海棠书屋 - 历史小说 - The Young Franc Tireurs(英文版)在线阅读 - 第35节

第35节

    day.itthattherailronglyguarded,

    betrasburgandnancy,thatitoexpecttobe

    abletointerruptit,seriously,allaforceasthatat

    jorteesnd;stilllesspossibletorenderany

    assistayofstrasburg.aftertaking

    uherefore,pedeh

    retothesouth;soastoassisttoopposethepassageofthe

    enelr,orlhouse,throughthepassesofthe

    vosges.

    thealaroraryfor,havingderequisitions

    asusual,theprussiaired;andtherpsretuedtotheir

    oldquarters.thereaendayspassed;spentnoti

    innstantrgsandunterrgs.wheneveewsarrived

    thatanypartiesofuhlansountains,hthe

    objeakingrequisitions,therpsantlysetin

    tion.sotissevereskirshesetisthe

    nearda

    nightspentenhadnothingtodobuttork

    again.

    upohcathenehesurrenderofstrasburg,uponthe

    preostheroicdefensesinhistory.

    thereanse

    seriously.bythisti,thetotalofthefrenongthe

    vosgesuntainshoutthe

    arrivalofarpsoffranctireursandhadalltheserpsbeen

    anitedhaspiritsuchasthatevihefranctireursof

    dijon;andhadtheyactedinunity,hdisciplineand

    intelligeheyghthaverenderedienseservie.

    unfortuhisbeingthecase.verynyof

    theeredtheranksonlytoavoidbeingcalledupontogo

    outobilizednationalguard.othershadonly

    enteredfroheiulseofthent.veryher

    unittoanysteadydiscipline

    nuerofcases,therpspletelyparalyzedfroheutter

    inityoftheirofficers.oothesevariouscauses,the

    rpsoffranctireursdistinguishedtheelves,inuer

    ofeiyandfhthey

    displayedinkeepingataprudentdistany.so,

    too,eaedabadnanotonlyfortheelves,butforthewhole

    bodyoffranctireurs,bytheirnducttohevillagers;

    helpingtheelvesfreelytoaking

    theelvesalstaschdreadedbythepeasantryaseventhe

    gerns,theelves.

    atthesatithevillagershad,inverynycases,only

    theelvestoblafortheroughasuresadoptedbythefranc

    tireurs;foroften,insteadofdoingallintheirpoen

    sinthecauseoffrahevillagerslooked

    uponthenlyasstrangers,outoftherichestpossible

    harvestostexorbitantprices

    forallarti.infact,they

    sotisdidatetosaythatthey,

    atanyprice,htheprovisionsrequired;asthesewouldbe

    ans,upontheir

    arrival.

    perhapsinthehereisnoclassofpeopleso

    pletelyengrossedbythethoughtofgainasarethefrench

    beois,andrustient,every

    politiply,

    andsolely,frohevietheiros.

    thus,insteadofdrivingaheirflodherds,atthe

    approaainedquietlyintheir

    houses,andshalesslytraffickedhtheihisapathy,

    faiedness,and,upoofthe

    inhabitantsoftheslltoerable

    diffiajorteeetis

    obligedtotakethelaohisohevillagers

    absolutelyrefusedtosellprovisions,ivequarterstohis

    n.

    intheseaster,andtwo

    otherheadnoftheplaedatteeand

    hisohearticles

    required,andjorteetheroundanoticetotheeffect

    that,ifthesearticlesheywouldbe

    paidforattheagreedrates;butthatifnotfuished,heshould

    quarterhisnupontheinhabitants,inacehthesize

    oftheirhouses,andshouldreileastahreat

    thatneverfailedinprodugtherequiredeffect.

    it,hoajorenunteredany

    difficultiesofthissort.therpsostpart,

    posedofheyhadnooo,soldthesheep

    andcattleont;findingthe

    innveniehe

    proeti,had

    giventhegoodsuntheirregintalchest;andtheywere,

    therefore,ableandopayafairpriharticles

    astheyrequired.besidesthis,thereportoftheasof

    blantandstillhadnoedandasageneral

    thingthepeopleodoallintheirpoorps

    posedofwork,andhadgivengoodproofsof

    theirurageandenergy.

    bythisti,theboyshadree;and

    itybereadilyigihepleasuretheselettersafforded

    thejorteesofficialreportofthedoingsofhisrpshad

    beenpublishedinthedijonpapersand,frohese,hadbeenpied

    farandhroughfrandthepeopleofdijona

    littleproudoftheirrps.thenasofthetlayshad

    appeared,inthereport,asspeciallydistinguishingtheelves;

    andtheirfatherhadten,sayinghoifiedhe

    rs.barclayandllyhadalsoten;but

    theirexpressionsofpleasureingledanyhopesthatthe

    boysselves,unnecessarily.

    thebandhadduthenthsiheyleftdijon.

    uphirtyhadbeenkilled,ordisabled,inthefightsof

    blantandstill.halfasnyrehadbeenkilledorwoundedin

    sllerskirshes;ae,orinto

    hospital,pletelyknockeduphthehardworkandexposure.

    onlyaboutsixtyn,therefore,reined.

    schlestadtandneubrisasand,

    afteringforafeoascertaintheursethatthey

    pedeternedasgeneralcariels

    inganar,doodefendtheupperpasses

    ofthevosgesandasitoredthata

    ...