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Excerpt from Pleasant Waters: Story of Southern Life and Character
It was near the middle of May. The foliage was already thick and green in Southern field and forest. The booming of cannon and the pea] of musketry had ceased forever (let it be hoped) along Southern hill and valley. Brightly the sun shone that day, but it shone upon a land filled with a deep and solemn pathos. The night following General Johnston's order, a lone soldier sat in his tent. His countenance was gloomy and dejected. And yet the soldier breathed a sigh of relief that the end had come. He had never faltered in his allegiance to the Southern cause. He had never lacked confidence in the great general under whom he so long fought. If need be, he was now ready to lay down his life for his country. But, whatever had been his zeal in time of war, now that the end had come, with promise of speedy restoration of peace, he was heartily glad. He loved his country too well and too wisely to witness with anything but pain the sacrifice of so many noble men and the desolation of so many beautiful homes. He would be as zealous in restoring tranquillity to his country as he had been dauntless in fighting her battles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
