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"Co to knoell," Malachi told hi the saer said "The Pirates’ House Tourists, childreneveryone loves it People get off the highway and co their children Oh" He looked at Abby apologetically

"I love Pirates’ House, too," Abby said, laughing, "alonslayer"

"Okay, I’ll talk while alk along the riverfront You’ll notice our shops, the monu The city of Savannah was established in 1733 and it’s known as our country’s first planned city It was the first capital of colonial Georgia and, later, the state of Georgia General Jaia after King George He arrived at the city via the ship Anne with one hundred and twenty settlers He and his coh bluff above the Savannah River and he dreainal plan was for total religious freedom and no slavery, but with the marshes to create rich rice fields, his concept of no slaves didn’t last too long However, the planning of the city gives us the unique beauty of her riverfront and the squares we still have today Streets are built on a grid with squares providing publicplaces and lovely little areas to enjoy Today, the don area is one of the largest National Historic Landmark areas in North Aet to the squares and more landmarks later We’ll start with Colonial Park Ceraveyard for Christ Church Parish, and we’ll enter by Alercorn and Oglethorpe More than seven hundred dead froner of the Declaration of Independence, Button Gwinnett And, sadly, a number of those killed in duels are buried here, as well There’s one really great restored stone Coer had walked theh the streets until they reached the regal arched entry, surroups were in the ce stones, aboveground sarcophagi, faet to his objective He read aloud, "‘He fell in a duel on the 16th of January, 1815, by the hand of a o, would have been friendless but for hie is broken: The hope and consolation of Sisters is destroyed, the pride of Brothers humbled in the dust and a whole family, happy until then, overwhel at the 1815 headstone of Jaers of those early days, rinned at theo on Facebook and unfriend people who piss you off!"

"True, and reed

"Save the mother, the sisters and brothers a lot of heartache," Malachi added

"Now," Roger continued, " the Civil War, General Williaan his March to the Sea He pursued a scorched-earth policy, believing that the only way to beat the Confederacy was to bring her to her knees So he razed Atlanta and headed on east When he got to Savannah, the city surrendered, which meant he didn’t have to burn down Savannah Colonial Park Cemetery was closed to burials in 1853, so there are no Civil War soldiers buried here But the Civil War left a lasting mark on the cemetery As I said, Sherra hiift in Dece interesting Union troops filled the city with few places to billet Many were forced to stay here in the graveyard So, in some instances, they tossed corpses out of the mausoleums and family vaults Bored, they scratched out the dates on a nurave for soed, stones were moved around They say the cehosts, disraves were so rudely desecrated and disturbed Now, it was pretty cold, so I’ sometimes the Union soldiers were bitter and that sometimes, when they threw a corpse out for an enclosed place to sleep, it was just because the poor suckers were freezing"

"Sad story," Malachi said "But if the dead were asleep"

"If they were asleep?" Roger echoed

"Well, if they’d really gone on, they wouldn’t er frowned suddenly "Hey!" he said Abby saw that he was looking at one of the tour groups

"Roger? What’s wrong?" Abby asked

"Huh?" His attention still on the group, he glanced back at her

"What’s wrong?" Abby repeated

"My date fro on roup!" Roger said indignantly "You roup over there Excuselove," Malachi estured in the opposite direction "See theain "An elderly couple there, on the bench He’s holding her hand very tenderly They still see any era And therefar over there past the bench See fellow Lord, hefurtive, as if he’s scared"

She stared out at the far side of the cemetery; she didn’t see what he saw She was about to tell hi to his words, she felt she did begin to see

The elderly couple They were in Revolutionary-era clothing He wore a wig and she wore a cap over her white hair They did hold each other tenderly

And the buhtened, who see host stories!

Malachi turned to her "You see the You didn’t know to look for theraveyard Why would they? They didn’t live here But those two Perhaps they’re upset by so written on a stone or sohted"