One of the residents of long standing, and much respected, had occasion to go to the native quarters in the evening, He was met in the street and seized by a number of rough German soldiers who took him to their guard house and kept him there all night. Unfortunately the gentleman who was seized had no knowledge of the German language, and it was only with the utmost difficulty that he got them tu allow him to lie down on the ground on" miserable straw pallet, As he was in indifferent health, and not suitably clad for such an adventure, he was consequently much exhausted. In the morning he was taken to the officer, who immediately released him, with profound apologies, hat such things are possible, however, is sufficient comment on present conditions. One of the present
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