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There were a party of us that went that ton On horseback ere; Dr Sandford and Mrs Sandford, Colonel Forsyth, whoentleman, and myself I

suppose et

the wonderful beauty of the afternoon and of e came to

see In some intense uerreotyping power, and memory the preparedness

to receive and retain And I could tell even nohere there

was a sunny bank, and where a group of sun-touched trees; the

ring of our horses' hoofs is in ht; and I

could almost paint from memory the first view of the cainia; and this

regiment, - it was Ellsworth's they told me, - was encamped

upon a hill, where tents and trees and uniforht,

very picturesque, picture Ellsworth's corps; and he was gone

already I could not help thinking of that; and while the rest

of the party were busy andover soih certain

exercises It looked like war! it went through my heart And

Ellsworth's soldiers had lost their commander already Very

likely there was somebody towife, perhaps "Is Daisy tired already?" Dr Sandford's voice was at my side

I roused myself and said we had had a pretty brisk ride, and I

had not been on horseback in a long time; which was true and I