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sendgearwas
likelytoadvannancythathehe
vosges,andaidinthedefenseagainstthissendarof
invaders
threedaysfatiguingrtoepinal;he
boys,inacrdanceise,straighttothehouse
ofthegentlen,attheirlast
visittheirfriends,andexpressed
greatregretthatoneofthepartyissingtheboyswere,
hodijonhadgiven
goodacuntsofphilippeduburg,of
dangerthereorejoin
theasthesurgeonnsidereditprobablethathislegwouldbea
verylongti,beforeit
touseit
theirhosthadreadtheacuntinthepapersofthedoingsofthe
franctireurs;andhisadeafurtherapologyto
thebararkattheirfirstvisit
aboutboys
”girlshavetalkedaboutnothingelsebutyourdoings,ever
sinceheackupontheuhlans,near
blant,”shesaid”oheinteresttheytake
intherps,thattheureoffrancedependeduponthe
franctireursofdijon”
theyoungbarclayslaughed,andpercytteredsothingunderhis
breath;hathehopedthe
franctireursofdijonheirbesttodeservethe
kindthoughtsofdeisellesatenesspercy
ttered,”bosh”
epinalhad,asyet,escaped;butithat,erelong,the
eneoed,foralltheyoung
nhadleftobilizednationalguardandall
nunderfortyarchatants
notioventoftheene,southofluneville,was
asyetsignalized
aftertarchednorth;their
destinationbeingkeptaprofoundseenso
anxious,apparently,pethat,thisti,theirobject
shouldnotbefoiledbytreachery;thatafterthefirstdaysrch
helefttheinroadand,havingsecuredtheservicesofa
peasant,asaguide,hedetarchesthrough
forests,andoveruntainsavoidingevensllvillagesfourled
horsesacpaniedtherch;oneladenhtheguntton,and
theotherthreeightbe
independentofthelocalsupplyeachnighttheybivouackedinthe
forestsbut,astheherhoughthenightswere
ldthisever
upontheingofthefourthdayfroheirleavingepinal,jor
teetoldhisnthathehadleaed,atepinal,thattheline
ansbeing
nfident,nopotenthend
thattheyilesof
therail,onthelio
strasburghisintentionorennoiterthatdayandif
supt,atdaybreaknext
ing,tobloherailhevesouze
thenehgreatsatisfaction,astherpswere
buingtodistinguishtheelves;andinnoheydosuch
serviunicationalthough,asthe
gesuponasingleline,theadvantage
beofsosignalanatureasitould
theyhavecutitatthetiadetheattetthe
barclaysurallyselectedtorennoiterand,astheir
changeofclotheshadbeenalpesorderscarried
onthebaggagehorse,theyhadnodifficultyuponthatsre
theirexpeditionfulatthevillagenearesttothe
bridge,theyecheeseandotherarticles
andaftergainingalltheinfortiontheyhout
exadetheirhroughbrokenground,to
apointnearenoughtothebridgetoenabletheorennoiterit,
undisvered
asentryedateachendatattagehardbyen
others,hereyinthevillagetheyhadjustleft
thereriesdoheline;butthesewerefarenough
aparttorenderitusterintito
interfere,seriously,ation,
theyretuedtotheforest
auncilofhatthenewswas
satisfactory,andthattheattackshouldtakeplaceatdaybreak
eachn
lieutenanthoudin,en,an
partyinthevillagetheresthavingdeadetourtoavoidthe
villageobeinreadinesstoattackthepostsnearthe
bridge,iediatelyagunhevillagetheattackwas
tobedeatdaybreakfrohebridge,tothenearestpointwhere
theforesthickenoughtoaffordasafeshelter,wasa
distanceofabouttiles
assoonasitbecadark,thecafireslow;
andshortlyafterhehtheexceptionofthe
sentries,fouroclocktheywereroused,and
rchedsilentlyoffintheappointeddirectionbyfiveoclock
eachpartyitspostand,forhalfanhour,theylayin
expectancythebarclayspesparty,nearthe
bridgelouisduburg,andtihthepartyatthevillage
theattackuponthevillageotakeplaceathalfpastfive;
andneverdidntsappearsoslootheboys,asthoseh
passedastheyaedthesignalatlastthesilencewasbroken
bythesharpcrackofarifle,follohreeorfourothers
”theregoestheprussiansentry,andthereisourreply,”jor
teesaid”now,lads,forward”
ashespoke,thesentryonthebridgefiredhisrifle;iediately,
thisedbythenextsentryontheline,andthesignal
akenupbyeachsentry,untilthesounddiedinthedistance
asithaddoneso,thefranctireurshaddearushforhey
etbyastragglingdisansas,half
asleep,theyhurriedoutfroheguardroothiswasansweredby
thefireofthefranctireurs,fivefell;and
theothers,surprisedandpanicstricken,thres
theyantlysecured,andthebridgeonceseized
thefiringstillntinuedinthevillage;butinanotherfive
nutesitceasedand,shortlyafterh
thetidingsthatthevillageans,surprisedin
theirbeds,hadofferedbutaslightresistancefourwerekilled,
andsixteentakenprisoners;onefranctire
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sendgearwas
likelytoadvannancythathehe
vosges,andaidinthedefenseagainstthissendarof
invaders
threedaysfatiguingrtoepinal;he
boys,inacrdanceise,straighttothehouse
ofthegentlen,attheirlast
visittheirfriends,andexpressed
greatregretthatoneofthepartyissingtheboyswere,
hodijonhadgiven
goodacuntsofphilippeduburg,of
dangerthereorejoin
theasthesurgeonnsidereditprobablethathislegwouldbea
verylongti,beforeit
touseit
theirhosthadreadtheacuntinthepapersofthedoingsofthe
franctireurs;andhisadeafurtherapologyto
thebararkattheirfirstvisit
aboutboys
”girlshavetalkedaboutnothingelsebutyourdoings,ever
sinceheackupontheuhlans,near
blant,”shesaid”oheinteresttheytake
intherps,thattheureoffrancedependeduponthe
franctireursofdijon”
theyoungbarclayslaughed,andpercytteredsothingunderhis
breath;hathehopedthe
franctireursofdijonheirbesttodeservethe
kindthoughtsofdeisellesatenesspercy
ttered,”bosh”
epinalhad,asyet,escaped;butithat,erelong,the
eneoed,foralltheyoung
nhadleftobilizednationalguardandall
nunderfortyarchatants
notioventoftheene,southofluneville,was
asyetsignalized
aftertarchednorth;their
destinationbeingkeptaprofoundseenso
anxious,apparently,pethat,thisti,theirobject
shouldnotbefoiledbytreachery;thatafterthefirstdaysrch
helefttheinroadand,havingsecuredtheservicesofa
peasant,asaguide,hedetarchesthrough
forests,andoveruntainsavoidingevensllvillagesfourled
horsesacpaniedtherch;oneladenhtheguntton,and
theotherthreeightbe
independentofthelocalsupplyeachnighttheybivouackedinthe
forestsbut,astheherhoughthenightswere
ldthisever
upontheingofthefourthdayfroheirleavingepinal,jor
teetoldhisnthathehadleaed,atepinal,thattheline
ansbeing
nfident,nopotenthend
thattheyilesof
therail,onthelio
strasburghisintentionorennoiterthatdayandif
supt,atdaybreaknext
ing,tobloherailhevesouze
thenehgreatsatisfaction,astherpswere
buingtodistinguishtheelves;andinnoheydosuch
serviunicationalthough,asthe
gesuponasingleline,theadvantage
beofsosignalanatureasitould
theyhavecutitatthetiadetheattetthe
barclaysurallyselectedtorennoiterand,astheir
changeofclotheshadbeenalpesorderscarried
onthebaggagehorse,theyhadnodifficultyuponthatsre
theirexpeditionfulatthevillagenearesttothe
bridge,theyecheeseandotherarticles
andaftergainingalltheinfortiontheyhout
exadetheirhroughbrokenground,to
apointnearenoughtothebridgetoenabletheorennoiterit,
undisvered
asentryedateachendatattagehardbyen
others,hereyinthevillagetheyhadjustleft
thereriesdoheline;butthesewerefarenough
aparttorenderitusterintito
interfere,seriously,ation,
theyretuedtotheforest
auncilofhatthenewswas
satisfactory,andthattheattackshouldtakeplaceatdaybreak
eachn
lieutenanthoudin,en,an
partyinthevillagetheresthavingdeadetourtoavoidthe
villageobeinreadinesstoattackthepostsnearthe
bridge,iediatelyagunhevillagetheattackwas
tobedeatdaybreakfrohebridge,tothenearestpointwhere
theforesthickenoughtoaffordasafeshelter,wasa
distanceofabouttiles
assoonasitbecadark,thecafireslow;
andshortlyafterhehtheexceptionofthe
sentries,fouroclocktheywereroused,and
rchedsilentlyoffintheappointeddirectionbyfiveoclock
eachpartyitspostand,forhalfanhour,theylayin
expectancythebarclayspesparty,nearthe
bridgelouisduburg,andtihthepartyatthevillage
theattackuponthevillageotakeplaceathalfpastfive;
andneverdidntsappearsoslootheboys,asthoseh
passedastheyaedthesignalatlastthesilencewasbroken
bythesharpcrackofarifle,follohreeorfourothers
”theregoestheprussiansentry,andthereisourreply,”jor
teesaid”now,lads,forward”
ashespoke,thesentryonthebridgefiredhisrifle;iediately,
thisedbythenextsentryontheline,andthesignal
akenupbyeachsentry,untilthesounddiedinthedistance
asithaddoneso,thefranctireurshaddearushforhey
etbyastragglingdisansas,half
asleep,theyhurriedoutfroheguardroothiswasansweredby
thefireofthefranctireurs,fivefell;and
theothers,surprisedandpanicstricken,thres
theyantlysecured,andthebridgeonceseized
thefiringstillntinuedinthevillage;butinanotherfive
nutesitceasedand,shortlyafterh
thetidingsthatthevillageans,surprisedin
theirbeds,hadofferedbutaslightresistancefourwerekilled,
andsixteentakenprisoners;onefranctire
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