The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . -man war took place. He was so overjoyed when he heardthat his daughter had been chosen over the other ninety-eight, that he ran into her room, crying, Fall we on our knees, dear daughter, and thank God !I hardly think that Mary would have thanked Godheartily if she could have foreseen her married lot. Forher husband led even a worse life than the reorent. Hewas always ruled by some woman or other, and he gen-erally preferred the worst woman he could find. Aftermany changes, he fel
The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 , to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 . -man war took place. He was so overjoyed when he heardthat his daughter had been chosen over the other ninety-eight, that he ran into her room, crying, Fall we on our knees, dear daughter, and thank God !I hardly think that Mary would have thanked Godheartily if she could have foreseen her married lot. Forher husband led even a worse life than the reorent. Hewas always ruled by some woman or other, and he gen-erally preferred the worst woman he could find. Aftermany changes, he fell into the hands of a cunning schemer 252 [1723-1774 named Jane Poisson, who, after two years chase, managedto catch him at a masked ball. She was pretty and smart;the king made her Marquise of Pompadour. For twenty-four years her will was law. She had an income of half amillion dollars of our money, three castles, four palacesin the cities, and several estates ; she made and unmademagistrates, judges, and generals ; nothing was done with-out her direction. Even the king trembled when her voicerose in FAN OF LOUIS XV. PERIOD When he grew tired of her he sent her away, and putin her place a girl who had been a milliner. Her he createdCountess Dubarry, and she ruled him to the end. She wasnot as proud as Madame of Pompadour, and spent muchof the money which the king gave her in works of the people of Paris could not forgive her for whatshe had been, and when the dreadful days of the guillotinecame round, they found her out — she was an old, gray-haired woman then—and they cut off her head. I am happy to say that Louis the Fifteenth was the king who led a dreadfully bad life. Of him youcannot think too ill. They said of him in his old age that 1723-1774] 253 his wickedness would have shocked even the Regent Or-leans. For a large portion of his reign, Louiss chief councillorwas a wise and good priest named Cardinal Fleury, who, Iimagine, must hav
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