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s
thetididnotpassaentfor,astheend
ofaugustdreching,indeepanxiety,forthe
neachonhadbeenorganizinga
fresharthencathenepatchalonswasbroken
up,andthatchonarchingtothereliefofbazainetwoor
threedaysofanxiousexpectationfollohenonthrdof
septeercathenehroughszerland,oftheutterdefeat
andsurrenderofthefrenchar,atsedan
atfirst,theneedtooterribletobetruepeopleseed
stunnedatthethoughtofahundredthousandfrenchnlayingdown
theirartetheneherevolutionin
paristhisexotionsangthepeople;butthe
prevailingideaseedtobethatnohere
disastersrieved
”doyouthinkoftheneheboysaskedas,drill
over,theyhurrieduptotalkthetteroverhtheirfather
”ost
unfortunateeventain
barentinvolvingachangeof
offients,andaperfectupsetof
theachineryoforganizationappearslittleshortof
insanityatthesati,itispossiblethatityarousesuch
aburstofnationalenthusiashattheresistanceh,asfaras
theptiblein
faptedatallybeeofsoobstinateand
desperateacharacterthattheprussiansybefairly
”thereisscarcelyanyhopeoffuturevictoriesinthefieldraw
levies,hoatchforsuchtroopsasthe
prussians,intheopentheonlyhopeisinssesoffranctireurs
upontherearandflanksoftheeneeverybridge,everywood,
everyvillageshouldbedefendedtothedeathinthishe
prussianshegroundtheystandon;anditwouldbe
absolutelyiossiblefortheofeedtheirienseares,orto
bringuptheirsiegeterielagainstparis
”thespirittodothisypossiblybeexcitedbytherevolution;
otherore
senseless,reunjustifiable,reshafulrevolutiony
nd,neverdeithasbeeneffectedpurelybytheradicalsand
roughsofparistheningawar
onthago,ingtoberlinfor
thesentoturoundupontheeerorinhissfortuneand,
houtnsultingtherestoffrance,toeffectarevolution,is
inndsilyinfaus
”evenregardedasatterofpolicy,itisbadintheextre
austria,italy,andrussiatosaynothingofenglandwould,
soonerorlater,haveinterferedinfavorofanestablishedeire;
buttheirsyathieshisrevolutionthe
decraticpartyinalltheseuntriesyexult,buttheextre
decraticpartydonotholdthereinsofpoheir
narchsainlynotfeelcalledupontoassisttoestablish
arepublic
”prussiaherselfintenselyaristocraticinherinstitutionswill
probablyrefusetotreat,altogether,erswhohave
seizedthepohekingofprussiaisperhapsthegreatest
haterofdecracyineurope
”still,boys,thesechangeskenodifferenceinyourdutyyou
arefightingforfranpireorarepublicand,as
longasfranceresists,itisyourdutytontinueinfact,itis
noorethaneverthedutyofyou,andofeveryfrenchn,to
fightherarisentirelygone;anditissilyuponthepluck
andenergyofherpopulationthatshehastotrust”
”doyouthinkparis,papa”
”sheissuretodoso,boysshehasdetherevolution,andshe
isboundtodefenditiknoificationsare
fartoostrongtobetakenbyasuddenattack,anditwillbea
longtibeforetheprussianscanbringupasiegetrainparis
arvedoutand,ifherpeopleareonlyhalfasbrave
astheyareturbulent,theyoughttorenderitiossibleforthe
prussianstoblockadesuchaniensecircleatanyrate,france
hastonths;perhapschlonger,buttonthsoughttobe
quiteenough,ifherpeoplehavebutspirittosurroundtheene,
totoretreat”
thenexting,bledfordrill,captaintee
addressedthenthesubje
that,hertheyapprovedordisapprovedofhadtakenplace
there,theirdutyasfrenchnhepresenttheywere
notpoliticians,butpatriots;andhehopedthatnotawordof
politicsherps,butthateveryonewouldgive
hisustbe,hislifein
thecauseoffrance
hisaddressnsesatisfactionto
then;foralreadydifferenanifest
angthesohadexultedloudlyatthedownfallofnapoleon;
othershadsaidlittle,buttheirgloolookshadtestified
sufficientlyanyangthe
gentlenintherps,espeilies,
istororleanist
princetheproposal,therefore,thatnopoliticsshouldbe
discussedduringtheeeronlythat
theyingforfrance,gavegreatsatisfaction;and
prosedantinuanceofthegoodfelloherto
reignedintherps
ititsfirstorganization,
therpstuedoutforthefirsttiintheirunifortheband
ofthenationalguardheadedtheastheyrcheddohehigh
streetofdijontotheparadeground;andasthespectators
cheered,theladiesheirhandkerchiefs,andtheorps
joinedinarseillaisethe
youngbarclaysfelttheircheeksflush,theirhandstightenupon
theirrifles,andtheirheartsbeathafiercelongingtobe
facetofacehthehatedprussians
adayortenglandby
enatfirstpreferred
thechassepots,iliar,theyweresoon
accustodtothenehe
advantagenderpointedouttothehe
darkbroishers,overthebright
barrelsofthechassepots,
toanenelesaway
adayorteruinginthe
eveningfrorill,theyheardagreattultin
... </P></TD>
s
thetididnotpassaentfor,astheend
ofaugustdreching,indeepanxiety,forthe
neachonhadbeenorganizinga
fresharthencathenepatchalonswasbroken
up,andthatchonarchingtothereliefofbazainetwoor
threedaysofanxiousexpectationfollohenonthrdof
septeercathenehroughszerland,oftheutterdefeat
andsurrenderofthefrenchar,atsedan
atfirst,theneedtooterribletobetruepeopleseed
stunnedatthethoughtofahundredthousandfrenchnlayingdown
theirartetheneherevolutionin
paristhisexotionsangthepeople;butthe
prevailingideaseedtobethatnohere
disastersrieved
”doyouthinkoftheneheboysaskedas,drill
over,theyhurrieduptotalkthetteroverhtheirfather
”ost
unfortunateeventain
barentinvolvingachangeof
offients,andaperfectupsetof
theachineryoforganizationappearslittleshortof
insanityatthesati,itispossiblethatityarousesuch
aburstofnationalenthusiashattheresistanceh,asfaras
theptiblein
faptedatallybeeofsoobstinateand
desperateacharacterthattheprussiansybefairly
”thereisscarcelyanyhopeoffuturevictoriesinthefieldraw
levies,hoatchforsuchtroopsasthe
prussians,intheopentheonlyhopeisinssesoffranctireurs
upontherearandflanksoftheeneeverybridge,everywood,
everyvillageshouldbedefendedtothedeathinthishe
prussianshegroundtheystandon;anditwouldbe
absolutelyiossiblefortheofeedtheirienseares,orto
bringuptheirsiegeterielagainstparis
”thespirittodothisypossiblybeexcitedbytherevolution;
otherore
senseless,reunjustifiable,reshafulrevolutiony
nd,neverdeithasbeeneffectedpurelybytheradicalsand
roughsofparistheningawar
onthago,ingtoberlinfor
thesentoturoundupontheeerorinhissfortuneand,
houtnsultingtherestoffrance,toeffectarevolution,is
inndsilyinfaus
”evenregardedasatterofpolicy,itisbadintheextre
austria,italy,andrussiatosaynothingofenglandwould,
soonerorlater,haveinterferedinfavorofanestablishedeire;
buttheirsyathieshisrevolutionthe
decraticpartyinalltheseuntriesyexult,buttheextre
decraticpartydonotholdthereinsofpoheir
narchsainlynotfeelcalledupontoassisttoestablish
arepublic
”prussiaherselfintenselyaristocraticinherinstitutionswill
probablyrefusetotreat,altogether,erswhohave
seizedthepohekingofprussiaisperhapsthegreatest
haterofdecracyineurope
”still,boys,thesechangeskenodifferenceinyourdutyyou
arefightingforfranpireorarepublicand,as
longasfranceresists,itisyourdutytontinueinfact,itis
noorethaneverthedutyofyou,andofeveryfrenchn,to
fightherarisentirelygone;anditissilyuponthepluck
andenergyofherpopulationthatshehastotrust”
”doyouthinkparis,papa”
”sheissuretodoso,boysshehasdetherevolution,andshe
isboundtodefenditiknoificationsare
fartoostrongtobetakenbyasuddenattack,anditwillbea
longtibeforetheprussianscanbringupasiegetrainparis
arvedoutand,ifherpeopleareonlyhalfasbrave
astheyareturbulent,theyoughttorenderitiossibleforthe
prussianstoblockadesuchaniensecircleatanyrate,france
hastonths;perhapschlonger,buttonthsoughttobe
quiteenough,ifherpeoplehavebutspirittosurroundtheene,
totoretreat”
thenexting,bledfordrill,captaintee
addressedthenthesubje
that,hertheyapprovedordisapprovedofhadtakenplace
there,theirdutyasfrenchnhepresenttheywere
notpoliticians,butpatriots;andhehopedthatnotawordof
politicsherps,butthateveryonewouldgive
hisustbe,hislifein
thecauseoffrance
hisaddressnsesatisfactionto
then;foralreadydifferenanifest
angthesohadexultedloudlyatthedownfallofnapoleon;
othershadsaidlittle,buttheirgloolookshadtestified
sufficientlyanyangthe
gentlenintherps,espeilies,
istororleanist
princetheproposal,therefore,thatnopoliticsshouldbe
discussedduringtheeeronlythat
theyingforfrance,gavegreatsatisfaction;and
prosedantinuanceofthegoodfelloherto
reignedintherps
ititsfirstorganization,
therpstuedoutforthefirsttiintheirunifortheband
ofthenationalguardheadedtheastheyrcheddohehigh
streetofdijontotheparadeground;andasthespectators
cheered,theladiesheirhandkerchiefs,andtheorps
joinedinarseillaisethe
youngbarclaysfelttheircheeksflush,theirhandstightenupon
theirrifles,andtheirheartsbeathafiercelongingtobe
facetofacehthehatedprussians
adayortenglandby
enatfirstpreferred
thechassepots,iliar,theyweresoon
accustodtothenehe
advantagenderpointedouttothehe
darkbroishers,overthebright
barrelsofthechassepots,
toanenelesaway
adayorteruinginthe
eveningfrorill,theyheardagreattultin
... </P></TD>