Year: 1870

| culcd and denounced. Their desire w i"''" "
| people has been treated rs one whio" 'o , ~ "
| sr,ueod ,rlos fyance deigned 10 give her consent
Tbeir right In occupy the soil transmitted w them ny
their forefathers has been called IN question: hNmB
succeeded In dcspOilng the Germans oi Ihrse po'o
NJ their country the French have argued tha they are
entitled 10 take possession Of the other portions which


AMI, their fancy It is alleged that the addition Of this
,rrtory 10 France would contribute to render the geo
| graphy of France more simple and more logical The
supposition that Germany has any right which France
il bound respect is notion which does not appear 10
have been entertained by any apprecable number OF
Frenchmen.


The Germans have keenly felt all the taunsi and
which their vain neghbors have leveed against
them, hut hitherto they have made outward sign Of
the annoyance which ranked in their hearts. They no
longer make any secret of their sentiments In their
daily conversations and in their newspapers the conduct
of the French has become the staple topic Even at this
hour II the French press would change its tone and the
French people modify their conduct the swelling lids Of
anmoy would subsde and the pOrents OF future storms
would loom less darky the horizon. But the proba-
by OF this happy change taking place is almost too
slight to be deserving Of much consideration pre-
guided people cannot be convinced Of its errors. To
nothing hut the blindness cansed by unreasonng preu-
dice he ascrbcd the statements current in France with
respect to the treatment of the wounded French soldiers
in German ha1ds. One journal did not hesitate to
accuse the Germans with carrying off theri wounded
enemies in order 10 kill them by slow torture The
general belief seems to be that these wounded soldiers
are neglected by the medical attendants. Nothing that
the French have yet said done with view to pain
and anger the Germans has been half effective as
these gross caumnes and ungenerous thoughts. They
have been particularly careful 10 allow animosy TO
interfere with the claims OF humanity and they have
lavished on the prisoners who are unhurt and the
prisoners who are unwOunded all the attention in
their power Sometimes the return has not been
satisfactory The TurcOs have added to the
badness Of their reputation by their conduct in
hospital. One threw tumber at the head of


young lady who acting a volunteer in the
Heidelberg another, dslikng the coffee given TO him,
threw the contents Of the cup in his nurses These
however, are exceptions. As rule, the wounded prs-
Oners grateful for the kindness they receive have
questioned several, and have heard single COM
plant They all say that they get everything they re-
Quire, and great deal than they had expected
Perhaps copy Of ont Of the many letters written by
these prisoners may afford satisfactory proof OF
this than any other testing The letter shall quote is
from French soldier lying wounded at Mayence Per
haps l should explain that, in addition to volunteer
nurses, there Is staff Of volunteer leterwriters at
tached to nearly every hospital Those who compose the
latter write for those among the wounded who cannot
do Themselves either by of physical ntrnity
or OF deficient education. Copies Of these letters are
kept following literal translation Of the French
soldiers letter:


aDEAR MOTHER: hasten 10 send news about myself.


have 10 tell you that was wounded at Worth but that
the wound all serious thanks to the attentions
of the German doctors who increasingly look after u.s.
The German pOpuace is also very Wen disposed toward
u.s. increasingly attends 10 and treats us hike their ch
dren At this moment am in Mayence, and We are
about TO proceed the hospital Of Bonn the Rhine,
where we shall be all right. My appetite is good and
hope 10 be well in month. l conclude by kissing You
with my whole heart Your loving son, II. l.. ! am
wounded in the thigh; il is not serious Inform my
OF this letter You must send your reply To Bonn
the Rhine"


To this letter append another, in different strain.
II was written by German soldier from the battlefield
Ii is capital specimen of pithy epstoary compositions


"DEAR WIFE We have struck them. am uninjured
Kiss the children for me"


Since began this letter the firing OF salute OF 100
guns to all the world that the victory gained
has been decisive After the battle OF Worth salute


was fred in Berlin only hut this occasion orders have
been given fire salute in every part OF the country
where cannon available for the purpose The nags
are sti waving from the houses They do not however
impress the beholder very pleasurably black and
white flag not a sight grateful to the eyes, and the
multiplication Of such flags saddens the mind to thoughts
of funerals rather than eatcs it withhoughtS of tri-
umph.