The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . ADMIRAL COLIGNI When Charles was fourteen he was proclaimed king,and his mother Catherine pretended to give up her au-thority. She even started for Italy, where she was her son was lost without her. He could not evenwrite a letter unless she was at his elbow. He sent forher to come back. She came, and ruled France with ahigher and a more iron hand than ever. The cunningwoman now believed that the Catholics were going to win,and made up her mind to put out of the way the Hu
The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . ADMIRAL COLIGNI When Charles was fourteen he was proclaimed king,and his mother Catherine pretended to give up her au-thority. She even started for Italy, where she was her son was lost without her. He could not evenwrite a letter unless she was at his elbow. He sent forher to come back. She came, and ruled France with ahigher and a more iron hand than ever. The cunningwoman now believed that the Catholics were going to win,and made up her mind to put out of the way the Hugue-not leader—the white-headed and gallant Admiral Coiigni—not that she had any fault to find with him, nor that sheobjected to Protestantism, but because she thought that hestood in her way, and that if he were dead the Huguenotswould lose heart and cease from troubling. She conspired with the Duke of Guise, the son of theman who was shot at Orleans, and the two hired an assas-. THE THREE COLIGNIB sin, who fired at the admiral as he was going home fromthe Louvre. The ball cut off two of his fingers, but didnot kill him. Charles was, or pretended to be, so angrythat his mother had to let him into the plot; she persuad-ed him that his life was not safe so long as Coligni exist-ed. It was hard to convince Charles, but the poor, dull,muddled brain yielded at last, and he said, By Gods death ! since you think proper to kill theadmiral, 1 consent, but all the Huguenots in Paris mustdie too. Give the orders at once. A guard had been set around the admirals house, and atthe head of it was au abominable cut-throat in the pay of 192 [1560-1574 the Duke of Guise, whose name was Behm. Late thatnight—for the conspirators did not dare waste time, lestthe king should change his mind—the cut-throat brokeinto the admirals room, with a body of archers. Thecrippled veteran spiang out of bed, put on a dressing-gown, and leaned against the wall. Said Behm, Art thou the admira
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