. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. ens, wonderful fountains, tine statue and issociated with the history of kings, queens, statesmen, an lars. The palace to the visitor seems a vast picture jailer when 1- shown the conquests of France. It is a long journe through the glittering rooms. I lit you see the representation • a king in his moment of triumph, adored .1- .1 god, and then you S4 the same king overthrown or stretched upon his bed of death. Tl- fountains murmur, tin orange trees fill tin- air with perfume, ai : turn from the exhibition of the glowing and fad
. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. ens, wonderful fountains, tine statue and issociated with the history of kings, queens, statesmen, an lars. The palace to the visitor seems a vast picture jailer when 1- shown the conquests of France. It is a long journe through the glittering rooms. I lit you see the representation • a king in his moment of triumph, adored .1- .1 god, and then you S4 the same king overthrown or stretched upon his bed of death. Tl- fountains murmur, tin orange trees fill tin- air with perfume, ai : turn from the exhibition of the glowing and faded pomps of hi . to the gardens, feeling that after all mans only nobility and kin ship and hope of Hi lies in his soul, and it is virtue alone th roval. PARIS. 20> Two small palaces or villas in the Park of Versailles, called GreatTrianon and Little Trianon, recalled to Master Lewis the. happy daysof the life of Marie Antoinette, which she spent here while the unseencloud of the Revolution was gathering, and the calm settled down onParis before the VERSAILLES. We have seen the places where Louis XVI. and Marie and were beheaded. What became of their children ? askedFrank Gray ? The oldest son of Louis XVI. died at the beginning of the Revo-lution. As it may give you a picture of the stormy times of theperiod, let me tell you ?/.s/(Vv7(. LANDS. I HI ST( >k\ I I IIII D \l IHIN I It- was born at Versailles in 1785. He was a most affectionatechild, and was ardently attached to his mother. He used to sport abouttin- - t the palace; the very place where we are now was his play-ground. ?• He would sometimes rise early in the morning to gather flower!s to lay on his mothers pillow.\h. he would say, when weary of play, I have not earned thefirst kiss from mother to-day.
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