The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-11-05 00:00:00

IN A DANGEROUS POSITION!

Herr Wachenhnsen writes from Nancy to the Cologn
Gazette People appear very fanatical in this good town,
although they put on a good outside, and the belief is that
the whole of the Germans will end their grave before Paris.
I thoughtlessly trusted my Prussian head to a hairdresser,
and allowed myself to be drawn by him into a political
conversation. The man was a red.hot patriot, and ought to
be In hi. Gambetta's place at Tours. The danger of my
etuation compelled me to agree with him in everything, but
the morel concurred with hfm the more excited he became.
'All the officers who surrendered at Sedan are cowards,'
he exclaimed. • Undoubtedly,' I answered. Not one of
them will venture to be seen again in his native country,'
Of course not,' I admitted, while he was working with
the shears on my head. '2(0,000 brave men are under
arms in Paris, who will all rather die than yield,
and will annihilate all the Prussians.' Snip went the
shears, close by my ear, so that f shivered. I held my
tongue. The man became still more violent. • The whole
nation will rise as one man to crush them. Snip went the
shears again over my ear. 'At least, don't cut my ears off,'
I cried in despair, and the frantic then cooled down and
asked quietly whether we Prussians would not act just in
the same manner, In the Hotel du Coffimerce eleven French-
men sat at the table and talked on the same theme. One of
them, who understood German, had the Cologne Gazette
before him, and showed them the four large pages of lists of
Prussian tones. The paper was passed by one to another,
and with childish delight in mischief they counted the names,
and had the "I v.,"'U. v.." and "I," (slightly wounded,
severely wounded, and killed) explained to them. It was a
great satisfaction to them to cast up the enemy's losses.
Then they spoke much and long, WI a Lorrainer came in who
happened to be pro-German, and told them without con
cealing his opinion of the flight into Sedan. Slowly one
after another disappeared from the table; mine of them
had believed him, and yet it was indisputable."

ANXIOUS POR PEACE !

A correspondent of a German paper, who has recently
traversed Rhelma, Chalons, Epernay, Chateau Thierry, and
Nogent, and had many opportunities of conversing with
peanuts and townspeople, states that all are ansiout for
peace and curse the obitinacy of the Paris Government. The
country Is suffering frightfully, has had a bad harvest, the
rinderpest Is extending with alarming rapidity, and the re-
quisitions of the troops Increase daily the nearer winter ap-
proaches. The small town of Chateau 'Merry has been put
entre the 10th of September to an expense of £llO,OOO in re-
quisitions, contributions, and food and lodging. The war
too, is assuming a sterner character. The undirciplined
bands of Frtmcs.Tireurs make small surprises, remove rails
from the lines, are on single posts, and thus embitter the
troops so much that they burn down home., shoot capture 1
persons, generally innocent, without further inquiry, and
often behave very roughly. There are frightful occurrences
here and there, stli France must now pay very dearly for
i. early arrogance and is humbled for teas of years.