, 1870-11-17
THEs1kRY OF METZ.
The slexHAsns tho xnstdc-Eu1l Ae,
count &ee A~Ketiasaono thaa Lee
9othc vApltulatson.

) posscss extraordinary interess:]
Fteecati, tho chateau whero ne psea9th a9 ~
eiee Of the capiru1Ation we're hs.ast 1.st ~
signatures Of the p'tnpe.onrisns;o u sns;on l1;nr "a.
,1otifn fha Mxth k71one.rc stono from town
nNsgnea T. stra,cbes lawn Of poshsps
v.oo fa,+1 se,rs. ~ sd ard from Il can Be-
eecn Mont 81 Quentin. win the "
l.eea and so.ns lying se,s sonad !, has aSoas
sm...d sn or fried to, in field to the south Of
H. ~ priyste road, hsrd and round In spite Of |
srt;,lc17. fornGe-w1Eous. and autumn weather. |
Eot a pane retoained in thn porter's lodge;
ono cf The iron gatea hung upon single |
hinge: trunks OF tall ttces. cat down for |
lodge; eoldiers, horses, fs1m-xagons, full
and empty, were scattered about CT roausd |
in lie mud, mAk1nG the noise it is their |
nature to- Nne o'clock il ton e,rly to dis
turb any but the Que "de jour" !" and the apollo |
gies protusely offered for the appeafsnce
Of tho officers were prot.ahls in part called ont
br hearing that the photographer waa oae OF
Tho passengers brought b. The char-a-banc nj
the back stoop-for- as cften hx1pens, the
front entrance VA. 10 thu rear- Tue ordinary
appearance Of Tho homo must te tho voIy
counterpart Of delightful BONE, built ;
round half-centrr7 ago. not a hundred m,1es
from Gotham. and where ttac eon oi tho then
1QE4t1F& DC" GjepCuSGN iAAE ~ AAAlV2A AAAA
kildliest hospitality. Like that, la
OF cream-colcrcd brick. two stories
high, AID With s'sep roof and dormet vim
jowa. .sIt locked ire. 80 when they were
here. at any Tate." rem srked one. - ne s4r
4he visitors Sl.1ce at tie .epattered hall and
The room Of rron,.. where tho p.ct had baen
fliecuseed, had = hal'-loudoir look. with iea
ch1ntx-ooye1ed furniture. An ebony table IN
tho centre xas eho <u As tho one uscd by tue
negu.iatosa, with the remark: "Ine Place
is inet IL they left H. If ~e take out one of tho
1,eda-"- Around the tshl" TeIe ies eha. lsi.
appropriated for the latter cttegoE: *otk,
ed fife.ecrcen. representing the virgin anu
Child. he'd been eet buck rs useleas thing bT
sloeo who waited al tho bench. Of the blaze
ard warmth. behind it waa jananned table
beepriukled with hieroElyphio". French tAste
for oriental curioeities hsd alao plAee3 upon
lie mantle a pair Of Chinese fans inacrib-d
With "reminiscences ot the 18th O! August
one written over With ~iehes for the safe re-
tun OF AMY Ladfe.7 who il BY birth An Eng-
lnh wom,o. Tben = run vas taken through
The house 10 see ga1t cradle, probably dos
lined to become historical, Is It attracted 4t-
tsption md comsnent from ~ pteaent- IN
c.udlDg d.. Horn. the amlsnle historiosEapher
q TIE Headquarters. Madame. will BcAEce
recognize her haudoir again wlen her safe re-
turn occnrA, any moro than Monslcur ma min.
eitn aud estate Incidents of campaigning and
campaiRneFs lave left tracea upon ookb only
in IN album robeed Of pictures threw the
blame Of the waste and destruction On the
prertfdeceeeurs Of tho present occupants,
whether Ge1msr or French, The same
uAraudess had tried the strength OF i stout
ok Kriiang-doak, and probably relieved it Of
ali ratuab}tH.
The tisouhc OF prisoners male picturesque
The muddy river bottom west OF the highway
once meadow, uox more curious than ~
Arab encampment To the right stilt stoot
The tents. placed as regularly ~ Il before tht
@nemy, though no officers had or*ieted The Al.
the tall eoldiers Of the Imperial Guard in tlleil
bright cosored vestneuts. Further scushwart
xeIa Hanged tho regiments waiting. rcady 10!
the march, in their sc1rltt oseEc3ats and gre.
man4los. uera and thera group clustsrs>
about 1 p1uEEian officer. and anon pus
sian gepdarmes with sp,krd helmets mounted
on picked horses, rude wa'chfuIly to aud ito
ecauniog their thousands OF cAo'ives boauaet
nv the mists rising from the H7er. To %,
Metz in occupation by daylight WAS the OBJ
ject of the Sabbath day . journey. aud Hithe
We puEhed rapidly over the bridge which l,r
Ieen tho fartl,cst German outpost, past ti1.
frw houses which h.d rhe!s.sttl lla Fceacl
pickets and had been loooioitd hy Ism, tt1s
5ine. Of .ilc-pite, through the railway en-
laukmept cufving like great r1npNrt. t1t
from WHICH the signs OF tho ruthls s.ues.
With which milit'rv angeHirurs resrd
spparent. Not +tock o. stone can be lofs it
tie way without definite purpose, and ELer,
such had been scsrcs q trace remained. A.
On the day before. rowe ofstacke1 arms, witt
anall packages OF ammutision lying u7de
them, stood on the higher and dryer part Q
tho plateau The ro1I, no lonSor encnnbcl
cd BY the th1ong of marching men, arme
u,th a&;ctH F,,Ffiyn1v 1ri}ftira ~
rolr, afforded passage for Fclsaats in ca1t
and on foot, returning i,omewatl, to liu
themselves strangers in their own ha5itatious
70 judge from the Articles ctEried with then
the injunction OF Poor 1ichari
csespnsss, % ~ hsd bssn otten tiisres.ru
for they were loaded with truck whose prick
or txther tue absence of it, must have bee
tho chief rccomn eulation; old p1ows, tnb.
and household gear, purchased probably wit
provisions taken into the city n tho invesI
1acnt. Wheels. old Eud new. weta the mns
frequent, suggesting that scsrcity Of fuel ha
induced tue destruction Of tbs least valuAbl
uart OF mulhtu1es al heavy vehicles. nospcc
ing uau1, indeed, there seems to be almost
superstition among European psasantrv, n
any one WHO has watched the baggage hrouEl
Nv esnierants xill .emambar how often cur
bronA cAr&-whee}s, costing more than = chi
10 transport. ferns part Of their baggage.
Curiosity. eaya Pascal, is nothing but Va
it-a t,fctum which, II tr.se, aecords shs
to the Mess1us and Massines not to be I
strained, though they saw their enemies pas
ing through the gate never passed By foe
fore, Acd bearing craven record OF tieg
lie Esplansae, IN font Of Fabsst's figure ca
in bronze ard d11ped with Grape this dsy
7,;ens hand. bet teen tho grand hall Il
1crsuace cathedral, tho enc clo4ed to the,
selvoe, tho other hut lion OF tho town. az
during. the hour Of morning maas. Few
the better clahsea we're to be aeen ia Il
church, whittier most hetook themselves
mourning, looking neither TO the right hi,
nor to tbs left rs they wenf, the danes 4
,damspla caring nothing for Aamiring g'ans
and reuaa1hs- Once 1t home they appear
nuscrupuloua, and could be detected peeri
fruru behind tbe blinds or looking out Of I
uururtained windows. Poorer and p1aft
UoDle coreregated around the squsres aud
the etreess, openly 1n,nffes&ing their Nfvh
ret as good vicE Of tho new-comaf6 !
3hAss movements as could be got. Their ha.1
IL nov 20 intepse against their Own count
mer-late their IexdGra-thAt 1t sesms
Iesaen their GisEks Of those who atp now p
yiaiouing tho town. and viii be able to II
ont guc6 siege - 1t has never eaeu.
Somethine strange concerning the rclaeit
bctwreu the toxn and N l1taly authorit
remain to be explained. What il m,y bs ,
" come out when tbs resi- history Of the war
pritten and the Marsha1'. secrets do not
must hAys been foTtseen, it not from the c
set, Binee tie lei Of September. Tho o.
mxnder-in-chief was, Of c c,uTse, paramount
tho town, and could eictRte measures for
public welfare. Such meaeue.h were left
Ill il x1s too laie Tor them to be OF any N
account Of tic nnu'ap,icty OF talking Of
.. Of which We luow 20 little. and
caure there are things which sht
not be froken Of At all ..,aer ror by al
xnna in all place. rei right, or VII
fh.re j. cer'aln'y hut or feeling in the t
tow'rd II. Btzsine md hi" confrercs-ths
irdgustinn. Every person with whom I
rlckcn ~heu uo, il the c?tuoAny OF GERM
or tsEe- for one, h.a Condemned the czpis
lion ard Tie conduct ot the defencs. MOI
tlem.sAy 70 openly to the rrussiAns. hu!
talk very diGmenay to them I
to ono ,,,,.' another, ,,er,ra Ct an ee:sidaE. ,,
stroll .bout the tom, dropping ID )
stopping ,i,ere, taiusns tho groups, bn
tp1accp ol ubiquitous l,aIr OF German J
cheese and butttr FROM sut1err, male aut
ns1e. eGgs and country produce from h
sterp. froeh from the land Of conpar,
plenty, conv<ssed with merchants Of tho ]
ausrier. fIled my pockets Nth rapere, II
and t1irkete bought in every part OF tho t
md m ,s-etf with Alt things catabte in tha
taurzuta. bakcslcs, aud no.r chops. All.
the n,at matron Who sells crptAi yellow
tarts, little Smaller than Connecticut pi
the railway e1nploye and sit1lieryman q
! left ut coffee aud teer in the cafe ou
Place St. Louis lat% in the evening, told
same sto15, with inoisiaul variations, 4
the elaEht suffering from the possibility
Willingness OF longer endusaucs. tho bud
srereut and hu*banding Of resources.
ws!I opposite rquaro On which freight
ranzed In st1eete, form hospital. IS vii
Faznine Fl Cgfsnit1rs, sont ticasz fraisres q
Iocars. 60 ra.inly that eye9, c.,e may Eo.
The German homily preaching that It is !
nf French character, neTer to acknou
that they have been heaten, even to
eelvys. ,....
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