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The sale of a portion of the animals would do the rest and, in their gratitude to the franc tireurs, for having thus relieved their first and most pressing difficulties, the inhabitants altogether forgot the ill-feeling which they had before felt against them, as the authors of their disaster.
Besides these, eight had been removed farther into the forest, severely wounded; and Philippe Duburg lay a short distance off the surgeon being employed bandaging his leg, which a rifle ball had entered, above the knee. Fifteen, therefore, were dead or missing which, as the Germans bayoneted all wounded franc tireurs, was the same thing.
Great fires were lighted and had it not been for the bandages on the heads, and the arms in slings of several of the franc tireurs no one coming upon the scene would have guessed how desperate a skirmish had raged here.
"Have you heard anything about this party?" the sergeant asked the landlord. The man hesitated a moment. He evidently suspected, also, that the boys might belong to the franc tireurs; and was anxious to say nothing which could harm them.
"They have not done any very great things, the franc tireurs." "We were in the franc tireurs of Dijon," Ralph said, a little proudly. "We several times beat superior forces. We blew up the bridge of the Vesouze; and should have blown up the tunnel of Saverne, had it not been for treachery." "Yes, yes," General Trochu said; "I remember Gambetta has once or twice mentioned your corps, especially.
"By the way," the colonel said, "there was a telegram in, this evening just as I left the office that the Germans occupied Dijon, yesterday." "You don't say so!" the boys said, jumping from their seats. "Was there any fighting?" "Yes, some Mobiles and franc tireurs made a very plucky defense, outside the town.
At the same time, I should not wish for a moment to oppose my own likings, or dislikings, to the general good of the service. Many of these corps of franc tireurs are composed of excellent materials and, if well led and disciplined, would do anything. I can only say I will do my best." "Thank you, Tempe. Is there anything else I can do for you?"
This apathy, faint heartedness, and want of patriotism, upon the part of the inhabitants of the small towns and villages, caused innumerable difficulties to the franc tireurs; and Major Tempe was sometimes obliged to take the law into his own hands, when the villagers absolutely refused to sell provisions, or to give quarters to his men.
'They went out on leave, to see me; and slept with a party of franc tireurs where they of course had no authority, as to sentries and the party was surprised, at night, and completely cut up. They were taken prisoners, but I do not expect that they will remain so for long.
Fortunately, they had saved all their animals but, at present, they were too much absorbed in the thoughts of what they had lost, to bestow even a thought of satisfaction on what they had saved. Major Tempe, grieved and touched at the painful scene of which he and his men had been the cause, called the franc tireurs together; and made a proposition to them, which was at once heartily agreed to.
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