sendgearwas
likelytoadvannancythathehe
vosges,andaidinthedefenseagainstthissendarofinvaders
threedaysfatiguingrtoepinal;he
boys,inacrdanceise,straighttothehouse
ofthegentlen,attheirlast
visittheirfriends,andexpressed
greatregretthatoneofthepartyissingtheboyswere,hodijonhadgiven
goodacuntsofphilippeduburg,of
dangerthereorejoin
theasthesurgeonnsidereditprobablethathislegwouldbeaverylongti,beforeit
touseit
theirhosthadreadtheacuntinthepapersofthedoingsofthefranctireurs;andhisadeafurtherapologytothebararkattheirfirstvisit
aboutboys
”girlshavetalkedaboutnothingelsebutyourdoings,eversinceheackupontheuhlans,near
blant,”shesaid”oheinteresttheytake
intherps,thattheureoffrancedependeduponthefranctireursofdijon”
theyoungbarclayslaughed,andpercytteredsothingunderhisbreath;hathehopedthe
franctireursofdijonheirbesttodeservethekindthoughtsofdeisellesatenesspercy
ttered,”bosh”
epinalhad,asyet,escaped;butithat,erelong,theeneoed,foralltheyoung
nhadleftobilizednationalguardandall
nunderfortyarchatants
notioventoftheene,southofluneville,was
asyetsignalized
aftertarchednorth;their
destinationbeingkeptaprofoundseenso
anxious,apparently,pethat,thisti,theirobjectshouldnotbefoiledbytreachery;thatafterthefirstdaysrchhelefttheinroadand,havingsecuredtheservicesofapeasant,asaguide,hedetarchesthrough
forests,andoveruntainsavoidingevensllvillagesfourledhorsesacpaniedtherch;oneladenhtheguntton,andtheotherthreeightbe
independentofthelocalsupplyeachnighttheybivouackedintheforestsbut,astheherhoughthenightswere
ldthisever
upontheingofthefourthdayfroheirleavingepinal,jorteetoldhisnthathehadleaed,atepinal,thatthelineansbeing
nfident,nopotenthend
thattheyilesof
therail,onthelio
strasburghisintentionorennoiterthatdayandifsupt,atdaybreaknext
ing,tobloherailhevesouze
thenehgreatsatisfaction,astherpswere
buingtodistinguishtheelves;andinnoheydosuchserviunicationalthough,asthe
gesuponasingleline,theadvantage
beofsosignalanatureasitould
theyhavecutitatthetiadetheattetthe
barclaysurallyselectedtorennoiterand,astheirchangeofclotheshadbeenalpesorderscarriedonthebaggagehorse,theyhadnodifficultyuponthatsretheirexpeditionfulatthevillagenearesttothebridge,theyecheeseandotherarticles
andaftergainingalltheinfortiontheyhout
exadetheirhroughbrokenground,to
apointnearenoughtothebridgetoenabletheorennoiterit,undisvered
asentryedateachendatattagehardbyen
others,hereyinthevillagetheyhadjustleftthereriesdoheline;butthesewerefarenoughaparttorenderitusterintito
interfere,seriously,ation,
theyretuedtotheforest
auncilofhatthenewswas
satisfactory,andthattheattackshouldtakeplaceatdaybreakeachn
lieutenanthoudin,en,an
partyinthevillagetheresthavingdeadetourtoavoidthevillageobeinreadinesstoattackthepostsnearthebridge,iediatelyagunhevillagetheattackwastobedeatdaybreakfrohebridge,tothenearestpointwheretheforesthickenoughtoaffordasafeshelter,wasadistanceofabouttiles
assoonasitbecadark,thecafireslow;
andshortlyafterhehtheexceptionofthe
sentries,fouroclocktheywereroused,and
rchedsilentlyoffintheappointeddirectionbyfiveoclockeachpartyitspostand,forhalfanhour,theylayinexpectancythebarclayspesparty,nearthe
bridgelouisduburg,andtihthepartyatthevillagetheattackuponthevillageotakeplaceathalfpastfive;andneverdidntsappearsoslootheboys,asthosehpassedastheyaedthesignalatlastthesilencewasbrokenbythesharpcrackofarifle,follohreeorfourothers”theregoestheprussiansentry,andthereisourreply,”jorteesaid”now,lads,forward”
ashespoke,thesentryonthebridgefiredhisrifle;iediately,thisedbythenextsentryontheline,andthesignalakenupbyeachsentry,untilthesounddiedinthedistanceasithaddoneso,thefranctireurshaddearushforheyetbyastragglingdisansas,half
asleep,theyhurriedoutfroheguardroothiswasansweredbythefireofthefranctireurs,fivefell;and
theothers,surprisedandpanicstricken,threstheyantlysecured,andthebridgeonceseizedthefiringstillntinuedinthevillage;butinanotherfivenutesitceasedand,shortlyafterh
thetidingsthatthevillageans,surprisedintheirbeds,hadofferedbutaslightresistancefourwerekilled,andsixteentakenprisoners;onefranctire
