A captive at Carlsruhe and other German prison camps, with numerous illustrations by the author . 15 WHOO H!ziO o (^ CO o. .W*.;^ LT. BEilTOLOTTI. VII Garlsruhe at its Kindliest WITH the coming of spring and earlysummer, Garlsruhe Gamp, whichfor many weeks had lain underdeep snow, followed, at the touch ofthaw, by laj^ers of mud and great pools ofwater, began to assume a more pleasingaspect. In the centre of the court was aplot of green with a bordering of rose bushes. 113 114 A CAPTIVE AT CARLSRUHE On either side of this were two brief avenuesof horse-chestnut trees, which towards themiddle o
A captive at Carlsruhe and other German prison camps, with numerous illustrations by the author . 15 WHOO H!ziO o (^ CO o. .W*.;^ LT. BEilTOLOTTI. VII Garlsruhe at its Kindliest WITH the coming of spring and earlysummer, Garlsruhe Gamp, whichfor many weeks had lain underdeep snow, followed, at the touch ofthaw, by laj^ers of mud and great pools ofwater, began to assume a more pleasingaspect. In the centre of the court was aplot of green with a bordering of rose bushes. 113 114 A CAPTIVE AT CARLSRUHE On either side of this were two brief avenuesof horse-chestnut trees, which towards themiddle of April were in full foliage, the leaveshanging downwards like hands held demurelyor devoutty, the flowers shoAving Hke candlesbefore an altar, or fairy lights upon a fir treeat Christmas time. A month later, sitting in the court read-ing, we would be bombarded by blossomsfrom these chestnuts, as if they would say,Look ! And assuredly they were weU worthlooking at. Whimsicalty they reminded meof rubicund country faces framed in old-fashioned white bonnets. A prisoner myself, I imprison a few ofthese blossoms where th
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