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My dear husband was to be the companion of my long journey in search of health. Our simple arrangements were soon made, and on the 7th of September we left Belleville in the handsome new steam-boat, "The Bay of Quinte," for Kingston.
"The engineer of the morning train from Belleville thought he noticed something upon the track, shortly after leaving the city. He whistled down brakes, and the train was stopped. Upon going back the horrible discovery was made of the dead body of a man, with both legs cut off just above the knee.
"Scoundrels, God help you, if all is not right," hissed Fanfaro, "bring us quickly to the house named." "Oh, it is very easy to find," began Rolla, but Bobichel threatened her with his fist and cried: "So much the better for you, forward march!" Robeckal and the Cannon Queen, held in the grips of Fanfaro and the clown, proceeded on the way to Belleville.
The soldiers were so furious that the officers found it necessary to warn strangers of the danger of incurring suspicion. A few of the inhabitants of Belleville were declaring openly to passers by that the affair was not yet over, and that terrible reprisals would be wreaked upon the soldiers.
Having done this, and promised the conductor and the chasseurs a speedy vengeance, conditioned, however, on their keeping his present proceedings secret, he mounted the horse and rode off in the direction he had already investigated. When he reached the spot where the two troops had separated, he had to decide between the different trails. He chose that which descended the Saone toward Belleville.
"As soon as the reds get the upper hand we shall have the guillotine at work, and the first heads to fall will be those of your best customers. You don't suppose the ruffians of Belleville are going to become patrons of art. For my part I would rather fight against the savages than level my rifle against the honest German lads who are led here against us.
Why, on the other side of Belleville you can get a place surrounded by gardens for a thousand francs a year. How well off we should be there! You would never leave me, for I should be jealous oh, so jealous! We wouldn't have any servants, and you should see that I know how to keep house." Hector said nothing. "While the money lasts," continued Jenny, "we'll laugh away the days.
Besides, they had a splendid lake over at Belleville, which would be considerable of an attraction to the young people of Scranton, whom fortune had not treated so kindly, since they had formerly been compelled to trudge several miles to Hobson's mill-pond when they wished to skate, swim, or fish; though now, of course, they had the newly flooded area in the baseball park for diversion.
None of you understand that we are men in a very big sense of the word men with none of your feminine Western weaknesses great fighters, splendid lovers, fine drinkers. You preach civilization instead and we point to your Whitechapel, your Belleville, your Bowery.
The progress to wealth and importance made by this place is strikingly behind that of Belleville, which far exceeds it in size and population. Three years ago a very destructive fire consumed some of the principal buildings in the town, which has not yet recovered from its effects.
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