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Colonel Crutchfield was then ordered to cease firing; the Federals did the same; and A.P. Hill's brigades, that of General Lane leading, advanced to the deserted breastworks, while two brigades, one from Rodes' division and one from Colston's, were ordered to guard the roads from Hazel Grove. These arrangements made, Jackson proceeded to join his advanced line.
"There is no witch of Endor can raise that horse and rider! Major Hawks!" The chief commissary came forward. "General Banks's stores are holding out well, sir. We are issuing special rations to the men to-day Sunday dinner fresh beef, rice and beans, canned fruits, coffee, sugar " "Good! good! They deserve the best. Colonel Crutchfield "
"General, I thought I had best come myself and explain they aren't straggling. We were all separated in the dark night and " "Yes, sir. But I ordered you to be here at sunrise. Move on now, and drive in the enemy's pickets, and if you want artillery Colonel Crutchfield will furnish you." Munford and the 2d Virginia went on, disappearing around a bend in the road.
As an unwieldy gentleman, in an alpaca coat, made his appearance upon the platform, there was an outburst of emotion from where the tenth delegation was seated. The unwieldy gentleman was the Honourable Cumberland Crutchfield, a popular aspirant to the governorship. When Galt entered the hall, an athletic rhetorician was declaiming an eulogy which had for its theme the graces of his candidate.
Webb led slightly in advance of Crutchfield; Burr came next, Hartley last. With the surprise of the third name, round which there had been a rally of uninstructed delegations, a cheer went up. In the clamour Burr had risen to ask that his name be withdrawn, but the chorus of his newly formed followers howled him down. Then Hartley was dropped from the race and a second ballot ordered.
"I asked, sir, if it was passable for cavalry." "It is, sir." Jackson turned to his aide. "Go tell Colonel Crutchfield I want to see him." Crutchfield appeared. "Where are your guns, colonel?" "General, their batteries on the ridge over there command the road, and the thick woods below their guns are filled with sharpshooters.
Gentlemen, I present to you in the Honourable Cumberland Crutchfield the Vested Virgin of Virginia!" The chairman's gavel fell with a thud. In the uproar which ensued hats, fans, sticks filled the air. The tenth delegation rose to a man and surged forward, but it was howled down.
No amount of good reasons ever for long rolled fluently off the tongue before Jackson. He spoke now, still in the concentrated monotony of his voice of displeasure. "Yes, sir. But, colonel, I ordered you to be here at sunrise. Move on with your men. If you meet the enemy drive in his pickets, and if you want artillery Colonel Crutchfield will furnish you."
But pale or sanguine they bravely served their guns and threw their canister, well directed, against the mediaeval engines on the opposite knoll. Shouting an order, there now galloped to these Jackson's Chief of Artillery, Colonel Crutchfield. The outclassed smoothbores limbered up and drew sulkily away; Courtenay's Battery, including a rifled gun, arrived in dust and thunder to take their place.
"I'd bet on a close shave between Webb and Crutchfield, with Webb in the lead. Small will get the lieutenant-governorship, of course. Davis ought to be attorney-general, but he'll be beaten by Wray. It's the party reward. Davis is the better lawyer, by long odds, but Wray has stuck to the party like a burr I don't mean a pun, if you please."
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