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day.itthattherailronglyguarded, betrasburgandnancy,thatitoexpecttobe abletointerruptit,seriously,allaforceasthatat jorteesnd;stilllesspossibletorenderany assistayofstrasburg.aftertaking uherefore,pedeh retothesouth;soastoassisttoopposethepassageofthe enelr,orlhouse,throughthepassesofthe vosges. thealaroraryfor,havingderequisitions asusual,theprussiaired;andtherpsretuedtotheir oldquarters.thereaendayspassed;spentnoti innstantrgsandunterrgs.wheneveewsarrived thatanypartiesofuhlansountains,hthe objeakingrequisitions,therpsantlysetin tion.sotissevereskirshesetisthe nearda nightspentenhadnothingtodobuttork again. upohcathenehesurrenderofstrasburg,uponthe preostheroicdefensesinhistory. thereanse seriously.bythisti,thetotalofthefrenongthe vosgesuntainshoutthe arrivalofarpsoffranctireursandhadalltheserpsbeen anitedhaspiritsuchasthatevihefranctireursof dijon;andhadtheyactedinunity,hdisciplineand intelligeheyghthaverenderedienseservie. unfortuhisbeingthecase.verynyof theeredtheranksonlytoavoidbeingcalledupontogo outobilizednationalguard.othershadonly enteredfroheiulseofthent.veryher unittoanysteadydiscipline nuerofcases,therpspletelyparalyzedfroheutter inityoftheirofficers.oothesevariouscauses,the rpsoffranctireursdistinguishedtheelves,inuer ofeiyandfhthey displayedinkeepingataprudentdistany.so, too,eaedabadnanotonlyfortheelves,butforthewhole bodyoffranctireurs,bytheirnducttohevillagers; helpingtheelvesfreelytoaking theelvesalstaschdreadedbythepeasantryaseventhe gerns,theelves. atthesatithevillagershad,inverynycases,only theelvestoblafortheroughasuresadoptedbythefranc tireurs;foroften,insteadofdoingallintheirpoen sinthecauseoffrahevillagerslooked uponthenlyasstrangers,outoftherichestpossible harvestostexorbitantprices forallarti.infact,they sotisdidatetosaythatthey, atanyprice,htheprovisionsrequired;asthesewouldbe ans,upontheir arrival. perhapsinthehereisnoclassofpeopleso pletelyengrossedbythethoughtofgainasarethefrench beois,andrustient,every politiply, andsolely,frohevietheiros. thus,insteadofdrivingaheirflodherds,atthe approaainedquietlyintheir houses,andshalesslytraffickedhtheihisapathy, faiedness,and,upoofthe inhabitantsoftheslltoerable diffiajorteeetis obligedtotakethelaohisohevillagers absolutelyrefusedtosellprovisions,ivequarterstohis n. intheseaster,andtwo otherheadnoftheplaedatteeand hisohearticles required,andjorteetheroundanoticetotheeffect that,ifthesearticlesheywouldbe paidforattheagreedrates;butthatifnotfuished,heshould quarterhisnupontheinhabitants,inacehthesize oftheirhouses,andshouldreileastahreat thatneverfailedinprodugtherequiredeffect. it,hoajorenunteredany difficultiesofthissort.therpsostpart, posedofheyhadnooo,soldthesheep andcattleont;findingthe innveniehe proeti,had giventhegoodsuntheirregintalchest;andtheywere, therefore,ableandopayafairpriharticles astheyrequired.besidesthis,thereportoftheasof blantandstillhadnoedandasageneral thingthepeopleodoallintheirpoorps posedofwork,andhadgivengoodproofsof theirurageandenergy. bythisti,theboyshadree;and itybereadilyigihepleasuretheselettersafforded thejorteesofficialreportofthedoingsofhisrpshad beenpublishedinthedijonpapersand,frohese,hadbeenpied farandhroughfrandthepeopleofdijona littleproudoftheirrps.thenasofthetlayshad appeared,inthereport,asspeciallydistinguishingtheelves; andtheirfatherhadten,sayinghoifiedhe rs.barclayandllyhadalsoten;but theirexpressionsofpleasureingledanyhopesthatthe boysselves,unnecessarily. thebandhadduthenthsiheyleftdijon. uphirtyhadbeenkilled,ordisabled,inthefightsof blantandstill.halfasnyrehadbeenkilledorwoundedin sllerskirshes;ae,orinto hospital,pletelyknockeduphthehardworkandexposure. onlyaboutsixtyn,therefore,reined. schlestadtandneubrisasand, afteringforafeoascertaintheursethatthey pedeternedasgeneralcariels inganar,doodefendtheupperpasses ofthevosgesandasitoredthata ...