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gthtoke
soldiersalstalltheboyshereinteesrps
haveretued,pletelyevenlouisisak;
although,thankstothepanionshipofyourboys,hehas
supporteditbetter,andlonger,thanthejorityofthehadhe
began,asachild,totakepleasureinstrongexercise;nodoubthe
uldhavestooditasely
benefitedbyitunfortunately,ialloyion
toprevail;untilthelastthreeyears,edthatthey
shoulddoastheyliked
”asihavesaidbefore,barclay,isayagain:ingratulateyouon
yourboysyouhavearighttobeproudoftheiheraceof
youngfrenchn”
greatindeedentupontheafteoonofthe
follo,
dressedasstaffofficers;feelingalittleahtheir
sflushedhanhonorablepleasureandpridefortheir
epauletshadbeengainedbynofalyinterests,noprivate
influencetheyhereain
barclayothercriedh
delight,andllydanallpossessed
one
”itisnotfortheabsoluterankitself,boys,thatialeased,”
theirfathersaid,stances;
”foryouhavenoideaofreininginthefrenchserviceand,
nsequently,therankoyou,aftertheendof
theill,itisathingallyourlivestobeproudofthat
youssioninthefrenchar,bygoodservice”
”thinkingofst,”sbarclaysaid,”isthat,nohey
areofficersintheregularar,theywillrunnoriskofbeing
shot,iftheyaretakenprisoners”
”eantobetakenprisoners,astill,asyousay,it
is”
”andeoftillyasked
”oh,tisgoingtobeeahussar,andactasoneofthe
generalsorderlies;andbeourservant,hingelse
todoyousee,notoservants”
”iaerygladtisgoingrsbarclaysaid”
brothertellsusthathesavedphilippeslife,anditseea
forttoknohatheishyou”
thenextingcaptainbarclaytothetown,
andpurchasedaupleofcapitalhorsesgood
fortune,wereonsale
upontheingofthefourthdayoftheirvisit,theboystook
leaveoftheirfatherandther,andlefttojointheheadquarters
ofgeneralcarielsthepartingryingthanithad
been,thefirsttitheya,now,going
outtoanunknohoughtheriskthatastaffofficer
runsis,absolutely,sogreaterthanthatincurredbya
regintalofficer;still,itisslightinparisonhtherisk
runbyafrany,andin
cuttinghisnicationsespeciallyeansdeath
thoseainedbehindlybythisthought,
butstillrebythereallyirrationalohat,astheboyshad
goneaebacksafe,once,theywouldprobablydoso
again
theeveningofthesaday,thebarselvesfor
dutytothegeneraland,nexting,beganywas
hard,thoughsilebydaytheyantlyondutythatisto
say,eitherridingovertheuntry,oringnearthegenerals
quartersinreadinessforastartorreseldong,and
drasintheofficebynighttheytookitintus
htheotherstaffofficerstobeondutythatistosay,tolie
do,hthehorsesaddledatthedoor,in
readinesstostartataninstantsnotice
tidutiesasanorderlyheavy,andweregenerallyover
byfiveoclock;afteredasservanttotheboysit
possible,undertheess
together,asusualthereavailablenor,indeed,
anyoftheappliansotherduties,therefore,was
thatofokingtheyhadalsoanotherorderlyallottedtothe
andhedevotedhielftotheundertaking
allotherwork
theboyslikedtheieuchthe
pleasanttheirfellopanions,andtheir
generalstkind,andgenial
abrielsadvancedintothe
vosgestoopposetheprussians,archingsouththe
progressofthearheyhadtocarrysupplies
theyrequiredlonelteekept,nd,a
fearchahead;andoneorotheroftheboysly
dispatchedhi
afterthreedaysrching,theynearedtheeneallwasnow
entthefranctireurswerealready
engagedinskirshingand,earlyoneing,ralphreceived
orderstorideforysposition
passingthroughthepostsoffranctireurs,herodecautiously
alongtheroad;hhishandonthebuttofhisrevolver,andhis
horseotuandrideforhislife,onan
instantsnotice
presently,astheroadhroughanarroh
trees,heheardavoicesay,closeinhisear,”stop”
hereinedinhishorse,anddreoltheleavesparted;and
anofsosixtyyearsofage,ardhanolddoublebarreled
foeppedout
”thegesarejustbeyond,”hesaid”iexpectthevery
nt”
”andareyoudoinghere”ralphasked
”idoing”repeatedthepeasant”iangtoshoot
soofthe”
”buttheyoacertainty,iftheycatchyou”
”letthe”theoldnsaid,quietly;”theyenore
harhantheyhavedoneihadanicefaeartzilived
thereyythreeboyssoonefired
attheprussiansfroadeno
differen;shot
threeboys,beforetheirtherseyes;illtreatedher,sothat
shediednextdayand,uedforithe
tiifoundaheapofashes,yhousehadstood;thedead
bodiesofthreeboys;ydaughtersittingby,
screangad
”itookheraoafriendshouse;andstayedhhertillshe
died,too,afortnightaftertheniboughtthisgun,andso
poylastney;andouttokill
prussiansihavekilledthirteenalreadyand,pleasegod,”andthe
peasantliftedhishat,devoutly,”iore,today”
”hothatyouhaveescapedsolong”ral
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gthtoke
soldiersalstalltheboyshereinteesrps
haveretued,pletelyevenlouisisak;
although,thankstothepanionshipofyourboys,hehas
supporteditbetter,andlonger,thanthejorityofthehadhe
began,asachild,totakepleasureinstrongexercise;nodoubthe
uldhavestooditasely
benefitedbyitunfortunately,ialloyion
toprevail;untilthelastthreeyears,edthatthey
shoulddoastheyliked
”asihavesaidbefore,barclay,isayagain:ingratulateyouon
yourboysyouhavearighttobeproudoftheiheraceof
youngfrenchn”
greatindeedentupontheafteoonofthe
follo,
dressedasstaffofficers;feelingalittleahtheir
sflushedhanhonorablepleasureandpridefortheir
epauletshadbeengainedbynofalyinterests,noprivate
influencetheyhereain
barclayothercriedh
delight,andllydanallpossessed
one
”itisnotfortheabsoluterankitself,boys,thatialeased,”
theirfathersaid,stances;
”foryouhavenoideaofreininginthefrenchserviceand,
nsequently,therankoyou,aftertheendof
theill,itisathingallyourlivestobeproudofthat
youssioninthefrenchar,bygoodservice”
”thinkingofst,”sbarclaysaid,”isthat,nohey
areofficersintheregularar,theywillrunnoriskofbeing
shot,iftheyaretakenprisoners”
”eantobetakenprisoners,astill,asyousay,it
is”
”andeoftillyasked
”oh,tisgoingtobeeahussar,andactasoneofthe
generalsorderlies;andbeourservant,hingelse
todoyousee,notoservants”
”iaerygladtisgoingrsbarclaysaid”
brothertellsusthathesavedphilippeslife,anditseea
forttoknohatheishyou”
thenextingcaptainbarclaytothetown,
andpurchasedaupleofcapitalhorsesgood
fortune,wereonsale
upontheingofthefourthdayoftheirvisit,theboystook
leaveoftheirfatherandther,andlefttojointheheadquarters
ofgeneralcarielsthepartingryingthanithad
been,thefirsttitheya,now,going
outtoanunknohoughtheriskthatastaffofficer
runsis,absolutely,sogreaterthanthatincurredbya
regintalofficer;still,itisslightinparisonhtherisk
runbyafrany,andin
cuttinghisnicationsespeciallyeansdeath
thoseainedbehindlybythisthought,
butstillrebythereallyirrationalohat,astheboyshad
goneaebacksafe,once,theywouldprobablydoso
again
theeveningofthesaday,thebarselvesfor
dutytothegeneraland,nexting,beganywas
hard,thoughsilebydaytheyantlyondutythatisto
say,eitherridingovertheuntry,oringnearthegenerals
quartersinreadinessforastartorreseldong,and
drasintheofficebynighttheytookitintus
htheotherstaffofficerstobeondutythatistosay,tolie
do,hthehorsesaddledatthedoor,in
readinesstostartataninstantsnotice
tidutiesasanorderlyheavy,andweregenerallyover
byfiveoclock;afteredasservanttotheboysit
possible,undertheess
together,asusualthereavailablenor,indeed,
anyoftheappliansotherduties,therefore,was
thatofokingtheyhadalsoanotherorderlyallottedtothe
andhedevotedhielftotheundertaking
allotherwork
theboyslikedtheieuchthe
pleasanttheirfellopanions,andtheir
generalstkind,andgenial
abrielsadvancedintothe
vosgestoopposetheprussians,archingsouththe
progressofthearheyhadtocarrysupplies
theyrequiredlonelteekept,nd,a
fearchahead;andoneorotheroftheboysly
dispatchedhi
afterthreedaysrching,theynearedtheeneallwasnow
entthefranctireurswerealready
engagedinskirshingand,earlyoneing,ralphreceived
orderstorideforysposition
passingthroughthepostsoffranctireurs,herodecautiously
alongtheroad;hhishandonthebuttofhisrevolver,andhis
horseotuandrideforhislife,onan
instantsnotice
presently,astheroadhroughanarroh
trees,heheardavoicesay,closeinhisear,”stop”
hereinedinhishorse,anddreoltheleavesparted;and
anofsosixtyyearsofage,ardhanolddoublebarreled
foeppedout
”thegesarejustbeyond,”hesaid”iexpectthevery
nt”
”andareyoudoinghere”ralphasked
”idoing”repeatedthepeasant”iangtoshoot
soofthe”
”buttheyoacertainty,iftheycatchyou”
”letthe”theoldnsaid,quietly;”theyenore
harhantheyhavedoneihadanicefaeartzilived
thereyythreeboyssoonefired
attheprussiansfroadeno
differen;shot
threeboys,beforetheirtherseyes;illtreatedher,sothat
shediednextdayand,uedforithe
tiifoundaheapofashes,yhousehadstood;thedead
bodiesofthreeboys;ydaughtersittingby,
screangad
”itookheraoafriendshouse;andstayedhhertillshe
died,too,afortnightaftertheniboughtthisgun,andso
poylastney;andouttokill
prussiansihavekilledthirteenalreadyand,pleasegod,”andthe
peasantliftedhishat,devoutly,”iore,today”
”hothatyouhaveescapedsolong”ral
... </P></TD>