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Chapter 41

           Thisnewhonorcametoherafteranexcitingjointmeetingofthosesocietieswhichthreatenedtoendinviolenceandtheseveranceoflifelongtiesoffriendship.ThequestionhadarisenatthemeetingastowhetherornotweedsshouldberemovedfromthegravesoftheUnionsoldiersnearthoseofConfederatesoldiers.TheappearanceofthescragglyYankeemoundsdefeatedalltheeffortsoftheladiestobeautifythoseoftheirowndead.Immediatelythefireswhichsmolderedbeneathtightbasquesflamedwildlyandthetwoorganizationssplitupandglaredhostilely.TheSewingCirclewasinfavoroftheremovaloftheweeds,theLadiesoftheBeautificationwereviolentlyopposed.

           Mrs.Meadeexpressedtheviewsofthelattergroupwhenshesaid:"DiguptheweedsoffYankeegraves?Fortwocents,I’ddigupalltheYankeesandthrowtheminthecitydump!"

           Attheseringingwordsthetwoassociationsaroseandeveryladyspokehermindandnoonelistened.ThemeetingwasbeingheldinMrs.Merriwether’sparlorandGrandpaMerriwether,whohadbeenbanishedtothekitchen,reportedafterwardsthatthenoisesoundedjustliketheopeninggunsofthebattleofFranklin.And,headded,beguesseditwasadingedsightsafertobepresentatthebattleofFranklinthanattheladies’meeting.

           SomehowMelaniemadeherwaytothecenteroftheexcitedthrongandsomehowmadeherusuallysoftvoiceheardabovethetumult.

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