l of France. We who shall one day be French soldiers and
citizens, bring to you, who will then be our commander-in-chief and
king, our homage as the future supporters of the throne which is
destined for you and which the wisdom of your father has placed under
the unshakable power of law. The gift which we offer you is small, but
each one of us adds his heart to it."

"And I give you all of my heart in return for it," cried the Dauphin,
joyfully, "and I shall take great pains to do my lessons well so I may
be allowed to amuse myself playing dominoes."

The delight of the Dauphin was so evident that his comrades who had
brought him the present felt a keener affection even than before for
their little Colonel, and the Queen who had been present during the
whole scene spoke in friendly words of thanks to the boys, who then
withdrew, escorted by the king and the Dauphin, who had no knowledge,
child of destiny that he was, of the omen contained in that present.
But Marie Antoinette knew only too well, and her heart was heavy when
she saw the present made from the stones of the Bastile. But of this
she gave no sign, and from that day attempted more than ever to endear
herself and her son to the people who had so little trust in her. One
day when a crowd of fiendish women behind the fence called out cruel
things about the Queen, the Dauphin could be no longer silent.

"You lie, oh, you lie!" he cried angrily. "My mamma is _not_ a wicked
woman, and she does not hate the people. She is good. She is so good
that--that----" tears choked him, and ashamed to show such signs of
weakness, he dashed out of the garden into the palace, but as he
reached the queen's apartments he choked back the tears, saying, "I
will not cry any more, for that will only trouble mamma and I can see
she has trouble enough without that. I will laugh and sing and jump
about, and then she may smile a little instead of crying, as I often
find her doing."

His tutor, the Abbe Davout, heartily approved of this, and the Dauphin
sprang into his mother's presence with a merry smile which gladdened
the queen's heart and made her forget her sorrows for awhile. This
pleased the Dauphin greatly, and he re-doubled his efforts to be merry,
making the little dog stand on its hind legs, while Louis put on its
black head a paper cap which he had made, painted with red stripes,
like those worn by the Jacobins or Revolutionists and cried:

"Monsieur Jacobi, behave respect