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of I ' ve no t and doub t th tre ere ss was as t the o whet same her dismal or not pondering this cheuered " in times life
were worth having after , all—but that was long ago q ; she had knew no " doub But a lad t there now , an must officer be ' s some wife pleasure who always in that ersis wandering ted there life w ; I s
no life that y a , woman could be , happier in than p that of a soldier ' s wife "
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husband and , they ' ve no , children , it ' s pleasant , enough , I g dare but if he ' s unkind and wildand th'e lots of little ones
say ; , eyv , h eaven y—well there , I ' s shou a harder ldn't lo like t for to say , bu woman t I don th 't an think that under
any poor ; you van * t And guess , m got iss , to wha like t it the is . " le better ? "
you peop with " Yes a good , after bit some of kindness months from I had - one ano and ther an bab oth y— er . and I I never met
to shall look for at ge it t jus it t was after dressed it was b in orn a , little two F fr renc ock h with women short com sleeves ing in
i and t would to be cer sure ; tai nl w die they 6 tout did - jabber de-suite over ' Madame that infant tout , - dec de- laring suite " , '
because they did y not consider it muffl , ed up enou _, gh . When , I got a ma well ster I was invited ter to well dinner to with doand the he peop kep le t some where sort I lod of ged fete ,
day , called carpen the carp , very ter ' s day . A , very nice dinner it was , and they had little tiny glasses of brandy after , and then some
he coffee came , all in in , to sty my le , surprise and there , he was kissed a great each many on both women i cheeks —when , but
Madame I being Eng rien lish ' his , put old my wife hands said l before aughing my onl face y the — custom ce ri _* est rien but
and as I when obj , ected I went , , he didn wanted 't press me it ; sadl they to were , ive so them good-natured little , ,
it boy was to not keep one _er ever Eng away lish ; the child poor wo at m all an it cried y was dreadfull g one French y , my and child said
to since it was to that born in their know land miss . However and , we parted , I could hardl affection y get
atel agree y . I came , home you throug , h Calais , , which I remember very very wellto Doverand then I went up the hundred steps to the
barrack , s , right , glad to be once more on English ground , I can tell you . "
< " e And He hadn your 't husband been wounded ? " , and didn't come home then ; he
did I some rose to time say after good , and bye , died thanking in London her . for " the amusement she
had "I given shall me think . of some moremissagain you come next , ,
English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1864, page 276, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061864/page/60/
