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    【】untry.butthekingasusualdidnothing.hehadbeen

    huntingonthedayofthefallofthebastilleandhehadshot

    severaldeeraverychpleased.

    thenationalasselynotohe4thof

    august,ultitudeintheirears,

    theyabolishedallprivileges.thishe27th

    ofaugustbythe``dean,the

    fausprealetothefirstfrenstitution.sofarso

    good,buttheurthadapparentlyleaeditslesson.

    therehatthekingwasagain

    tryingtointerferesandasaresult,onthe

    5thofoctober,thereinparis.itspreadto

    versaillesandthepeoplepacifieduntiltheyhad

    broughtthekingbacktohispalaparis.theydidnot

    trusthinversailles.theylikedtohavehiey

    uldandntrolhisrrespondencehhisrelatives

    inviennaanddridaherurtsofeurope.

    intheasselyananwho

    hadbeeleaderofthethirdestate,oput

    orderintochaos.butbeforeheuldsavethepositionofthe

    kinghedied,onthe2ndofapriloftheyear1791.theking,

    ofearforhisoriedtoescapeonthe

    21stofjune.hehispictureonain,

    eersofthe

    nationalguard,andbacktoparis,

    ieerof1791,thefirstnstitutionoffrancewas

    ably

    ho.onthefirstofobly

    catogethertontihehenational

    assely.inthisneheringofpopularrepresentatives

    therearelyrevolutios.the

    boldestangthesehejabins,aftertheold

    jabincloisteriings.

    theseyoungnstoftheelongingtotheprofessional

    classesdeveryviolentspeechesandheneers

    carriedtheseorationstoberlinandvienna,thekingof

    prussiaandtheeerordeething

    tosavetheirgoodbrotherandsister.theywereverybusy

    justthendividingthekingdofpoland,ical

    fashadhastateofdisorderthattheuntry

    ercyofanybodyedtotakeaupleof

    provinytoinvade

    franddelivertheking.

    thenaterriblepahroughouttheland

    offrance.allthepentuphatredofyearsofhungerand

    sufferingax.thebofparisstord

    thepalaceofthetuilleries.thefaithfulswissbodyguards

    triedtodefeer,butlouis,uokeuphis

    nd,gaveorderto``ceasefiringjusthecrowdwas

    retiring.thepeople,drunkhbloodandnoiseandcheap

    urderedthesan,thenihe

    paladeeting

    halloftheassely,diatelysuspendedof

    hisoffidfrokenasaprisohe

    oldple.

    butthearesofaustriaandprussiantiheiradvance

    andthepanienand

    enintoberof

    theyear1792,thecrourderedall

    theprisohegoventdidnotinterfere.thejabins,

    headedbydantoeitherthe

    suost

    brutalaudacityuldsavethethelegislativeassely

    beroftheyear1792,a

    ogether.itposed

    alstentirelyofextrerevolutionists.thekingwas

    forllyausedofhightreasonandbeforethe

    ion.heyandbyavoteof361to360

    theextravotebeingthatofhisusinthedukeoforleans

    heodeath.oofjanuaryofthe

    year1793,hequietlyanduchdignitysufferedhielf

    tobetakentothescaffold.hehadneveruoodall

    theshootingandthefusshadbeenabout.andhehadbeentoo

    proudtoaskquestions.

    thenthejabinstuedagainsttherederateelent

    intheion,thegirondists,calledaftertheirsouthe

    district,thegironde.aspecialrevolutionarytribunalwas

    institutedandtyoheleadinggirondistswere

    odeath.theothersttedsuicide.theywere

    enbuttoophilosophioderate

    tosurviveduringthesefrightfulyears.

    inoctoberoftheyear1793thenstitutionwas

    suspehejabins``untilpeaceshouldhavebeen

    deittee

    ofpublicsafety,hdantonandrobespierreasits

    leaders.thechristianreligionandtheoldologywere

    abolished.the``ageofreasonofaspainehad

    erirevolutionhad

    eahanayearkilled

    goodandbadandindifferentpeopleattherateofseventyor

    eightyaday.

    theautoruleofthekinghadbeeroyed.it

    hetyrannyofafeha

    passionatelovefordevirtuethattheyfeltpelled

    tokillallthose.franceued

    intoaslaughterhouse.everybodysuspectedeverybodyelse.

    safe.outofsheerfear,afeeersoftheold

    ion,hattheyhedidatesfor

    thescaffold,finallytuedagainstrobespierre,whohad

    alreadydeerlleagues.robespierre,

    ``theonlytrueandpuredeself

    butfailedhisshatteredjailybandagedand

    heotheguillotihe27thofjuly,ofthe

    year1794the9ththerdoroftheyearii,agtothe

    strangee

    toanend,andallparisdancedhjoy.

    thedangerouspositionoffrance,hoadeitnecessary

    thatthegoventreininthehandsofaferong

    n,untilthenyeherevolutionshouldhavebeen

    drivenfrohesoilofthefrenchfatherland.he

    halfiesfoughttheir

    desperatebattlesoftherhineanditalyandbelgiund

    egypt,aedeveryoheehegreat

    revolution,fivedirectorsed,andtheyruled

    franceforfouryears.thenthepoedintheha

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