stfootsore,andinwasdreadfully</p>

disgustedatbeingthustheceofseeing,and</p>

joiningin,anyfighting;andonlynsoledhielfhthehope</p>

thatavaurtheday,andthathe</p>

henbeabletoexgehiswhipforarifle.</p>

therestoftherpsploddedonuntil,longafterdusk,they</p>

arrivedatthehalfdozenhousesthevillageof</p>

halloville.theirappearaheyrcheduptoit,ed</p>

byascrearoan,follos</p>

andcries.n,en,andchildrenofthe</p>

houses,andtakingtoflight;andiththegreatest</p>

difficultythattheyadetouah,thatthe</p>

fordablebody,,</p>

posedofthedreadedinvaders.</p>

hetruth</p>

hospitably.theirans,hoall;theirhousesequally</p>

so.hoeblazingfiresedonthe</p>

hearths;blashaviupbeforetheoprevent</p>

anylightbeingvisiblefrohevalley.afiretedfor</p>

theokingofeay,andpreparationsforsupperweresoon</p>

henanexanatiohefacilitiesinthe</p>

h</p>

straen</p>

palosetogetheruporapand</p>

fatigue;nuroussentriesbeingthro,invariousdires,</p>

topreventthepossibilityofsurpriseforthepeasantshad</p>

infordthehattheinfortionheyhadreceivedwas</p>

rredthattheuhlans,ab,hadentered</p>

thousandfranount</p>

ofstoresofallsorts.</p>

atthreeoktheyotheirgreat</p>

pleasure,thattherainhadceased.guidedbyohevillagers,</p>

theydetheiroapointhee</p>

closetotheroad,atanarroajor</p>

teepostedhisnalongintheoilsofwirehad</p>

beenbrought;andthese</p>

treetotree,atadistanthe</p>

ground.sofortyyardsfartherback,youngtreeswerefelledand</p>

bra;ahebushypartstohe</p>

road,ongthesoastoforbr></p>

abattisperfeen,anddifficultinthe</p>

extreforinfantry.alloclothe</p>

ing,everythingwasinreadiness.</p>

asllpartyhadbeeuponthehighgroundnearhalloville,</p>

aheadbroughtdoer</p>

daybreak,apartyofuhlanshadbeeoleaveblant,andto</p>

visitbarbasandharboisetontand</p>

theire,drivingso.atten</p>

oenfroallovillecadohthe</p>

heuhlansabhadjustleft</p>

blant,andingdohevalley.</p>

eaenbehind</p>

thetrees,otheroad;theinbodybeingstationedbehind</p>

theabattis,eahavingpreviouslysettleduponaspotwhere</p>

hec</p>

...</p>