Vanished halls and cathedrals of France . 5t J ijlimv* ?^-0 - Wir-in Ji 1/11(111/1- - -,:. -^ >.--^-^^44^f & -^?^i^i ,-^. ,| - §mmi^.. S^r^- T) VERDUN of 1914, Verdun was famous. These bon-bons wereknown locally as Dragees. After the battle of Valmy, the revolutionists recap-tured the town and, it is said, sought out these sameyoung maidens and put them to death. The town, which was rather attractive and picturesque,stood in a sort of plain, on the river Meuse, which divideshere into several streams. It was surrounded by fortifi-cations, considered impregnable, which were planted withlarge
Vanished halls and cathedrals of France . 5t J ijlimv* ?^-0 - Wir-in Ji 1/11(111/1- - -,:. -^ >.--^-^^44^f & -^?^i^i ,-^. ,| - §mmi^.. S^r^- T) VERDUN of 1914, Verdun was famous. These bon-bons wereknown locally as Dragees. After the battle of Valmy, the revolutionists recap-tured the town and, it is said, sought out these sameyoung maidens and put them to death. The town, which was rather attractive and picturesque,stood in a sort of plain, on the river Meuse, which divideshere into several streams. It was surrounded by fortifi-cations, considered impregnable, which were planted withlarge trees, and there was a very satisfying Mediaevalgateway flanked by two great towers, while an attractivestreet called the Promenade de la Digne followed thebanks of the river. The sights of the town, however,were very soon exhausted. If one followed the Avenuede la Gare, one came to the Porte St. Paul, and justbeyond it the Palais de Justice and a large new collegebuilding. Then there was the Porte Chaussee, whichwas very old and had two fine crenelated towers. Therewere several bridges crossing the river Meuse, and alongits banks
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