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"You are not speaking to Mrs Randolph," I said, half under erly in my face "You do not think as she

does!" he said "You do not believe in fighting, under any

circumstances?"

"Yes, I do, Mr Marshall," I said; and I felt , when it is to relieve the

oppressed, to deliver those who are trampled upon, or to save

ourselves or others from worse than death"

"Our friends at the South can hardly be said to be in such

extre rather perplexed; "unless you

believe all that the papers say about Yankee invaders; and I

for one am not ready to do that"

"Nor I," I said; "I know them too well"

"Then who is so bitterly oppressed just now, Miss Randolph?"

"If you do not know of anybody, I would not fight, Mr

Marshall"

"Really?" said he "Perhaps I ought to go home and take care

of ht?"

"Are they in need of care?" I asked

" 'Pon ht

to say, take care of , and Yankee arht be the mischief to pay at Vincennes On reflection, I

don't see how I could take care of ain

"You renificant lives?"