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Show 286 ROEBUCK. tcninrr to meet hirn, she thrc\v herself i11to b" and b<..u.J rst into tears. IS at·m~, "Jn1ia, n1y o'vn Julin, "'hy is this 1 \Vhy do you 'veep? \Vhy are you here?" For son1e n1oments Hhc 'vns nnflble to nnswcr his nnxion ·ly repeated questions. · But " rhcn the paroxysnl of cn1otion was pnsscd, she lifted her head, :mel looked in his f:-tcc, while she srnilccl throu o-h her tenrs. v "1-:>arclon Inc. It " rn. a 'voman's ·weaknc . I weep for joy or gr.icf.-I know not 'vJ1y. Tint it is over. I cnn talk to you 110\V. I Inust not detain yon long, and I have 1nnch to sny." Then, glancing at the cavalry, she bln. herl deeply nt the di::;play of ctnotion 'vhich she had 1nndc. Hhc <1~·cw her veil over her fltce and " 'hispcrctl, "0, forgtve. n1e, llugh." lie prcsscJ her hnnd, nnd was leacltng her to a scat, 'vhcn they heard a shout. Already her name 'vns pns ·ino- fron1 month to mouth .1 • ~ ' anu a~ It rn? along the ranks, the men began to cheer for 1\I,ss Faufax. l\Iany of tben1 knew and admired l1cr. Oihcrs cheered, bec~nsc they loved their colo~ c1, and kne,v or suspected that he lovca her. l<'mally, some there were who shouted, simply bec: 1nsc cheers arc contagious. At all events, the name of Miss. Fairf.'lx was echoed with cheers along the " 'hole hnc. The enthul)i:tstn waxed ,vanner and " ':tnncr, until Julin, turning her f:1.cc to the regiment, l':lll:;ed her veiJ, and gracefully acknowlcclo-ed the bois-tcrons salutation. '=' IVhile the regiment marched on, IIngh Fitzhugh, seated Le ·iclc Ju1ia, learned fr01n h8r the circumstances 'vhich led to this n1ccting. They ,vcre soon joined by her uncle, Doctor l}ick, wl1o had been with his ROEBUCK. 287 ~01npany since the opening of the spring can1paign. ;, What, Colonel Julia, have you con1e to take command in pcrRon ?" he exclaimed. Then he shook both her handEl anrl ki. sed her over and over. It was not long, ho,vcver, lJ<..forc he \Vas seriously engaged in the c1iscussion to 'vhich Julia' co1nn1unication gave ri.-e. Both to her uncle and to her lover, her journey appo: trcd too hazan1ons, and the object of it 'vho11y impracticab1c. They nrgcJ her to abandon it an<1relnrn 'vith them. There was a long debate, in which lhcir solicHnde for her Rafety contenderl 'viih her anxiety for the liberty of her f:tther and lives of both her parents. They found her filial devotion invincible, and nothing 'vas left for then1 but to con iJer how lhcy 1night contribute to the case ancl safety of her journey. ColonclJTitzhngh proposed to send a guarJ with her, but gave ·up that proposition when she menLione<. l her reasons for traveling alone. The doctor then declared th~t he 'vonld himself escort her. lie insisted that, 'viih his servant, Caleb, he could relieve her of any troubles and c1nbarras ments to ·which a won1an traveling alone 'va. liable, and that a little old man, as he styled himself, and a poor old negro, w·ou1c1 not provoke 1nore hostility than a lady. She donbtecl the pnHlence of the proposition, and wonll have save<l her uncle fr01n dangers which ·were u ele . Bnt he eornbated her o~jections with ome pbn 'ibilily of aro-mncnt anJ 1norc pertinacity of purpose. lie was sc~onJed 'by her lover, an<l finally prevailed. Colonel Fitzhuo·h envicJ the doctor his office, and wonld gladly have t~(Cll his place if propriety and c~nt.y ha<l IWrmittcJ. Ilc lingered besiJe her after th1s mat.tcr \\·:t-> an.. a ngc d ·,.~., s lonebr •a hi conscience allowcc. l, ancl th ey cxchano-ed some of those tender words whwh arc prob |