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"Who is up there, Weldon?" Carew asked, as he peered up into the dimness. "Shut up; can't you?" Weldon ordered him abruptly.
"U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-General." These instructions did not alter my line of march for the morrow, and I trusted matters would so come about as not to require compliance with those portions relative to the railroads and to joining Sherman; so early on the 29th I moved my cavalry out toward Ream's Station on the Weldon road, Devin commanding the First Division, with Colonels Gibbs, Stagg, and Fitzhugh in charge of the brigades; the Third Division under Custer, Colonels Wells, Capehart and Pennington being the brigade commanders.
This was a serious matter and might result in the very thing he had been so ready to assume the rejection of his suit. Arriving at length, in Albany, Mr. Florence sought out the residence of Miss Weldon. "Is Colonel Richards at home?" he inquired. On being answered in the affirmative he sent up his name, with a request to see him. The colonel made his appearance in short time.
She, therefore, asked time for reflection and consultation with her friend. Far different from what Florence had expected, was the reception of his offer. To him, Miss Weldon seemed instantly to grow cold and reserved. Vividly was now recalled his rejection by Miss Linmore, as well as the ground of her rejection.
Wilson's force consisted of about 5,500 men, General A. V. Kautz, with the cavalry of the Army of the James, having joined him for the expedition. In moving out Wilson crossed the Weldon road near Ream's Station, first destroying it effectually at that point. About fourteen miles west of Petersburg he struck the Southside railroad, and broke it up clear to Burkeville, a distance of thirty miles.
She was the team and made every score. Miss Watson and Doctor Weldon stood in the gallery looking on. "Hester Alden is a brilliant person," said Miss Watson. "She will amount to something if she continues." "She can do little in mathematics. She'll pass on about seventy-five per cent," said Miss Laird.
She explained her lack of discipline to Doctor Weldon later. "This will never happen again in all their lives. As long as they were talking, they were forgetful that the opportunity for the banquet, the play, and commencement had been taken from them. I thought it wise to put up with the noise, rather than have them feel depressed." The girls were discussing the play and banquet even then.
Osborne is a misanthropical politician, who cuts with the most corroding pen that ever rottened a man's name. James was very negligent in dress; graceful appearances did not come into his studies. Weldon tells us how the king was trussed on horseback, and fixed there like a pedlar's pack or a lump of inanimate matter; the truth is, the king had always an infirmity in his legs.
Captain Frazer had scarcely finished speaking, when the voice of the General sounded in their ears. "A plucky attack and a plucky defeat, Captain Frazer. Kemp is a man worth fighting. You are not wounded?" "Thanks to Trooper Weldon," the Captain told him, with a smile. The General's keen glance included them both. "Good! And now can you spare me a trusty man? One who can ride?
I rather prefer Wilmington, as a live place, over Charleston, which is dead and unimportant when its railroad communications are broken. I take it for granted that the present movement on Wilmington will fail. After accomplishing one or other of these ends, I would make a bee-line for Raleigh or Weldon, when Lee world be forced to come out of Richmond, or acknowledge himself beaten.
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