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On a report that the Guards had shown enthusiasm for the king, the whole populace came pouring out of Paris to Versailles, and, after threatening the life of the queen, brought the family back with them to Paris, and kept them almost as prisoners while the Assembly, which followed them to Paris, debated on the new constitution. ON A REPORT THAT THE GUARDS HAD SHOWN ENTHUSIASM FOR THE KING THE WHOLE POPULACE CAME POURING OUT OF PARIS TO VERSAILLES AND AFTER THREATENING THE LIFE OF THE QUEEN BROUGHT THE FAMILY BACK WITH THEM TO PARIS AND KEPT THEM ALMOST AS PRISONERS WHILE THE ASSEMBLY WHICH FOLLOWED THEM TO PARIS DEBATED ON THE NEW CONSTITUTION
 to prevent all change by force of arms. Thereupon the citizens enrolled themselves as a National Guard, wearing cockades of red, blue, and white, and commanded by La Fayette, a noble of democratic opinions, who had run away at seventeen to serve in the American War. On a report that the cannon of the Bastille had been pointed upon Paris, the mob rose in a frenzy, rushed upon it, hanged the guard, and absolutely tore down the old castle to its foundations, though they did not find a single prisoner in it. "This is a revolt," said Louis, when he heard of it. "Sire, it is a revolution," was the answer. 3. The New Constitution.--The mob had found out its power. The fishwomen of the markets, always a peculiar and privileged class, were frantically excited, and were sure to be foremost in all the demonstrations stirred up by Jacobins. There was a great scarcity of provisions in Paris, and this, together with the continual dread that reforms would be checked by violence, maddened the people. ER AND IT WAS SUPPOSED THAT HE WAS GOING TO PREVENT ALL CHANGE BY FORCE OF ARMS THEREUPON THE CITIZENS ENROLLED THEMSELVES AS A NATIONAL GUARD WEARING COCKADE OF RED BLUE AND WHITE AND COMMANDED BY LAFAYETTE A NOBLE OF DEMOCRATIC OPINIONS WHO HAD RUN AWAY AT SEVENTEEN TO SERVE IN THE AMERICAN WAR ON A REPORT THAT THE CANNON OF THE BASTILLE HAD BEEN POINTED UPON PARIS THE MOB ROSE IN A FRENZY RUSHED UPON IT HANGED THE GUARD AND ABSOLUTELY TORE DOWN THE OLD CASTLE TO ITS FOUNDATIONS THOUGH THEY DID NOT FIND A SINGLE PRISONER IN IT THIS IS A REVOLT SAID LOUIS HE HEARD OF IT SIRE IT IS A REVOLUTION WAS THE ANSWER THREE THE NEW CONSTITUTION THE MOB HAD FOUND OUT ITS POWER THE FISHWOMEN OF THE MARKETS ALWAYS A PECULIAR AND PRIVILEGED CLASS WERE FRANTICALLY EXCITED AND WERE SURE TO BE FOREMOST IN ALL THE DEMONSTRATIONS STIRRED UP BY JACOBIN THERE WAS A GREAT SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS IN PARIS AND THIS TOGETHER WITH THE CONTINUAL DREAD THAT REFORMS WOULD BE CHECKED BY VIOLENCE MADDENED THE PEOPLE
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