Forget-me-nots of the civil war; a romance, containing reminiscences and original letters of two Confederate soldiers (1909) (14782579323)

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Title: Forget-me-nots of the civil war; a romance, containing reminiscences and original letters of two Confederate soldiers
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Battle, Laura Elizabeth Lee
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Publisher: St. Louis, Mo., Press A. R. Fleming printing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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heir excellent taste in selecting these beautiful girlsto wear the honprs, and as four little girls precededthem, dressed in white, bearing crimson velvet cushionson which were resting the jewelled crowns. TheQueens was a fac-simile of Queen Victorias, theothers more like the ducal coronets. When Col. Fairbault finished his speech, he took thecrown and presented it to the knight, who then placedit on the brow of my sister, Nealie, each knight crown-ing his fair lady; then the Coronation March wasplayed by Johnstons band from Wilmington. Thisgrand march was led by the successful knights andladies, Tom Howell and my sister leading. Ashley was jealous of another winning the covetedprize of crowning the Queen of love and beauty onthis auspicious occasion, especially since that one wasthe girl he had loved so long. Still there was enoughof the chevalier in his make up to bear the disappoint-ment without an outward sign to his opponent. Somuch for the schooling he had received while being a
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THE^ CORONATION BALI.. 237 soldier in the war; and the old saying that alls fairin love and war, made him willing to give this stran-ger a chance to meet and possibly win the girl heloved. As the evening advanced my sister Nealie remarkedto Mr. Tom Howell, It was so kind of you to crownme Queen, when I was a stranger and you knew MissJohns, too. I cant understand why you selected me,she innocently remarked. He simply remarked, Whydoes the magnet turn to the pole? She ignored this,but when the next waltz with Ashley, he said, Nealie,I cant bear to see you with Tom Howell, and I wantyou to tell me tonight, that my love for you all theseyears is not in vain, that a handsome fellow like How-ell cant come in and win you from me. Promise menow that you will marry me before the winter is over.I can make you comfortable and I will not let astranger come and take you from me. Promise menow to be my wife. I cant have Howell and myselfboth paying court to you at the same time. She looked up into