Year: 1870

to The diferent divisions. OF the army to
read 10 them the Proclamation that If this morning stuck
up on all the walls and which is DeinS iead oy cioW
of loterers with moonstruck faces III Is 1uh OF the
usual French gasconade hut dare say Will be none the
less liked for that The army told that all France fol-
them with ardent hopes and that the Universe has
it's eye upon them. They also told that the fate of
liberty and of civilization depends upon their
And you may be sure that every FrenClmau believes
this TO be true.


"Chauvinsm the French translation of MY country.
ri ght or wrong" is unfortunately too rife here 1t used
he considered peculiar trait OF ignorant people OF
the shOpkcepng class, but it's not confined to shop
keepers today To hear wellinformed cultivated people
talk about the Prussans you would think that more
Godforsaken race did MT exist "Farmersw
cries that noble youth. Paul de Cassaignac,
"if you want manure take your carts to
the frontier and bring back Prnssian car
casses!" The King OF Prussia according to
Of the leading journals here, drunk when he
talked with Benedict at Ems "He has two counselors,
has this noble King" said the newspaper in question
NJ. de Bismarck and-the other. On this OCCASION NJ
de Bismarck the keen, clearheaded prudent counselor
was at yarzn; the King could not wait for him. but
took counsel OF the other who is always at
his side, always ready, an enemy HIS Muesly
is always putting into His mouth to steal away his
brans To hear the average Frenchmen talk, 10 read
the newspapers you would think there could be no



up at single mouthfu. No doubt there are thousands
upon thousands Of peasants and people much above
peasants, who have been so mastered WIN tne
idea of the tremendous power OF the mysterious
naitraiHeuse that they really believe tho French
have nothing to do but to wheel one OF
these machines in front Of the Prussian army, turn
winch halfdozen times and scatter the enemy to the
four winds OF heaven. There has been great effort
made to spread my sterious abroad about this by
no means new invention by keeping out of sight OF the
general public dragging it through the streets covered
up with clOths-I it dragged this way along the
Grand-rue at Bellevue, and the women and chill
dren ran in doors and peeped out at 1t, as If
IL were wild beast let lOose-and by publishing, IN the
papers and by wordof mouth the biggest possible stories
about its performances At present. however It's claims
are being more calmly discussed in military circles and
whatever may be its value it is known that the Prussas
are well provided with the mifdeuse as the French
The popular interest in and III everything relahe
to the the increase rather than showing any
marks of decline. In a street near me there Is
saddlers shop, and the owner is doing
tremendous business Judging by the way the sidewalk is
heaped with saddles holsters knapsacks and even camp
bedsteads with their sheepskn sheets together Win
great many things know for. Round this side
walk show round the less extensive one in front OF
the stylish new shop at angle where the Boulevard
and de la Pax together there is always an
earnest admiring crowd, not discussing. not





So with the gunsmiths shops where it's hard TO get
near the windows for the persistent circle that can never
have sight enough OF needlegns and Chassepots And
how can any Frenchnan be otherwise than hopeful as
of the struggle about to begn when he reads
as did, on cards attached respectively to neede-gun
and Chassepot that the first carried 500 metres. ana
the second 1900 and knew moreover that the miserable
Prussians match for Frenchmen anyhow, were armed
with the inferior weapon while TO the noble Frenchnan
belonged the superior Another source OF never
falling interest the windows Of the shops where maps
of the seaofwar are displayed At the map snop under
the arcade the Castgone you may see every day
curriers' stray soldiers and others taking lessons In
geography from perpatetic schoolmasters. who show
them the course OF the Rhine, and how


Comes me cranking in,


And cuts me from the best Of all my land,


A huge half moon, a monstIous cautle


IT shall not wind with such a deep indent


To rob me of 50 rich bottom hereV


told yOu in my last that none OF the ocers OF gen
erals are to have tents with hem and it would seem
from story in the Unirers that the Emperor Is to iae
no better than the rest When he was demonstrated with
on the subject he ia said TO have answered. What Is
the use OF tents We going to country where we
shall find houses enough; besides, we can always lie on
the grass and with cloak to us We shall do very
we'll" II the old gentleman really said this, am sure


twas plucky OF him. But he ever sleeps Oh the grass
at night, shall be ready to believe good deal don't
believe





OF Marshal LebGuf TO six young men Of the GardeMo-
bile who are to his secretaries: "Gentlemen-
We are entering the campaign We shall make good
cheer when have chance and when there is none to
be had-which may happen any day-we must buckle
our belts tighter You will have hard work. little rest,
my esteem knowledge that are being useful TO
your country, and the least indiscreton, bullet in
| your heads. And now gentlemen, OFF with you /"


To believe the newspapers you would think there can
really be no hope for the Prussans. Every mans hand


against them in Germany and out OF it, ana to add TO
this desoate state of things they have money, no
food miserable marine, and soldiers badly equipped.
'Twould be mere humanity not to
attack them. Then they are all rudeness, bad
manners and when occasion ofers, ferocty itself The
French the other hand burstingI with wealth,
everybody TO eat than he wants trade is unin
terrupted and the Bank of France is sodly planted
that they will pay out gold to anybody. and
even don't like to let their notes of 90 francs CO. Then
the French are all sweetness and politeness the fleet
the other day would Mt attack poor devils of Ger
man merchantmen because they doubtless had MT
heard of the Declaration of War; the Emperor has given
orders prisoners they the captors'
bloodrelatives, and while the Prussans are send
ing home all French consus, the French on the
other hand begging the Prussan consuls TO stay
and comfortable and only take away their eIequdturs
II is true that any with red beard, and speak
ing French with foreign accent. is likely to
be arrested as Prussan spy, and the evening paper
tells us of four innocent gentlemen who have Just suf
fered this experience But then, sweetness and polite
must stop somewhere.


have said not a word about this melancholy story OF
NJ Provost Paradol and his untimely end There is
longer any doubt here to what that end was, nor
to why he took the fath step think there can be no
doubt either that he has risen in public esteem by the
act rather than fallen, and there are men who may per
haps wish in their secret hearts that they had followed
his example before 1t too late as 1t is too Late
for them The Emperor enters this unholy war
with an evil omen, and If he has conscience 10 be
troubled it ought 10 be in envable condition to-day