The Uhlan's Wife, Or, Lancer's Wife; An Interesting Story of the Great Franco-Prussian War, to Which Is Added, the Maiden's Flag of Hope, or Geraldine (Paperback)

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. 18 edition. Excerpt: ...written and acknowledged herself in the wrong. She said that she knew that her husband would despise her for her conduct but that of course he did not rely much upon her--now every one would despise her and the people in the village shunned her. She had not signed her letter at all.--Afterwards a letter had arrived from Katie, which not only shed a light over the whole affair, but also threw a bright glow into her loving but jealous husband's heart, so that he did not rightly know whether he ought to rejoice or feel ashamed of himself for his suspicions. He laid the letter in the Psalm-book in which he read now every day; he knew also many verses by heart, and when he looked at the letter, it seemed to him as if the words of the Psalms sank deeper in his memory. He felt quite humble and child-like, and his God seemed to stand before him, like the schoolmaster at home when he was a boy had stood before him after the girls had had their reading lesson and said " Hellenuth, Hellenuth, are you not ashamed of yourself, a boy of your age to let himself be put in the shade by the girls " After that short letter from Margaret, a week or more had elapsed without hearing anything further from her, then another letter arrived which, for the sake of its singularity we will insert; it ran thus: My dear husband, There are still some very good people in the world. I should not have thought it. Until now I have not observed many of them. My mother used to beat me when I was little and preferred my handsome sisters; and when she was dead I fared no better amongst my other relations and friends. Afterwards you took me for your wife--and well I will say nothing, for I may certainly have deserved it, but blows I have also received from you.--I think now...