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in the fleshy part of the neck. It was a painful 

 wound, and annoyed her exceedingly ; but she seemed 

 to know what it was, and submitted quietly to the 

 dressing it required. However attached the filly 

 may have been to Ashley before, she was still more 

 devoted to him now, after being relieved of her pain 

 and restored again to health. As for Ashley, she 

 proved more and more dear to him, constantly re- 

 minding him of Helen, and furnishing him compan- 

 ionship at all times. Sallie developed and improved 

 finely under the careful training which Ashley gave 

 her, growing stronger with the vigorous exercise she 

 received each day. And yet she never seemed quite 

 adapted to army life. Her royal blood fitted her 

 more for speed and action in peace than for the 

 rough work of war. But however distasteful army 

 life may have been, she never flinched and never 

 failed to do the best in her power whenever Ashley 

 called on her. 



One night orders came to be ready at daybreak ; 

 and when the gray light of the morning had faded 

 into yellow, a battle was raging in all its fury. 



Poor fellow ! his fate came at last, in the form 



