The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . ^ do by laying fresh taxes ; the peoplerefused to pay the taxes, and in some places broke out inrevolt. The rioters were called frondeurs, or slingers, fromthe frondes, or slings, which Paris boys used in their streetsquabbles. They had the parliament on their side, withold, bald-headed, long-bearded Matthieu Mole, who was asbold as a lion, at its head, and among its leaders an in-trepid member named Broussel. When the regent sentorders to the parliament to do this and do that, Bro
The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . ^ do by laying fresh taxes ; the peoplerefused to pay the taxes, and in some places broke out inrevolt. The rioters were called frondeurs, or slingers, fromthe frondes, or slings, which Paris boys used in their streetsquabbles. They had the parliament on their side, withold, bald-headed, long-bearded Matthieu Mole, who was asbold as a lion, at its head, and among its leaders an in-trepid member named Broussel. When the regent sentorders to the parliament to do this and do that, Brousseldeclared flatly that he would not obey them. That afternoon, as he was quietly dining with his sonand daughter in his house, in a narrow street near theSeine, the lieutenant of the guard and a body of soldiersbroke in, seized him, and carried him off. An old womanwho kept Broussels house rushed to the window^ crying,. 1643-1651J 227 Help ! Help ! Rescue the father of the people !Help ! Every man threw down his tools and ran toward thePalais Royal. By the time they got there they were sucha crowd that the Swiss troops let them break their ranks,and the palace was surrounded by a surging mass of peo-ple shouting, Give us Broussel ! We must have Broussel! Anne, at whose side stood Mazarin, declared with setteeth and scornful eyes that she would never give him up—never, never! Then, madame, said Marshal Meilleraye, by to-mor-row there wall not be a stone left of all the buildings inParis. That night twelve hundred barricades arose in the streetsof Paris, one of them within a hundred yards of the PalaisRoyal. Still Anne held out. It was not till MatthieuMole took her by the hand, showed her her little son play<ing in the courtyard, and said, That child is losing hiacrown, that she burst into tears and flounced into herroom. Then Mazarin issued an order for the release ofBroussel. Paris went wild wh
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