A Daughter of Maryland — page 201: what you’re looking at

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176% A DAUGHTER OF MARYLAND, too full! It goes without our saying that General Lancier | had fought a gallant fight, and in his defeat he was sure to lose none of his nobility of manhood. Carrol Southard came out of the long and bitter struggle as he went in, an honorable private. It was in the humbler ranks and not in the lofty stations that the true heroes of the great conflict were to be found. | The war was behind them like a lurid sunset, and as they had been among the foremost to take arms in its cause, so were they ready to set about repairing their shat- tered fortunes, and restoring the peace, harmony and general prosperity of the country regardless of the convic- tions for which they had imperiled their lives. ‘The fate of Robert was unknown, and this fact gave General Lancier more concern than he was willing to show. ‘I want to tell him that there were two sides to the great question after all, and I want to fold him in these old arms as a proof of my humble thanksgiving. Poor boy! he has doubtless fallen with the many: Better had it been myself. ’’ | Busy days, happy days tempered with sorrow followed, and then one bright spring morning when all Nature was thrilled with her sweet melody and man felt like an intruder into some sacred precinct, the irrepressible S’posen Jones came rushing into the manor, exclaiming: ‘*I s’pec’s I’se got de bigges’ s’prise yo’ eber hearn on! Massa Rob’s comin’, but I ain’t goin’ to tell a bressed soul, eben yo’, till he git hyur, an’ I larf to see yo’ looks. ”’ ‘Robert coming, you black rascal? Where—quick! show him to me!’’ ‘‘Golly! didn’t I spring dat s’prise on him. ‘I’se “a coon. ’’ ‘*T say, where is he?’’ ‘*Comin’ up de road like de win’, mas——”’ Without stopping to hear more the general started to leave the house, to be met at the door by asoldierly-looking Eomicboo SS) reo) ee ee ee ee