East of Parissketches in the Gtinais Bourbonnais And Champagne
East of Parissketches in the Gtinais Bourbonnais And Champagne
Matilda Betham Edwards
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We gradually leave forest, pasture and arable land, finding ourselves amid vineyards. At the little village ofVille-sur-Terre, we one day halted at a farm-house for a chat, thehousewife most kindly presenting me with two highly decorative plates. As we approach Bar-sur-Aube we come upon a wide and beautiful prospect, wooded hills dominating the plain. This little town is very prettily situated, and like every other inFrance possesses some old churches. Perhaps its most famous child isBombonnel,... the great panther-slayer, born close by, who died at Dijonand whose souvenirs bequeathed to me as a legacy I have given elsewhere. The son of a working glazier, he made a little fortune as hawker ofstockings in the streets of New Orleans, returned to France, cleared theAlgerian Tell of panthers, for a time enjoyed ease with dignity inBurgundy; on the outbreak of the Franco-German War in 1870, as leader ofa thousand _francs-tireurs_, gave the Germans more trouble than anycommander of an army corps, twice had a price of L1, 000 set upon hishead, was glorified by Victor Hugo, received the decoration of theLegion of Honour, and as a reward for his patriotic services severalhundred acres of land in Algeria.
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