dayitthattherailronglyguarded,
betrasburgandnancy,thatitoexpecttobe
abletointerruptit,seriously,allaforceasthatatjorteesnd;stilllesspossibletorenderany
assistance,edcityofstrasburgaftertakingunsel,therefore,pedecidedtorch
retothesouth;soastoassisttoopposethepassageoftheenelr,orlhouse,throughthepassesofthe
vosges
thealaroraryfor,havingderequisitions
asusual,theprussiansretired;andtherpsretuedtotheiroldquartersthereanothertendayspassed;spentnotinease,butinnstantrchingsandunterrchingswheneveewsarrivedthatanypartiesofuhlansountains,hthe
objeakingrequisitions,therpsantlysetin
tionsotissevereskirshesetisthe
nearch,anda
nightspentenhadnothingtodobuttorchback
again
uponthe28thcathenehesurrenderofstrasburg,uponthepreostheroicdefensesinhistory
thereanse
seriouslybythisti,thetotalofthefrenongthevosgesuntainshoutthe
arrivalofarpsoffranctireursandhadalltheserpsbeenanitedhaspiritsuchasthatevincedbythefranctireursofdijon;andhadtheyactedinunity,hdisciplineandintelligencetheyghthaverenderedienseservicestofranceunfortunately,thisbeingthecaseverynyof
thenhadenteredtheranksonlytoavoidbeingcalledupontogooutobilizednationalguardothershadonly
enteredfroheiulseofthentverynyogether
unittoanysteadydiscipline
nuerofcases,therpspletelyparalyzedfroheutterincapacityoftheirofficersoothesevariouscauses,therpsoffranctireursdistinguishedtheelves,inagreatnuerofeingenuityandforesighthey
displayedinkeepingataprudentdistanyso,
too,eaedabadnanotonlyfortheelves,butforthewholebodyoffranctireurs,bytheiducttohevillagers;helpingtheelvesfreelytoaking
theelvesalstaschdreadedbythepeasantryaseventheges,theelves
atthesatithevillagershad,inverynycases,onlytheelvestoblafortheroughasuresadoptedbythefranctireurs;foroften,insteadofdoingallintheirpoensinthecauseoffrance,thevillagerslooked
uponthenlyasstrangers,outoftherichestpossibleharvestostexorbitantprices
forallartiinfact,they
sotisdidnothesitatetosaythatthey,
atanyprice,htheprovisionsrequired;asthesewouldbeans,upontheir
arrival
perhapsinthehereisnoclassofpeopleso
pletelyengrossedbythethoughtofgainasarethefrenchbourgeois,andrustient,every
politiply,
andsolely,frohevietheiros
thus,insteadofdrivingaheirflocksandherds,attheapproaainedquietlyintheir
houses,andshalesslytraffickedhtheinvadersthisapathy,faintheartedness,and,uponthepartofthe
inhabitantsoftheslltoerable
diffiajorteeetis
obligedtotakethelaohisohevillagers
absolutelyrefusedtosellprovisions,ortogivequarterstohisn
intheseaster,andtwo
otherheadnoftheplaedatteeand
hisohearticles
required,andjorteethensentroundanoticetotheeffectthat,ifthesearticlesheywouldbe
paidforattheagreedrates;butthatifnotfuished,heshouldquarterhisnupontheinhabitants,inacrdancehthesizeoftheirhouses,andshouldreinthereatleastahreatthatneverfailedinproducingtherequiredeffectit,hoajorenunteredany
difficultiesofthissorttherpsostpart,
posedofneneytheyhadnooo,soldthesheep
andcattleont;findingthe
innvenien,eathe
proeti,had
giventhegoodsuntheirregintalchest;andtheywere,therefore,ableandopayafairpriceforsucharticlesastheyrequiredbesidesthis,thereportoftheactionsofblantandstillhadnoedandasageneral
thingthepeopleodoallintheirpoorps
posedofneantwork,andhadgivengoodproofsoftheirurageandenergy
bythisti,theboyshadree;and
itybereadilyiginedthepleasuretheselettersaffordedthejorteesofficialreportofthedoingsofhisrpshadbeenpublishedinthedijonpapersand,frohese,hadbeenpiedfarandhroughfrance;andthepeopleofdijonalittleproudoftheirrpsthenasofthetlayshadappeared,inthereport,asspeciallydistinguishingtheelves;andtheirfatherhadten,sayinghoifiedhe
rsbarclayandllyhadalsoten;but
theirexpressionsofpleasureingledanyhopesthattheboysselves,unnecessarily
thebandhadduch,inthenthsincetheyleftdijonuphirtyhadbeenkilled,ordisabled,inthefightsofblantandstillhalfasnyrehadbeenkilledorwoundedinsllerskirshes;andtenorte,orinto
hospital,pletelyknockeduphthehardworkandexposureonlyaboutsixtyn,therefore,reined
schlestadtandneubrisachansand,
afteringforafeoascertaintheursethattheypedeteedasgeneralcariels
inganar,doodefendtheupperpasses
ofthevosgesandasitoredthata



