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Chapter 42

           Shehadlittleinterestinthelegislature,feelingthatitsdoingscouldhardlyaffecther.ItwastheprospectoftheYankeesoldiersonarampageagainthatfrightenedher.

           "What’sthelegislaturebeenuptonow?"

           "They’veflatlyrefusedtoratifytheamendment,"saidGrandpaMerriwetherandtherewasprideinhisvoice."That’llshowtheYankees."

           "Andthere’llbehelltopayforitIbegyourpardon,Scarlett,"saidAshley.

           "Oh,theamendment?"questionedScarlett,tryingtolookintelligent.

           Politicswerebeyondherandsheseldomwastedtimethinkingaboutthem.TherehadbeenaThirteenthAmendmentratifiedsometimebeforeormaybeithadbeentheSixteenthAmendmentbutwhatratificationmeantshehadnoidea.Menwerealwaysgettingexcitedaboutsuchthings.SomethingofherlackofcomprehensionshowedinherfaceandAshleysmiled.

           "It’stheamendmentlettingthedarkiesvote,youknow,"heexplained."Itwassubmittedtothelegislatureandtheyrefusedtoratifyit."

           "Howsillyofthem!YouknowtheYankeesaregoingtoforceitdownourthroats!"

           "That’swhatImeantbysayingthere’dbehelltopay,"saidAshley.

           "I’mproudofthelegislature,proudoftheirgumption!"shoutedUncleHenry."TheYankeescan’tforceitdownourthroatsifwewon’thaveit."

           "Theycanandtheywill."Ashley’svoicewascalmbuttherewasworryinhiseyes."Andit’llmakethingsjustthatmuchharderforus."

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