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Chapter 26

           Tarahadrisentorichesoncotton,evenasthewholeSouthhadrisen,andScarlettwasSouthernerenoughtobelievethatbothTaraandtheSouthwouldriseagainoutoftheredfields.

           Ofcourse,thislittlecottonshehadgatheredwasnotmuchbutitwassomething.ItwouldbringalittleinConfederatemoneyandthatlittlewouldhelphertosavethehoardedgreenbacksandgoldintheYankee’swalletuntiltheyhadtobespent.NextspringshewouldtrytomaketheConfederategovernmentsendbackBigSamandtheotherfieldhandstheyhadcommandeered,andifthegovernmentwouldn’treleasethem,she’dusetheYankee’smoneytohirefieldhandsfromtheneighbors.Nextspring,shewouldplantandplant....Shestraightenedhertiredbackand,lookingoverthebrowningautumnfields,shesawnextyear’scropstandingsturdyandgreen,acreuponacre.

           Nextspring!Perhapsbynextspringthewarwouldbeoverandgoodtimeswouldbeback.AndwhethertheConfederacywonorlost,timeswouldbebetter.Anythingwasbetterthantheconstantdangerofraidsfrombotharmies.Whenthewarwasover,aplantationcouldearnanhonestliving.Oh,ifthewarwereonlyover!Thenpeoplecouldplantcropswithsomecertaintyofreapingthem!

           Therewashopenow.Thewarcouldn’tlastforever.Shehadherlittlecotton,shehadfood,shehadahorse,shehadhersmallbuttreasuredhoardofmoney.Yes,theworstwasover!

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