New Beginnings (New Beginnings Series) by Logeot Doreen Winona

Author:Logeot, Doreen Winona [Logeot, Doreen Winona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-02-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

They visited well into the night. General Rosser explained, mainly to Sara, about how he was wounded at two more battles and left the war a brigadier-general. At one point he started to tell the story of a friend he met at West Point. “You have probably heard of General George Custer who made himself quite famous at the Battle of the Little Big Horn by getting himself killed. I was a friend of his at West Point, but he was a Northerner so of course we went our separate ways. He was ordered to kill or at least deactivate me during the Civil War although I managed to avoid him. At one point I got the move on him and captured forty of his men, although unfortunately Custer was not among them. Amazingly in ‘73 he was ordered to Dakota Territory to protect railway surveyors. I was one of the men he was ordered to defend, not that I really needed his help. The U.S. Army couldn’t come to a truce with the Sioux Tribes, so decided to crush them instead. Always willing to do what others may not, Custer and his troops scouted ahead of the main force … which brought his life and the lives of two hundred and sixty-four others to an end. He underestimated the number of Sioux warriors and they were greatly outnumbered and easily overtaken.”

Rosser continued to tell of how he joined with the Northern Pacific Railroad in the United States, starting as a labourer but working his way to chief engineer. Eventually he found himself in Canada working for the Canadian Pacific Railroad and today was sitting with someone he hoped he would meet again. When he was finished with talk of himself, he asked Sara what happened in her life.

She answered him briefly, explaining she married in New Brunswick and they moved west to farm in the new land. She only said her husband died, offering no further explanation.

It was near midnight when the general excused himself. He needed to rise early the next morning to carry on with his journey south. He also told everyone he thought it was time to stop land speculation, as at this point they were all quite wealthy and it was time to take fewer gambles and settle down. As they parted company he shook Sam’s hand and once again offered his congratulations, saying he knew Sara would be well cared for. He turned to Cedric, exchanged handshakes again and thanked him for the most interesting evening. He kissed Amelia’s hand and turned to Sara. He gently touched his lips to her hand, saying how glad he was to see her again and return the letter, then left without a further word.

As the door closed the room was silent until Amelia stood, offering to show the Fieldings their room for the night. She suggested to Sara in the morning they should go to the new J. Robinson’s and the Hudson’s Bay Department stores, which were said to supply your every need.

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