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In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close

           "Thisyoungfellow’sthoughts,duringthelongfeverishhourspassedinthecart,hadbeenwanderingtohisfather’sparsonagewhichhehadquittedonlyafewmonthsbefore,andhehadsometimesforgottenhispaininthatdelirium.

           Thehotelwaslarge,andthepeoplekind,andalltheinmatesofthecartweretakeninandplacedonvariouscouches.TheyoungensignwasconveyedupstairstoOsborne’squarters.AmeliaandtheMajor’swifehadrusheddowntohim,whenthelatterhadrecognisedhimfromthebalcony.Youmayfancythefeelingsofthesewomenwhentheyweretoldthatthedaywasover,andboththeirhusbandsweresafe;inwhatmuteraptureAmeliafellonhergoodfriend’sneck,andembracedher;inwhatagratefulpassionofprayershefellonherknees,andthankedthePowerwhichhadsavedherhusband.

           Ouryounglady,inherfeveredandnervouscondition,couldhavehadnomoresalutarymedicineprescribedforherbyanyphysicianthanthatwhichchanceputinherway.SheandMrs.O’Dowdwatchedincessantlybythewoundedlad,whosepainswereverysevere,andinthedutythusforceduponher,Ameliahadnottimetobroodoverherpersonalanxieties,ortogiveherselfuptoherownfearsandforebodingsafterherwont.Theyoungpatienttoldinhissimplefashiontheeventsoftheday,andtheactionsofourfriendsofthegallantth.Theyhadsufferedseverely.Theyhadlostverymanyofficersandmen.

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