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Show 20G ROTIHUCI,.. . lTr h~cl n o-t ro<le 1110ro th:tn :1. n1ilc when J1e 11~ ' ~, hiR d:n•ght rr with J\l:tjor Fitzln1p;h. Hrcoglllztn. g l1 )r nt ROln di~t:1n ' h<) cxc1ainlc<1- my el1il c1! tl1:1nk Uo<l! Jny chil(L !" Ife h':1pcd from 11is l1 o r~e :1ncl ran to cmbraeo l1 r r. Tic Raw by Lhe moo nli g·ht th:1t Rlt " rns cxtrcn1ely pnlc. \Vhen 1-'hc l<':lll ccl (l own to k.lR. ' hi1n, nn<1 he felL tho trcn1or of her hand, te:lrK wc11 'clnp in hi. eyeR. Tho 1notion · ,vhich t'neccccled hi· cxtrenw anxiety for her safeLy coulc11iul no o t h cr u tt.or:1 n ce. '· \ Vhcre hrwe you b cu an thiR 11 ight, lny daught er?" he nskc<l as Roon a he could c01i1n1ancl his YOJCC. "I will tell you all, pap:1, 'vhen " re rret home. I f . . b nm :ttigucu hnL nnhnrL." ''Yon soe1n io be very fceL1c, daug hter. Can you ride hon1e ?" "Y c.', p:tp:l., but I n1u t riclc slowly. Poor 1nn.mma!. I f~:.u· she is jn di .... tress. Captain Fitzhugh, '\r11l you have tl1c kjndnefiR to ride on nncl rc1ic,·c hc1· 1nin<.l? Pnpa ,vjll t:1k, care of 1ne. Yon JJcglcct to F:pcak to your friend, Capt:~,in Fitzhngh, p:lpa! lie lla~ placed us nn<le•· the oTcatest oblio·n.- tion to hin1 ior 1ny fiaf(:ty to-nighL." n · b "Pardon Jne, Ilugh. You :1rc \V •Jcon1e to the county. I 'Yi11 find word." to tha.nk yon ,vhcn we arrive at the hon~ ." After a has1y return of the colonel's o-reetincr Fitz- } ~ h' mgh rode on, while th f:ttlter fiiHl ll:tuo·hter iollowcd s:owly. \Vhcn Julia arrived nt hoJn ~ she was cnrn e(l to her ('1tam Ler arHl laid upon her bcrl, cOlnplet ly cxllmu;Lccl. She could not leave her room for several dayA. In spite of hospitable entreaties, Fitzhugh left Roe- HOEDUCK . 207 Lncl~ ns Roon ns Rll nrriv<'<l ] [c W":lS not wi1lin cr to br lot Jg-cr ah~c nL front hiR mother. If<-', too ll C~l '(l n•po." . J fis \\~ ou n d \rhiclt :tL Jin.;L was 11ot v<·ry t ro11_ hlcsomc, had, 111 th) }H•:tL ancl llllWho]e~o rn c c;unp oC 1\tnna~:-;a, t h rcatcn cd Re ri ouN eousc·q tH'lleUH. Til , surgeons in sist •<.1 Lhat h e shoulll. go home, antl when he founc1 th:l.L tho army 'vas to r 'Innin inaeLive ]10 yielded to their a<.lvic ). \Vi,'hing to give l1 i.· h ~r~es the benefit or a furlough, he tr:wc1e<.l on h or~cl>:tck. Jie fOllll.(l himsc1C ' viLhin a r~w Jni! '8 or honte Wll<.'ll night overtook hi m-thc 11 igh L of the events just., related-and he 1w:-:;hod 0 11. \Vlwn he alighte<l hefore tltc 1nan ~ ion oC \ Villowh:wk, he Raw a Jjg·ht., Inov ill ~Y jJl the honsc, and, :1pproaching the door, he found jt, open. \VIt:lL 1(>1Iowetl is known. Ji'or a wc'k af'tcr this nighL l1e ('Otil<l noL lHO\'C Crom the housn, :tlld iL ' vas a mont lt D"i'ore he could return to the army. The hisLory of l\Iajor Fit zltu~·h antl J ttl i:t Fairi:1x during that tnonLh would l>e the n10sL dcl iglttfnl oC llnrraLi \'CH, i(' a 8tory ol' true love, when .its eoun.;e runH sJnooLh, cou1<1 illlparL to a r eader the 1t:tppincss or Lhc lovers. n ut t he swcctcsL p:lS~·;;LO'O in the lHe of every 1nan aud every ' vornan who h~v Jove<l t rn1y auu happily 18 swecLe.-L only to two b eing.·. Such loy' which .i · the wine of lire in the 'XP rienc ·, turns to lees in the dc::)cripLio11. The reatl er who ha.· ev ·r rcatl by ' the purple lighL" kuow · that when, on Lh:tL memor:tlJle nio·hL Ilu .~·h F iLzhuo·h knelL l>o::;ide Julia ::::'> ' .:::::> ~ b ' with hi :-3 ar1n abo ut l1er wai~L, and ealle<l her '' dca1· Juli:l," then l'~ ·Li on wl1iclt lulu been bwl<ling on Lho fricn bh.ip vi' their youLh l>lootnc<l inLo the perf'ct flower of love. By whaL 1nore cxpliciL " ' r<ls the con1paeL of lovcrcl ,va8 aftcrward8 ~waled they 1nighL |