CHAP.
I. [THE MILLER'S WIFE OF ERBISDORF]
II. [THE FAMILY AT HOME]
III. [PRIVATE RIGHTS MUST GIVE PLACE TO PUBLIC NECESSITIES]
IV. [THE ENEMY BEFORE THE TOWN]
V. [THE SOWER OF TARES]
VI. [THE SECOND ASSAULT]
VII. [CONRAD UNDER THE WINDOW-SEAT]
VIII. [ORDINARY INCIDENTS OF A SIEGE]
IX. [DIVERSE HUMAN HEARTS]
X. [WAR OFTEN OPPOSES THE TEACHINGS OF CHRISTIANITY]
XI. [HISTORICAL]
XII. [TREACHERY AND DELIVERANCE]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[ 'She seized the robber unexpectedly by the legs, and tipped him
head first into the mighty chest.' . . . . . . Frontispiece ]

[ Conrad recognized an old comrade, John Hillner. ]

[ Promise me that I shall have an honourable burial; and let
the lads say, "A good journey to thee, old comrade!" ]

[ Nothing but the moustache on the pale face indicated the
warlike calling of the man who now addressed Conrad. ]

THE YOUNG CARPENTERS
OF FREIBERG.

CHAPTER I.

THE MILLER'S WIFE OF ERBISDORF.