The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU pies into practice. They were blind as bats to the meaningof the lesson they learned so well. You may remember the reign of Louis the Fifteenthas the period when the French empire in North Americaceased to exist. At the time he came to the throne Franceowned all (panada—which included the territory from NovaScotia and New Brunswick to the great lakes—Ohio, In-diana, Illinois, and Michigan, both banks of the Missis-sippi to its mouth, and the country lying back
The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU pies into practice. They were blind as bats to the meaningof the lesson they learned so well. You may remember the reign of Louis the Fifteenthas the period when the French empire in North Americaceased to exist. At the time he came to the throne Franceowned all (panada—which included the territory from NovaScotia and New Brunswick to the great lakes—Ohio, In-diana, Illinois, and Michigan, both banks of the Missis-sippi to its mouth, and the country lying back of the westbank from the southern end of Louisiana to Northern Mis-souri. At the end of Louiss reign the French flag did notfloat over a foot of this territory. The whole of it hadpassed into the hands of the English, excej^t Louisiana,which had been ceded to LOUIS XVI. FROM A COIN Chapter XL LOUIS THE SIXTEENTH 1774-1789 Louis the Sixteenth was twenty when he succeededhis grandfather as King of France, in 1774. He was anawkward, shy lad, slow of speech and timid in manner,fond of books, and delighted when he could shut himselfup with a friend who was a locksmith, and forge and filelocks and keys. His intentions were good, though hismind was narrow. He purposed to lead a decent life, andto do his duty by his people. His wife, Marie Antoinetteof Austria, was a giddy girl, who adored dancing and fancyballs. She laughed at etiquette, and made an intimate ofher dressmaker. She loved setting new fashions. Underher lead, the ladies of the court would sometimes wearsimple white muslin gowns like their waiting-maids ; andthen again they would crown themselves with lofty moun-tains of gauze, flowers, and feathers, so that their heads ap- 1774-1789] 250 peared to be in the middle of their bodies. Marie Antoi-nette had blue eyes, a fine figure,
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