【】s.

thetididnotpassaentfor,astheend

ofaugustdreg,indeepay,forthe

neahadbeenanizinga

freshar.thenhalonswasbroken

up,andthatargtothereliefofbazaiwoor

threedaysofanxiousexpectationfollohenonthe3rdof

septeercathenehroughszerland,oftheutterdefeat

andsurrehefrenchar,atsedan.

atfirst,theooterribletobetrue.peopleseed

stuhethoughtofahuhousandfrenlayingdown

theirar.tetheneherevolutionin

paris.thisexotionsangthepeople;butthe

prevailingideaseedtobethatnohere

disastersrieved.

”doyouthinkoftheneheboysaskedas,drill

over,theyhurrieduptotalkthetteroverhtheirfather.

”ost

unfortuain

barentinvolvingageof

offients,andaperfectupsetof

theaeryanizationappearslittleshortof

insanity.atthesati,itispossiblethatityarousesuch

aburstofnatiohusiashattheresistanceh,asfaras

theptiblein

faptedatallybeeofsoobstinateand

desperateaterthattheprussiansybefairly.

”thereisselyanyhopeoffuturevictoriesinthefield.raw

levies,hoathtroopsasthe

prussians,intheopen.theonlyhopeisinssesoffranctireurs

upontherearandflanksoftheene.everybridge,everywood,

everyvillageshouldbedefehedeath.inthishe

prussianshegrouandon;anditwouldbe

absolutelyiossiblefortheofeedtheirienseares,orto

bringuptheirsiegeterielagainstparis.

”thespirittodothisypossiblybeexcitedbytherevolution;

otherore

senseless,reunjustifia

nd,neverde.ithasbeeedpurelybytheradicalsand

roughsofparistheningawar

onthago,ingtoberlin.for

thesentoturoundupontheeerorinhissfortuneand,

houtnsultioffraoeffectarevolution,is

inndsilyinfaus.

”evenregardedasatterofpolicy,itisbadire.

austria,italy,andrussiatosaynothingofenglandwould,

soonerorlater,haveinterferedinfavorofaablishedeire;

buttheirsyathieshisrevolution.the

departyinalltheseuntriesyexult,buttheextre

departydonotholdthereinsofpoheir

narchsainlynotfeelcalledupontoassisttoestablish

arepublic.

”prussiaherselfintenselyaristocratiherinstitutionswill

probablyrefusetotreat,altogether,erswhohave

seizedthepohekingofprussiaisperhapsthegreatest

haterofdecraeurope.

”still,boys,thesegeskenodifferenyourduty.you

arefightingforfranpireorarepublid,as

longasfras,itisyourdutytontinue.infact,itis

hahedutyofyou,andofeveryfren,to

fight.herarisentirelygone;anditissilyuponthepluck

andenergyofherpopulationthatshehastotrust.”

”doyouthinkparis,papa”

”sheissuretodoso,boys.shehasdetherevolution,andshe

isboundtodefendit.iknoificationsare

farttobetakenbyasuddenattaditwillbea

longtibeforetheprussiansbringupasiegetrain.paris

arvedoutand,ifherpeopleareonlyhalfasbrave

astheyareturbulent,theyoughttoreiossibleforthe

prussianstoblockadesuiensele.atanyrate,france

hastonths;perhapsger,buttonthsoughttobe

quiteenough,ifherpeoplehavebutspirittosurroundtheene,

totoretreat.”

theing,bledfordrill,captaintee

addressedthenthesubje

that,hertheyapprovedordisapprovedofhadtakenplace

there,theirdutyasfrenhepresenttheywere

notpolitis,butpatriots;andhehopedthatnotawordof

politicsherps,butthateveryonewouldgive

hisustbe,hislifein

thecauseoffrance.

hisaddressisfato

then;foralreadydifferena

angthesohadexultedloudlyatthedownfallofnapoleon;

othershadsaidlittle,buttheirgloolookshadtestified

suffitlyanyangthe

geherps,espeilies,

istororleanist

priheproposal,therefore,thatnopoliticsshouldbe

discussedduringtheeeronlythat

theyingforfrance,gavegreatsatisfa;and

prosedantinuahegoodfelloherto

reigherps.

ititsfirstanization,

therpstuedoutforthefirsttiintheirunifor.theband

ofthenationalguardheadedtheastheyrcheddohehigh

streetofdijontotheparadeground;andasthespectators

cheered,theladiesheirhandkerchiefs,andtheorps

joinedinarseillaisethe

youngbarclaysfelttheircheeksflush,theirhandstightenupon

theirrifles,andtheirheartsbeathafiergingtobe

faehthehatedprussians.

adaylandby

enatfirstpreferred

thechassepots,iliar,theyweresoon

austodtothenehe

advantagenderpoitothehe

darkbroishers,overthebright

barrelsofthechassepots,

toanenelesaway.

adayinthe

eveningfrorill,theyheardagreattultin

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