, 1869-09-16

of como twenty hu-semen burned past. amopg
whom two Zpuages c!1pgiuE upon enc horaa
we're const,tcuors: the others were c11iE1a-
sierr, in every etaEe Of fright and terror, sou's
sw;nEins wildly their saprts:. ott4ers, as it oas
Of their wills. f1ogg!ng their poor exhausted
lorset, several without raddles, most Of them
Without anus. 0ne cuiraEsjer halted his
hoIse just before me. 1oossnsd h,s cairass.
threw OF his helmet, next his Atayy sword,
11atIy. Lis weightx treas'p'ate. aud then.
laughing conteutettly, role itisurely on. i
to~ 1,s nen all He'd inside the gates.
Tue fs1l watch and stood alone o. the
pojut WHERE the Sei3erbrann Df4ncl. EAllear
inserseetA the high road. Presently mp gal
lois = Eeld E.paarme. halts hs hals-dead
horse, aud cails out, ''sbnt the szse: instant.
1.-THE Pru=.iau. are at ms heals" Tne field
watch turned Witt. I exclaimed, What
matln, IS: Hx.uenau Is 81 opcn..tovu TIcre
coulsl u. no defrsIce. and II the 1Flesans real
u were ttere, The best thing for ths town WIS
to open the gates as vide as possible: His
face frightened up- The tuulul: hecslne
ETeater. Among crowd of cuir1ssiert some
lancefs we're 1aiked up: then came Eisssar
uniforms. The teasss ata thrunSet ; 1sn-7ount~
e1 horses gallup pass Is II driven on al:ic:
On all sides are s7arms-attilssryE,s.a IL .sES-t
e;ecres. many OF their horses w1ih The tta<,s
eu1' ridden y intar't:uen and arssl'ry. -
officer. Az the nnb was thi:kest, .
railway train eame scre @11ing along from tLr
north. " the moment a number ey peasant
girls. with their convevaEres tlitan.Iel iu the
thrurg. were close mp IN the rails. They can
not move forward or bssk"ana: they seem
i:.t. The held watc! and myself. eeiziug the
Ls-rie- tree, forced back the distracted
We1 el,ts, shut the barrier. helped thcEl over.
AID tht train E1l-he.l passed Hi.llout ni-!lan.
Th' tain oafhs to Lave saved tue mn'rrirt
accuraciatta It Sieaei bsonn; it ought to h.vs
Il 1r.T.
so,.a - :asAt. They aere the first infantry
soldiers who sav:d themselves. Al tbs
| Wagons. 1se- iltea on the rpufa hanging Oh
Is Tie Lsot!lrs. With l:alf their bo'e. IN the
siE. on tile Eauswar t,srds. some full- ac-
cnu,red. eam+ half naketl, no wouaaeI! so
tri crossing the current OF misfortune in rh..
.. high road. We let the barr1er hatk s1,on. and
s;uang aside. Lake wild HINT tue ts7s=-
| tnrn Hai1of'eti into t.le town an.t ct4tteEel
! tLrsreil it without drawing bride.
'Ns O'clock the torrent gradually ceasel-
| After pause came the conseyantet. raw
! fuuE cr tive cartlases Nil completely lssr-
! messed, y.t without !eir Gunz. Then ;,.lted
| md ratti,t rAet 1 broken Ammunition, WAGON
| c,an,me,1 with Tnnc-: next, a peasants
I wagon. iilied with bedding aal household
| gear. hEt no orncr: Znnave led the horses.
| swo fsich.ful1x won@;1ed Tnr-.s lay IN Tie
| ton, ! cr:st-r Of uuaruea So!iitls Of all atnls
| clErE nrourd it.
Now Il llswctl infantry on focs.
| 1t w,+ ate.7: half past :: ~:i!4 no neice1s.
t LII dense ~uasm- the charce1v carr. the CAT
tia;er OF three Etne:.l brig lla=. t;,e a.sll;ya-
| Il! division. four or five empty ammunition
! s.Eeks. e%, y Kind OF ammunition Wagon. all
| parked ~l'A nnnjutel soldiers. tan one rar
ias ;Ltce eo,!-ts: few nitisEily dragSiea
ln1ces fu'!o sss in s,e t:oNl in dn1:l: res, ;s,,a-
tim Then came = LIT uf -Etl.rs AMI camp
te:iswe.-. TIE infaatry I.l all t,.,ns awey
:ta II park+. manr t!..ie EEn-, tt,:1,e u ere l.,
their shir: 2frtve5: .n,st II slr.a L4,l loayes
stack TN their sword. amt swung
f1aa,rr part were tfo-e riva- soli.s.s i"r
Nl,,re yalor t;eEessi Trn:l,u has 20 lately
| y.ncaie'1. 1 ~hall not soou forget 4 moor per.
-;si1inS infantry aot.tirr Of the fifli-th. smart
i aScsass1d: with laar~ack I'll hi, back. wiz
hreats, red rscs. WHO cane up to TIE ell,
a:s.e.:-@y nskc,l where his regimen: wl+.
told him to 60 right OH to S.rAsioass. IN,
n frats1 t'e wonM !jnA II there. iIu iuarcf1..
hrsyelr .!onE as I lad tlirc.:cl 'l,;a1- HI na
an Al.atiar. About ha'f-m-tG N osder!,
tt0nr q! cE1:l>.ter-. under conulauI OF Til,
tam anti tn0 -uta!:es1,s. about forty mr:
strong. rode ,ast. They we're almost ali pros
tFlS a,.tt'utfed and kert ster. Between / ali.
: beiuek i .list.1?ersy rabb!e hurried ty. a!'
scrbFd in theu-esse- at.3 tEeir rnis,-raaIr :.
;r:eEct. III She wllnte La1y not lnaEa tbs,
fos;y III marching asaez; s',osatsrr sea- :,
lat'H' r:'a: Vel: Few won'...+1. s.',. til. :,
nr fsn:T tH-a4lry utFccrs. iHI arstl!t7r. ar
a:-H:t t'i::lt i.fa:s:-r ufi.e:a ih tlla e,.si-
swarnl ~,.ch q ruu: n :lei.Ler 1859 u.r 1:6
! e,.r ui',u> >%!*l.
| .'l;us .,sct: :ru-: 20 to 1Ia;aenan. II va,
: o'cl,'.'a: tho stream # :s::tive. war les
-~o'l.s. AZ in tie failing twill, ut l,a4raac,
| 'nuarl ttr town to ie1rn il nnv tra:,r wer
! etinS. etnse nceus- i've Ss six soldiers y
..11ua- arms i-asi'g il, tE,rtr midst I's;l.
s!an y. ;-on.r M rr,,,3 If th.r ha snt viii
!. ..tu :!'e -t11se PlHs-ian army. The i",:.
'nss was trembling, lu sEcll T. tar9.' - ;,e
r::;'e ",f lsirnl,er' \
the pm! i: houeez ws1s scere nf auisaa
1aatlor.- Soldiers ueit Lnes eating and .!siuk
in", and. what sAsps'.sss ,He. they sr':ess rs
liz IF rl'"'. ln nh s'frer rosc,, four iufa.ir
CHEERS i,rat.,1 their vile III silence. F.s
! c :i:aeeiei- -at bc!urs roae: sou-e. cr4c,sr
rnc:l jokes.
Eafiy sh. .:ext mos:'ict.. ii !, oe'.,c!;
wae Iucsr ehuus!. ~ rescll Straso.urg il
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