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Chapter 49

           Manyex-Confederatesoldiers,knowingthefranticfearofmenwhosawtheirfamiliesinwant,weremoretolerantofformercomradeswhohadchangedpoliticalcolorsinorderthattheirfamiliesmighteat.ButnotthewomenoftheOldGuard,andthewomenweretheimplacableandinflexiblepowerbehindthesocialthrone.TheLostCausewasstronger,dearernowintheirheartsthanithadeverbeenattheheightofitsglory.Itwasafetishnow.Everythingaboutitwassacred,thegravesofthemenwhohaddiedforit,thebattlefields,thetornflags,thecrossedsabresintheirhalls,thefadinglettersfromthefront,theveterans.Thesewomengavenoaid,comfortorquartertothelateenemy,andnowScarlettwasnumberedamongtheenemy.

           Inthismongrelsocietythrowntogetherbytheexigenciesofthepoliticalsituation,therewasbutonethingincommon.Thatwasmoney.Asmostofthemhadneverhadtwenty-fivedollarsatonetimeintheirwholelives,previoustothewar,theywerenowembarkedonanorgyofspendingsuchasAtlantahadneverseenbefore.

           WiththeRepublicansinthepoliticalsaddlethetownenteredintoaneraofwasteandostentation,withthetrappingsofrefinementthinlyveneeringtheviceandvulgaritybeneath.Neverbeforehadthecleavageoftheveryrichandtheverypoorbeensomarked.Thoseontoptooknothoughtforthoselessfortunate.Exceptforthenegroes,ofcourse.Theymusthavetheverybest.Thebestofschoolsandlodgingsandclothesandamusements,fortheywerethepowerinpoliticsandeverynegrovotecounted.

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