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"My God," he thought, "suppose suppose she has gone back to Millwood, found none of us there, thinks she had been deserted, and and " The thought was unbearable. He slipped in with the sleeping Lily in his arms and began to put her in bed without awakening her, determined to mount his horse and go for Helen himself.
Then he rode back, stopping at Millwood. For he thought, too, that he might see Helen, and while he had resolved not to force himself on her after what she had said when he last saw her, still he wished very much to see her now and then. For somehow, it never got out of his deductive head that some day she would learn to love him.
At night Early held and covered the valley turnpike between Newtown and Middletown, while Sheridan, who before crossing the Opequon had heard of Early's movement, and had simply continued his own march up the right or east bank, rested between the Millwood crossing of the Opequon and Stony Point on the road to Front Royal.
Long's Hotel, a number of SLAVES. MOSES R. RICHARDS." "WILL be offered for hire, the slaves belonging to the estate of James Bowen, deceased, consisting of men, and women, boys and girls. GILES COOK. One of the Exrs. of James Bowen dec'd." "N.B. We are desired to say that other valuable NEGROES will also be hired at Millwood on the same day, besides those offered by Mr.
"Marse Ned's hisse'f ag'in," she would say to him encouragingly "Marse Ned's hisse'f an' Zion's by his side, yea, Lord, the Ark of the Tabbernackle!" For the last time she surveyed the little rooms of the cottage. How clean and fresh it all was, and how the old mahogany of Millwood set them off! And now all was ready. It was nearly dark when she reached the mill.
"GENERAL: In compliance with instructions of the Lieutenant-General commanding, you will make the necessary arrangements and give the necessary orders for the destruction of the wheat and hay south of a line from Millwood to Winchester and Petticoat Gap. You will seize all mules, horses, and cattle that may be useful to our army.
To procure a box of matches was an easy task, and that was all the preparation the boy made. The autumn was far advanced. A cold wind was beginning to moan amongst the almost leafless trees, and George West's teeth chattered, and his ill-clad limbs grew numb as he walked along the fields leading to Millwood.
When this second break occurred, the Sixth and Nineteenth corps were moved over toward the Millwood pike to help Wilson on the left, but the day was so far spent that they could render him no assistance, and Ramseur's division, which had maintained some organization, was in such tolerable shape as to check him.
They had learned that just outside of my lines, near Millwood, there was living an old colored man, who had a permit from the Confederate commander to go into Winchester and return three times a week, for the purpose of selling vegetables to the inhabitants.
But Lily gave him no rest, for she kept saying, as the hours passed: "Where is she, father oh, do go and see!" "She has gone to Millwood through mistake," he kept telling her, "and Mammy Maria has doubtless gone after her. Mammy will bring her back. We will wait awhile longer if I had some one to leave you with," he said gently, "I'd go myself. But she will be home directly."
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