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thereisagreatdealoftrue,eaest
patriotisnyrriedn,ilies,havevolunteered;and
thosebelongingtothecategoriescalledoutdogo,asyousay,
cheerfully,ifnotined
todotheirduty
”france,andallthedevotionofher
peopletogetthroughthepresentcrisisthereisnosayingho
ycan
arrestthery;andhistrueurseistofallback
uponparisourainingfreefrovisitofthe
enedependsentirelyuponthelengthoftirasburgand
tzholdoutbazaineybeabletocuthisbut,atany
rate,heislikelytoreinelittleti,
undertheetz;forheoccupiestheattentionofa
nsiderablylargerforcethanthatnds
”thevitalpoint,atpresent,istocuttheroadsbehindthe
gesifitine,lanie,iwould
tryandraiseasllguerrillarps,andsetoutonown
acuntihavelivedhereforseventeenyears,nohefrench
foughtbyourside,inthecriauldidoso,ishould
certainlyfightforfrance,noisclearlythedutyofanyone
uskettogoout”
justatthisntthedooropened,andralphandpercyentered
hastilytheybothlookedexcited,butserious
”isit,boys”
”papa,”ralphsaid,”thereisanoticeup,signedbyyourfriend
captainteehecallsforahundredvolunteers,tojoinarps
offranctireursasortofguerrillas,ibelievetogooutto
harasstheges,andcuttheiicationthoseanare
toprovidetheiroeetingistobeheld,
tonight,forsubscribingtheneyforthoseaffordto
doso
”etoaskyoutoletusjoin,papalouisandphilippe
havejustgooaskunclesleave”
captainbarclaylistenedinsilence,haverygravefacetheir
thersatdohaeface
”oh,boys,youaretooyoung,”shegaspedout
”aa,thanagreatnyofthenwhohavebeen
calledout;andtallerandstouter,ineveryanwalk
betterthanthegreaterportionoftheedto
exerany
youngnhereyousaidyourself,a,that
everyoogoout”
”butyouarenotfrenrsbarclaysaid,piteously
”aanotlegally,butithasbeenhoto
us,sincebeenfrench,we
oughttofightforher”
sbarclaylookedatherhusbandforassistance,butcaptain
barclayhadleanedhisfaceinhishands,andsaidnothing
”ah,ralph;butpercyatleast,heisonlyfifteen”
”iaearlyasbig,nearlyasstrongasralph,abesides,
notbebettertohavetwoofusifoneisilloror
,youknow
”a,dearest,alkeditover,andhinkto
gorongforourages;anditisstrength,notyears,
attersa,yousaidafrenchanshouldnotgrudge
thoseshelovestofrance;andthatiffrancewasinvadedall,even
theen,shouldgoout”
sbarclaysheuldnotspeakshewassodeadly
pale,andherfaisery,thattheboys
felttheirresolutionwavering
captainbarclaylookedup
”boys,”hesaid,verygravely,”ihaveonequestiontoask;h
youetruly,uponyourfaithandhonordoyouo
gorelyorprinentand
theadventureofaguerrillabecauseyou
desireeaestlytodoyourbest,todefendtheuntryinh
youosufferanyhardship
and,ifitistheodieforher”
”hboyssaid
andralphon:
”alkedoverthepossibilityofeveryonebeingcalled
outandofourgoing,tooasacaseoffun
andexcitent;bute,serious
ituchitaandwe
haveaskedyou,hadfeltthattogo,even
ifwekneeshouldbekilled”
”inthatnly,risingand
layingonehandontheshoulderofeachofhissons,”inthatcase,
isaynoreyouareasoldierssons,andyourexaleydo
gooditisyourduty,andthatofeveryone,tofightforhis
untryigiveyoufullnsenttogoishouldnothave
adviseditatyourage,thereedutystill,ifyou
feelitso,istandinyourway
”gothen,boys,andygodchoveryou,andkeepyou,and
sendyousafehoagain”
sosaying,hekissedtheothontheforehead,andthe
roooutsayinganotherword
thentheboystuedtotheirther,lyand,
fallinguponheeck,theykissedherandcriedhheritwas
understoodthathesenththeirfathers
lly,inginandhearingatter,satdownin
suddengriefandastonishntonthenearestchair,andcried
bitterlyitostinclined
toregretthattheyhadaskedforleavetogohoherewas
nodraother,theyon
totelltheirusinsthattheyweregoing
theyfoundlouisandphilippeinastateofgreatdisappointnt,
becausetheirfatherhadaltogetherrefusedtolistentotheir
entreatiesuponhearing,hohatralphandpercyweregoing,
theygainedfreshhope;fortheysaid,ifenglishboysuldgoand
fightforfrance,itefulthatfrenchboysshouldstayat
ho,inidleness
captainbarclay,aftergivingperssiontohissonstogoasfranc
tireurs,firstself,tothinkoverthe
nsequencesofhisdecisionhethendoodijon,and
pethenderoftheproposedrpshad
servedfoyyearsinthezouaves,andobeanable
andenergetifficerhehadlefttheservice,fiveorsixyears
previously,uponhisrriagehelivedashortdistance,only,
froaptainbarclay;andafriendshiphadsprungupbetween
the
upon,
captainteeexpressedhissatisfactionatthedecisionofthe
youngbarclays
”ihavealreadythenasofoneorttle,ifany,older
thanyoureldestboy,”hesaid;”andalthoughtheotheris
certainlyveryyoungyet,asheisverystoutandstrongforhis
age,ihavenodoubthehefati
... </P></TD>
thereisagreatdealoftrue,eaest
patriotisnyrriedn,ilies,havevolunteered;and
thosebelongingtothecategoriescalledoutdogo,asyousay,
cheerfully,ifnotined
todotheirduty
”france,andallthedevotionofher
peopletogetthroughthepresentcrisisthereisnosayingho
ycan
arrestthery;andhistrueurseistofallback
uponparisourainingfreefrovisitofthe
enedependsentirelyuponthelengthoftirasburgand
tzholdoutbazaineybeabletocuthisbut,atany
rate,heislikelytoreinelittleti,
undertheetz;forheoccupiestheattentionofa
nsiderablylargerforcethanthatnds
”thevitalpoint,atpresent,istocuttheroadsbehindthe
gesifitine,lanie,iwould
tryandraiseasllguerrillarps,andsetoutonown
acuntihavelivedhereforseventeenyears,nohefrench
foughtbyourside,inthecriauldidoso,ishould
certainlyfightforfrance,noisclearlythedutyofanyone
uskettogoout”
justatthisntthedooropened,andralphandpercyentered
hastilytheybothlookedexcited,butserious
”isit,boys”
”papa,”ralphsaid,”thereisanoticeup,signedbyyourfriend
captainteehecallsforahundredvolunteers,tojoinarps
offranctireursasortofguerrillas,ibelievetogooutto
harasstheges,andcuttheiicationthoseanare
toprovidetheiroeetingistobeheld,
tonight,forsubscribingtheneyforthoseaffordto
doso
”etoaskyoutoletusjoin,papalouisandphilippe
havejustgooaskunclesleave”
captainbarclaylistenedinsilence,haverygravefacetheir
thersatdohaeface
”oh,boys,youaretooyoung,”shegaspedout
”aa,thanagreatnyofthenwhohavebeen
calledout;andtallerandstouter,ineveryanwalk
betterthanthegreaterportionoftheedto
exerany
youngnhereyousaidyourself,a,that
everyoogoout”
”butyouarenotfrenrsbarclaysaid,piteously
”aanotlegally,butithasbeenhoto
us,sincebeenfrench,we
oughttofightforher”
sbarclaylookedatherhusbandforassistance,butcaptain
barclayhadleanedhisfaceinhishands,andsaidnothing
”ah,ralph;butpercyatleast,heisonlyfifteen”
”iaearlyasbig,nearlyasstrongasralph,abesides,
notbebettertohavetwoofusifoneisilloror
,youknow
”a,dearest,alkeditover,andhinkto
gorongforourages;anditisstrength,notyears,
attersa,yousaidafrenchanshouldnotgrudge
thoseshelovestofrance;andthatiffrancewasinvadedall,even
theen,shouldgoout”
sbarclaysheuldnotspeakshewassodeadly
pale,andherfaisery,thattheboys
felttheirresolutionwavering
captainbarclaylookedup
”boys,”hesaid,verygravely,”ihaveonequestiontoask;h
youetruly,uponyourfaithandhonordoyouo
gorelyorprinentand
theadventureofaguerrillabecauseyou
desireeaestlytodoyourbest,todefendtheuntryinh
youosufferanyhardship
and,ifitistheodieforher”
”hboyssaid
andralphon:
”alkedoverthepossibilityofeveryonebeingcalled
outandofourgoing,tooasacaseoffun
andexcitent;bute,serious
ituchitaandwe
haveaskedyou,hadfeltthattogo,even
ifwekneeshouldbekilled”
”inthatnly,risingand
layingonehandontheshoulderofeachofhissons,”inthatcase,
isaynoreyouareasoldierssons,andyourexaleydo
gooditisyourduty,andthatofeveryone,tofightforhis
untryigiveyoufullnsenttogoishouldnothave
adviseditatyourage,thereedutystill,ifyou
feelitso,istandinyourway
”gothen,boys,andygodchoveryou,andkeepyou,and
sendyousafehoagain”
sosaying,hekissedtheothontheforehead,andthe
roooutsayinganotherword
thentheboystuedtotheirther,lyand,
fallinguponheeck,theykissedherandcriedhheritwas
understoodthathesenththeirfathers
lly,inginandhearingatter,satdownin
suddengriefandastonishntonthenearestchair,andcried
bitterlyitostinclined
toregretthattheyhadaskedforleavetogohoherewas
nodraother,theyon
totelltheirusinsthattheyweregoing
theyfoundlouisandphilippeinastateofgreatdisappointnt,
becausetheirfatherhadaltogetherrefusedtolistentotheir
entreatiesuponhearing,hohatralphandpercyweregoing,
theygainedfreshhope;fortheysaid,ifenglishboysuldgoand
fightforfrance,itefulthatfrenchboysshouldstayat
ho,inidleness
captainbarclay,aftergivingperssiontohissonstogoasfranc
tireurs,firstself,tothinkoverthe
nsequencesofhisdecisionhethendoodijon,and
pethenderoftheproposedrpshad
servedfoyyearsinthezouaves,andobeanable
andenergetifficerhehadlefttheservice,fiveorsixyears
previously,uponhisrriagehelivedashortdistance,only,
froaptainbarclay;andafriendshiphadsprungupbetween
the
upon,
captainteeexpressedhissatisfactionatthedecisionofthe
youngbarclays
”ihavealreadythenasofoneorttle,ifany,older
thanyoureldestboy,”hesaid;”andalthoughtheotheris
certainlyveryyoungyet,asheisverystoutandstrongforhis
age,ihavenodoubthehefati
... </P></TD>