Cordia's Will: A Civil War Story of Love and Loss
he said as the horses came to a stop just in front of him.
“Hello, dear Jaris!” Mrs. Pike called. She looked, as always, the picture of respectability, in a fine gown, her hair tied up nice and properly beneath her bonnet. Cordia was also dressed very fashionably, but her hair was blowing around in the April wind such that she almost looked like an Indian Princess. “Happy birthday!” Mrs. Pike called, as she stood to dismount. Mr. Pike called his greeting and congratulations as well, and it took both gentlemen to help the very plump Mrs. Jane Pike down from her seat. As she was climbing down, Margaret crossed the yard to greet them, and the parents went off to chat.
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