The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23

county seat " u corner Of Normandy,
did It's share as well as all the others
90 orsanizing and equippins Its quota
q! men.
The houses and their inhabitants
rave nothing of IA warlike character In
~. The people NJ Normandy are
ehoye everything else Of a practical
nature. In every eye you a irst Of
a. see that two and two are four,
While many seem to regret that two
and two cannot make ave. Hut In
r,re may lie found a really ardent de.
pre- 10 GO to war. The soldiers bar
rex. appear almost to b. hidden away
from the public eye: II IL impossible
H. ind them without q guide, and the
guide must necessarily bc a soldier.
The first of these barracks is an
ancient convent AT the extreme end OF
a narrow passage. When the soldiers
Are consigned to their barracks. when
ths streets are dcserted-as IL often
t'o case during the summer in the
tity part Of the aftcrnoon-when the
town l. half asleep and the clouds roll
Slow 10y i, would he difficult to mag
,rc that the town OF A could actu-
piy be capable Of producing q real
.!meut strong and well disciplined.
n.tchHng by with the rafting of the
noy oncts and the steps Of the iron
tHod shoes.
Aud yet this miracle vas accom-.
,htd.
FIRST Of all the shopkeepers MI the
~ rn., ,t,. .rlSo. - NAA
Grand Rue. Was the first to come put
l. sng both arms sky ward as though
/ we're waving "A fiag, he motioncd TO
@.ucer. NJ. Clopurte. that he va
par ng to 90 TO the front. NJ. Clo-
. was also preparing. but with less
{ udsiasm than the barber. One never
liov. What might happen. he thought.
! poster had just been displayed at the
FONT uf the town hall. with what was
! tended io I've u word of consolation
+ The President Of the republic: "Citi.
fis, mobilization does not mean war"
No. it's all intended as a Joke" sar-
. it,tIcally remarked the clerk Of Maitre
farce, the notary.
The latter was just crossing the
Face d'.Armes on his way from the
law courts, where he had just met NJ
fuSsc. the department store owner.
How do you like the idea Of getting
!uIrsclf killed."
VI. Fosse. pale and nervous. said
nothing in reply.
Tacse four men unconsciously rep
resented the four different lines ~
thought to he found in the minds OF
Il, inhabitants OF A..
-- mn q
outing "Vive Ia France" He was
thinking NJ a pretty Alsatian girl OF
%,I,tire books and postal cards. on
Nnc.d that the only outcome NJ the
VIZ could he the return to France OF
he lost provinces.
" ~tlopurte, on the other hand. was
ND headed and thin: the top Of his
ii was az smooth as the candles 70:
81" N his store and his body seemed
80. dry as his brooms. He was think
- uC the war in the same way II
v1.ch he was wont to consider a new
,.tomcr. NJ Clopurte's sole thoughts
were for his business and he Vas the
ti' Of his grocery store.
TIE notaryis clerk, on the contrary
presented a sorrowful sight, bu, de
q. 80 80 ms -" :" N "
u'""oS' " "PPea' '"e'iu, INV ~
"'ps" al 'hose VINO were lhnoueu wiz
SP"'t "t war NE "'"'" Suo!ee
=" worry JUST men c"hcer"eu MS SAFES
"""'"' M''' i'o''a",e' WIZ "au JUS
'"hSrh''' 10 meet mn, u" ou"oa'
river, "Good-by; Tomorrow, love-" h
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WV ''' 'hlet events Oh MO nv !
e !" ."'s I's"t '"dt Nv e"'soe'e
"uo' :, "a'e vi "n"o''''''on'
ia" VI inc ihiapitahts OF
"''-", 81 'he wal III one Oh the way
I0luVu'ar 10 THESE Iour men, IN
"hNr haIi gave II no u what
ever.
!" those who lacked good cheer IN
N'ig sun OF this beautiful summe
'E"h!nS was doing Its best 10 CIV
"N' courage. Not a cloud cou!d o
seen IN the pale blue sky as the da
. "6S coming TO an end.
IN" following day the streets OF Tn
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