Vs Sl>Mloll<xl\ Mllill. "4 iel'tlla ll\ I'hoSO lll'l'
moment to make w si r. \\*o will i'Iiiiosi1
utir moment to make iipiii'I'." That.1??I?
iiiiisI In1 I liorminlily. finished unci: lor
all! Wo will stand as long, as noi-i's
?at >. The morale?if the soldiers is
siilonid. es|u?i-i'i 11 \ hIiici' the las! Vor
? Inn light of livcpinhoi' 1 Till1 it
lit Uiiiw of ilii- foils of I >oua ijiiioii I ami
\"aiix, iinc! the villages in front ol' them,
|irov??s liow sii ii i ; unit <i? i<Ithe
Krenoh f-lill siro. They laugh at tin
iScrman iirarc?a ml Iiiki> the |irn|msi
tions for a sij?n of inoroasiim weak
ness. I lisvo learned |o In* more conservative. I'.ii I I reall- thinlv iho < lor
tna us hogin in need iipnrr Imilly! Thev
iiro :? fraiil "T the future* although
lioastinu all tlio time of their invini'l
hle 11 itnlcn Inirg. they feel uneasx almnt
1!'I7. As for us, wo must Iw oxeoed
ins;I> careful am and must hoop a?  Head. Upon in America, though the French were a nervous and a vital nation. What a boon now! I have a charming home from Mrs. Edison. Will you be able to make it more interesting for Christmas and all my wishes for Christmas and the New Year? My wishes promise to the whole family, of course. I have a letter from Mr. Valentin, too. Tell him I am going to write it soon, and will make the sketch. I ask for it the days are very short and work difficult to find time to work. 