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— he 's not dead ! Vive la Reforme ! " This cry 

 was responded to by all, and every one saluted 

 him as he passed. I do not know if he was mor- 

 tally wounded. That Third Legion has behaved 

 splendidly. 



' I then returned, and shortly afterwards went out 

 again to the garden of the Tuileries. They were 

 given up to the people and the palace was being 

 sacked. The people were firing blank cartridge to 

 testify their joy and they had a cannon on the 

 top of the palace. It was a sight to see a palace 

 sacked and armed vagabonds firing out of the 

 windows, and throwing shirts, papers, and dresses 

 of all kinds out of the windows. They are not 

 rogues, these French ; they are not stealing, burn- 

 ing, or doing much harm. In the Tuileries they 

 have dressed up some of the statues, broken some, 

 and stolen nothing but queer dresses. I say, 

 Frank, you must not hate the French ; hate the 

 Germans if you like. The French laugh at us a 

 little and call out Goddam in the streets ; but to- 

 day, in civil war, when they might have put a 

 bullet through our heads, I never was insulted once. 



' At present we have a provisional Government, 

 consisting of Odion [sic\ Barrot, Lamartine, Marast, 

 and some others ; among them a common work- 

 man, but very intelligent. This is a triumph of 

 liberty — ^rather ! 



* Now then, Frank, what do you think of it ? 



