Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, national and international affairs in France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Turkey-in-Europe, Switzerland and Italy . and invariably adopted. I EUROPE TN STORM AND CALM. 343. 344 EUROPE LV STORM CALM. thank God, said this German soldier, that I am still alive. I shall neverforget that day. Some of the Prussianofficers said that it was a much worse affai
Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, national and international affairs in France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Turkey-in-Europe, Switzerland and Italy . and invariably adopted. I EUROPE TN STORM AND CALM. 343. 344 EUROPE LV STORM CALM. thank God, said this German soldier, that I am still alive. I shall neverforget that day. Some of the Prussianofficers said that it was a much worse affairthan that of Gravelotte. The soil wasfairl}- turned up by the French the first time I understand what itmeans to be outside of cover under anartillery fire. On the 30th we could notoccupy tiie villnges of Champigny andKry-sur-]Marne, for when the forts began ribly, and hundreds of them were unfitfor battle next da}. Trees were cutdown and great fires were built, bothbecause General Trochu wished to makethe enemy think that an immense armywas encamped near him, and because themen were literally freezing. The hor-rors of that night for the wounded mensurpass all the powers of description. Next day there was no fighting, butearly on the morning of the 2d of De-
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