French Brethren Preserved in the War of 1870; Prussian War

Though they have suffered they are full of thankfulness for the way God has preserved them. Indeed, round Montbeliard, when the Prussians found the Bible among brethren on their tables, they said "Good people," etc., and protected them. The Prussians were quartered there, of course; and their cattle were taken as provisions. In Paris, too, though they suffered from bad food and cold, they were peaceful and their meetings happy. I am as yet tied to London by my New Translation, though I shall be at Cheltenham (D.V.) at Easter; but I fear shall have hardly finished and must return for a short time.
Your affectionate brother in Christ.
London,
March 14th, 1871.