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    【】theordinarytrain

    andadstgreatcheeringands,

    froundredsofpeoplelle

    offtheystartedforthevosges.

    railerapid,elyslothis

    period;anditheyarrivedatepinal,where

    theyerable

    songsandedlong.therailwayran

    throughoutitsahroughpretty,undulatinguntry;

    ioheendoftheirjouey,heywerefairly

    angthevosges,theserybecavesoul,

    halfhetrainhadstoppedfortwohours;and

    hereswere

    distributedtothenbytheinhabitantsbledin

    largethestation,andgavetherpsahusiastic

    reception.theyhefirstbandoffranctireursassed

    through,andtheinhabitantsregardedthesprotectainst

    thee,althoughasyetfaroff,had

    causedtheardedostsuperstitiousfear.

    atepinal,asilarandevenergreetingepinal

    beingsoythatthefearofuhlansore

    acute.thestationaire,

    anyoftheleadinginhabitants,thestationtoreceive

    thetherpsfordupoforandthehrough

    thelittletoothehoteldeville,loudlycheeredbythepeople

    astheypassedaloheyissed,htheorderto

    paradeagainathalfpastfourintheing.

    thereairehad

    alreadydeoutalistoftheinhabitantswhohadoffered

    aberbeilyinexcessofthestrength

    oftherps.thesepersonsnoeforookoffthe

    nueroffranctireurs.

    thesergeantofthefirstpany,knoherelationshipand

    friendshipoftheyoungbar

    thaticablehetogether.upon

    thepresentoasion,thefouran

    distasidethetoheway,he

    ontheproposedurseoftherps,uponits

    anizationanddisethe

    questionen,infuture,tobeupontheirlips:

    ”hadheanyney”

    theahofluneville;and

    thatipresez,and

    strasburg,tobeabletodetaidableparties.sll

    bodiesofuhlansoaderaids,anddriveninsheep

    andselvesveryfar

    intotheuntains.

    uponarrivingattheresideheirhost,theyostkindly

    receivedbyhiser;refrain

    froxpressingtheirsurpriseattheyouthfulnessoftheirguests.

    ”butthesearereboys”theladysaidtoherhusband,ingern;

    ”areallthefranctireurslikethese”

    ”ohno,”herhusbandsaid,inthesalanguage,”thegreaterpart

    aresturdyfelloaretwelve

    orfourteenoftheirboyhood.

    ”itiscrueltytosendsuchyoungstersoutasthese.they

    doagainsttheseprussians,enourbestsoldiers”

    ”fortunately,”ra