The Portland daily press., 1894-08-18
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fields, the road having long since been
discontinued. "The French let it stand"
one of the officers said doubtless hoping
it ight go down with some OF us IL IL
carries you over safely, it will be because
You are leUtrais." .
After consulting among ourselves, 1t
was decided to make the venture. DrlV-
ing over the field. we arrived at the
bridge We were now in full sight OF Gne
pickets of both armies, and our proceed
ipgs were watched with interest ON both
sides of the river. One of our party
made a slow advance over the b1ldge
and returned: the horses we're then
taken out and led over one at time,
the writer being, detailed to do that on
account of his lighter weight When
the T cart was started across, one or
the party drawing and one pushing. the
old. bridge swayed and creaked at each
move Everything was transported with
out any accident The horses were mar
messed and hitched, and with wave OF
the hand toward
THE GERMAN PICKETS,
we drove across the fields. turned into
the road and advanced toward the
town. This is one of the few remaining
waIled.cities having its moat and draw
bridge 1t seemed that the whole popu-
lation over the district resided behind
the shelter of its walls. for houses of no.
kind were to be seen in any direction.
Standing in the middle of the road
and facing us WIS French picket while
coming up the road at "double quick"
was the guard. Upon sseeins this APP
pearance of inequalities, the writer was
requested to stand UP and wave the nag.
When we arrived within tweny teet or so
of the sentry, he brought his gun down
to a charge and challenged US with "t1ul'
Viye.n and as we drew up sharply, the
ominous click, click of the hammer was
heard as he brought the gun toa ready;
Our passports being examined and
pronounced all right by the officer OF
the guard. we were, allowed to proceed.
just about sunset we passed over the
lrawbridge which was pulled up after
us and thus for d second time we were
In besieged CITY,
Our friends, tHe German had kindly
advised us not to make IongtsGay, as
they said it was the intention to COM
mence bonn harding the city the follow
Ing day. In fact that night while we
were at dinner, the Germans tried the
range by tossing la few shells into the
place one of which exploded just outside
BUR hotel. AS can be we'll Imagined,
we left very early next morning. Div
ing out the other side of the city, and
keeping on till we reached an elevated
place OF. the road, We turned to look
at the large drops OF hail failing upon
our last resting place.
The next days drive was long and
hard one as we desired to ncross the Bel
GUM frontier if possible that night AS
It grew dark we lit the lamps on the
c,rriage. The road which for some time
back had been uphill, seemed now to
have reached the crest OF mountain
down which we were obliged to traverse
the same side two or three times, each
circle getting lower than the other.
The night was very dark and we were
driving at pretty good rate when, he
fore we knew what was golpg to happen,
a huge, black object Jumped up III front,
giving US barely room to squeeze by
heavy OK team. This had hardly passed
when bang came the report of rifle
from our right. Twice the lelioW hfea
at US as we passed the side he was on.
The road now making turn we entered
village, down whose cobbled streets we
ratified, arousiug that part OF the popu-
lation who had not retired.
Upon pulling up at the Inn a great
noise was heard. Pouring down the
streets back of us came, it wouad seem,
the entire population, the clatter OF their
wooden shoes making noise enough to
awake the dead. This place was Il hot
bed of the French Tireurs," and around
US they crowded like bees, wanting all
the latest news from the front. We
spent the night with them, and started
the next day.
A few hours drive drought US to the
Belgian frontier, which we crossed with
much relief, continuing on through Bel
GUM to the Field of Waterloo"
Stopping few hours to look over the
field and to pay our respects to the
monument raised in conmemoration of
the English dead, we drove on entering
Brussels toward evening, and having
been just one month on the way, and
under the protection of the Geneva
CroSs.
EDWARD PREBLE,
4 Dunreath ST., Roxbury, Mass.