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Chapter 1

           "GoodGod!Whydon’ttheybuyanothercook?" 

           "Huccomepo’w’itetrashbuyanyniggers? Deyain’neverownedmo’nfo’atdemostes’." 

           TherewasfrankcontemptinJeems’voice. HisownsocialstatuswasassuredbecausetheTarletonsownedahundrednegroesand,likeallslavesoflargeplanters,helookeddownonsmallfarmerswhoseslaveswerefew. 

           "I’mgoingtobeatyourhideoffforthat,"criedStuartfiercely. Don’tyoucallAbelWynder‘po’white.’ Surehe’spoor,butheain’ttrash;andI’mdamnedifI’llhaveanyman,darkyorwhite,throwingoffonhim. Thereain’tabettermaninthisCounty,orwhyelsedidtheTroopelecthimlieutenant?" 

           "Ahain’neverfiggereddatout,mahseff,"repliedJeems,undisturbedbyhismaster’sscowl. "Looktermelakdey’d‘lectalldeawficersfrumrichgempmum,‘steadofswamptrash." 

           "Heain’ttrash! DoyoumeantocomparehimwithrealwhitetrashliketheSlatterys? Ablejustain’trich. He’sasmallfarmer,notabigplanter,andiftheboysthoughtenoughofhimtoelecthimlieutenant,thenit’snotforanydarkytotalkimpudentabouthim. TheTroopknowswhatit’sdoing." 

           Thetroopofcavalryhadbeenorganizedthreemonthsbefore,theverydaythatGeorgiasecededfromtheUnion,andsincethentherecruitshadbeenwhistlingforwar. Theoutfitwasasyetunnamed,thoughnotforwantofsuggestions. Everyonehadhisownideaonthatsubjectandwasloathtorelinquishit,justaseveryonehadideasaboutthecolorandcutoftheuniforms. 

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