Emmeline / By Elsie Singmaster ; With Illustrations
Emmeline / By Elsie Singmaster ; With Illustrations
Houghton Mifflin Company. Pbl
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I have n't seen her for two years.'* **Why not?" asked Emmeline, curious in spite of herself. "On account of war. Now, Em- myline, 't is n't every leetle gal can watch the sappers at work before a battle. They 're the folks that build the breastworks. Look at them up there ! You might see great things if you watched, 'stead of crying. You might see General Lee ride by." " I hate him ! " " Now, sissy ! " 67 Digitized by Google EMMELINE " I hate you all ! '* Private Christy looked at Emme- line f...or a moment with a smile on his lips. ** I *11 explain the army to you, Em- myline/* said he. " It 's a wonderful thing, an army. If you begin at the top, there *s the commander-in-chief, and next below him — '* Private Christy went on and on in his pleas- ant, drawling voice. The duty of a private was this, he explained, the duty of a sutler was that. Presently Em- meline asked him what he did. Her voice was no longer sharp ; it was soft and drowsy and gentle. After a long time, when Private Christy said, " I have my work, too, Emmyline,'* with- out saying what that work was, Em- meline did not hear.
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