This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ... 03 CHAPTER VIII. TRAPS. NOT many mornings had passed when the fatal cart came to carry off from the hut where Michel was bestowed the body of the poor little barber. Michel could not forbear a tear as the small victim of glory was borne to the corner where the French prisoners were buried. Strange to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ... 03 CHAPTER VIII. TRAPS. NOT many mornings had passed when the fatal cart came to carry off from the hut where Michel was bestowed the body of the poor little barber. Michel could not forbear a tear as the small victim of glory was borne to the corner where the French prisoners were buried. Strange to say, several others had died before him, though they appeared men of fairly strong constitution. They were for the most part mobiles from the country, accustomed to plentiful living, and who literally pined away upon the miserable allowance of food made to them. Food was brought to them but once a-day. Sometimes it was black bread only, sometimes there was rice, sometimes dried vegetables were thrown in, and, when the officer of the day happened to be in a good humour, a little bad lard was given as a seasoning. It was a sickening sight to see the entry of these meals. The old soldiers took the matter easily enough; long habituated to rough times and occasionally to insufficient food, they disliked the thing but bore it patiently. It was different, however, with the young mobiles. Disgust at the food would struggle in their faces with the voracity of hunger, and they seemed divided between a desire to fling the wretched meal at their gaolers and the cravings of a ravenous appetite. A veteran named Bonnivet, who had run through many of the Algerian campaigns, was particularly disgusted at the weakness of his young countrymen, and used to rail at them unmercifully. 'See, ' said the vieille moustache, 'I should not mind your gluttony if you did not expose us.' 'Gluttony! God help us.' 'Yes, gluttony. Has not the beneficent German Government provided you with a daily allowance of food? and yet you are not content. ' 'Content! Who could be content...
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