Chapter 42

           Scarlett’schildwasagirl,asmallbald-headedmite,uglyasahairlessmonkeyandabsurdlylikeFrank.Nooneexceptthedotingfathercouldseeanythingbeautifulabouther,buttheneighborswerecharitableenoughtosaythatalluglybabiesturnedoutpretty,eventually.ShewasnamedEllaLorena,EllaforhergrandmotherEllen,andLorenabecauseitwasthemostfashionablenameofthedayforgirls,evenasRobertE.LeeandStonewallJacksonwerepopularforboysandAbrahamLincolnandEmancipationfornegrochildren.

           ShewasborninthemiddleofaweekwhenfrenziedexcitementgrippedAtlantaandtheairwastensewithexpectationofdisaster.Anegrowhohadboastedofrapehadactuallybeenarrested,butbeforehecouldbebroughttotrialthejailhadbeenraidedbytheKuKluxKlanandhehadbeenquietlyhanged.TheKlanhadactedtosavetheasyetunnamedvictimfromhavingtotestifyinopencourt.Ratherthanhaveherappearandadvertisehershame,herfatherandbrotherwouldhaveshother,solynchingthenegroseemedasensiblesolutiontothetownspeople,infact,theonlydecentsolutionpossible.Butthemilitaryauthoritieswereinafury.Theysawnoreasonwhythegirlshouldmindtestifyingpublicly.

           Thesoldiersmadearrestsrightandleft,swearingtowipeouttheKlaniftheyhadtoputeverywhitemaninAtlantainjail.Thenegroes,frightenedandsullen,mutteredofretaliatoryhouseburnings.

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