstition, knew how to make tt
shameful bargain secure.
The venerated emblem called IL
Cross of Victory was always carrie
wherever the kings of France went.
was the cross that had been sent
Charlemagne, and was borne by hi
to insure success in many battle. tt
dishonorable treaty must be swo1
upon this cross, the most sacred relic
the kingdom. 1t was taken from /
casket, and the false peace sealed b
tween Louis and his captor.
Withstood a Great Siege.
Nearly sixty years later, when Fra
els I of France was fighting the Ell
peror Charles V, Peronne withsto(
successfully the efforts of the imperi
forces, who besieged the city for
month. Peronne is the center of a Il