Widow and Mother

           ThenewsofthegreatfightsofQuatreBrasandWaterlooreachedEnglandatthesametime.TheGazettefirstpublishedtheresultofthetwobattles;atwhichgloriousintelligenceallEnglandthrilledwithtriumphandfear.Particularsthenfollowed;andaftertheannouncementofthevictoriescamethelistofthewoundedandtheslain.Whocantellthedreadwithwhichthatcataloguewasopenedandread!Fancy,ateveryvillageandhomesteadalmostthroughthethreekingdoms,thegreatnewscomingofthebattlesinFlanders,andthefeelingsofexultationandgratitude,bereavementandsickeningdismay,whenthelistsoftheregimentallossesweregonethrough,anditbecameknownwhetherthedearfriendandrelativehadescapedorfallen.Anybodywhowilltakethetroubleoflookingbacktoafileofthenewspapersofthetime,must,evennow,feelatsecond-handthisbreathlesspauseofexpectation.Thelistsofcasualtiesarecarriedonfromdaytoday:youstopinthemidstasinastorywhichistobecontinuedinournext.Thinkwhatthefeelingsmusthavebeenasthosepapersfollowedeachotherfreshfromthepress;andifsuchaninterestcouldbefeltinourcountry,andaboutabattlewherebuttwentythousandofourpeoplewereengaged,thinkoftheconditionofEuropefortwentyyearsbefore,wherepeoplewerefighting,notbythousands,butbymillions;eachoneofwhomashestruckhisenemywoundedhorriblysomeotherinnocentheartfaraway.

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