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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 ...