\"Thankgoodnessforthat!\"Vincentsaidinalowtonetohisnextneighbor。\"Idon\'tmindabrushwiththeenemy，butIownIdon\'tliketheideathatatanymomentmybrainsmaybeknockedoutbythebranchofatree。\"
\"Iquiteagreewithyou，\"theotherreplied；\"andIfancyeverymanfeltthesame。\"
Therewasnodoubtastothis。Hithertonosoundhadbeenheardsavethejinglingofaccoutermentsandthedullheavysoundofthehorses\'tread；butnowtherecouldbeheardmingledwiththesethebuzzofvoices，andoccasionallyalowlaugh。Theyweresoaccustomedtowetthatthesoakingscarceinconveniencedthem。
Theywereoutoftheforestnow，andfeltsureoftheirguide；andastotheenemy，theyonlylongedtodiscoverthem。
Foranotherhourtherapidadvancecontinued，andallfeltsurethattheymustnowhavepenetratedthroughtheenemy\'slinesandbewellinhisrear。Atlasttheyheardachallengeofsentry。ThenStuart\'svoiceshouted，\"Charge!\"andatfullgalloptheyrodeintothevillageatCatlet\'sStationontheOrangeandAlexandriarailroad，whereGeneralPopehadhisheadquarters。Anotherminuteandtheywereinthemidstoftheenemy\'scamp，wherethewildestconfusionreigned。TheFederalofficersrushedfromtheirteatsandmadeoffinthedarkness；butthesoldiers，whowerelyingonthelineofrailroad，leapedtotheirfeetandopenedaheavyfireupontheirinvisiblefoes。Againstthisthecavalry，brokenupinthecamp，withitstents，itsanimals，anditspilesofbaggage，coulddolittle，foritwasimpossibletoformthemupinthebrokenandunknownground。