Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-24 | Page 76 | Last of the Bourbon Kings in the News Again

Last of the Bourbon Kings in the News Aaain fJMTir Austrlans have carried to Vienna what they appear to x-e-gard as tho chief booty of their recent successful offensive against the Italians Ital-ians In Gorlzla. It is tho sarcophagus of tho last of tho French Bourbon kings. King Charles X, and the remains re-mains of that monarch and those of his Immediate family. ' In addition to the body of the French king there woro reposing in tho sarcophagus the remains of the Duko of Angoulcmo, eldest son of tho king; his consort, who was a daughter of the ill-fated Ixmis XA'T; tho Count do Chatubord, grandson of Chiules X nnd Ids consort, tho Princess Prin-cess Theresa, Modena- For Homo years after he was deposed de-posed from the throne of France in ISilO Charles roamed a wanderer, finally settling in Austria, tho land of tho HapsburgH, closely related to the family of Fourbon, whore he died in 1S3G. Charles, nlthough a nineteenth century cen-tury monarch, attempted to reign with the Impression that the Dark Ages had not been passed forever. No monarch for ninny years beforo his time had come to tho throne with so good nn opportunity to bo successful and make his people luippy. Franco hud lived through tho peaceful deendo of the reign of 1ouls XVIII and, attracted by tho tine carriage and apparently genial manners of the now king, was disposed to tflvo him an cnthuslastio welcome. Ills ontry Info Tarls In 1814 mndo a decidedly good impression. He spoke In epigrams that were repeated throughout Europe and some of them became famous, although sometimes he borrowed from his contemporaries In his choice of fine words. When the soldiers were pressing back the crowds Charles waved to desist. "1 want no halberds between my people and me," he said rather grandly. Consequently the advent of the new sovereign was greeted with joy. Ladies smiled on the new king and said "he was as charming as hope," but his medieval spirit came to the surface ns soon as his coronation began. He was crowned jn the Cathe. dm! of Kheims. whore that other Charles was crowrcd king, with the assistance of Joan of Arc. many years before, and in tho same edifice which German guns have left in ruins. But the ceremonies which followed tho undent customs did not make rf lively appeal to the people, who scented trouble when this now Govei ninent sot down to work. Charles was much of n churchman, nnd it was declared ttmt he had his "Black Cabinet." or advisers, who -worked independently Pf his ror.ular ministers nnd who woro said to have even more authority. Fraction was tho order of the day. and France would have none of it. Tho liberty of the press was revoked Hnd many of tho constitutional privileges- wero rufhlessly set aside. Ills reign then became u war between the king nnd the newspapers, nnd the latter, 1 eprosrulliig the pii. plt won, A ' 1 1-01:1 is:4. wl.cn Charles began Vtr rcin. until .Tu'y. 1 $.!(. when the Revolution Revo-lution cf the three days occurred, or.o ministry after another attempted to put the opposition papers out cf business, busi-ness, and to make the people themselves them-selves what they had heen before the Revolution that sent Louis XVI to the guillotine made France fee. Throughout those half do.-en year.' Charles himself wa.s innocently unaware un-aware that he wns dwelling over sn active volcano. Ills ivnceit would not permit him to understand it. and. even while his few paltry troops were being beaten near Paris by the men in the barricades. Charles was olT hunting. Hetng apprised of the seriousness of affairs, ho calmly replied that tie nearer Paris was to nr.aivhy th n-arc- they wore on their knees tc him. Indeed, he wa.s away rnj.-vlnc himself him-self while tho Revolution became a fact. There was nothing loft for him to do but to pee. First be went to f'-iglsnd. but tie was not oflic'ally received re-ceived there. Subsequently bo went to Austria, where ho made Ir.s horn for the lemainine. eais of his life. He was the List of the cider hrsnra of the House of Foiirtvn to occur the throne cf Fiance. Opportunity had knocked at his d,,-r. but ho bad too much self assm ance to hrsr tV" .summons .,f,, yottc had l-et'.'i cr.l from Vine; t, n with new ideas nrl was the eal master of the situation 10 found in l.onin Flv.h.-po the tv who liiicl-v succeed He o;d U'.a's' " rnoie pi et ent ion -; ancuirt. but ho. too, fell by the Krw'.u'.ion ,-f ISIS.