wickedpen
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The spring of 1863 in New Orleans was insufferable to put it nicely. The heat and the bugs with all the rain made staying in the city impossible. We were accustom to the summer being intolerable but this year summer came early. Madame Pomroy, the witch from Nachez had foreseen the weather and warned me during one of our meetings. Madame Pomroy allowed me to speak with my mother, Roslyn, in the next world.
I had the servants have us packed and the house closed by May. I also sent a ltter to Charles, my uncle, who lives and manages Shallow Loch that we would be coming home early this year. Charles is only ten years older than myself and would be at war with the other men but a musketball at Antietam took his left leg below the knee. Now his thirty three years weigh heavy on him and he will be pleased to have us back.
Being the lady of the house with my father, Colonel James McCook, away at the war, I took my brothers and sisters fifty miles to the north east to our plantation.
My name is Hope McCook and I am the oldest of the seven McCook children at twenty three. My dear mother Roslyn died giving my father his seventh blessing Kira, ten years ago. Being the oldest I had no choice but to take her role. Then the war called my dear father, leaving me with even more on my capable shoulders. Capable but slight as I stand a willowy five feet eight inches with long auburn as did my dear mother.
We took two coaches back to Shallow Loch with our five servants. I rode with Miriam, 21, Mary, 18, Elizabeth 14 and Kira 10 while Gavin 16 and Thomas 12 rode with Gill, Betsy and Marcy, while Abe and Hank drove the coaches.
Once the coaches pulled onto the ferry and we were away from the land the breeze from the river lifted our spirits. We loved New Orleans but in the summer it was far from pleasant and the war made it that much worse. We would spend the summer at home and pray for the Colonel's return.
I had the servants have us packed and the house closed by May. I also sent a ltter to Charles, my uncle, who lives and manages Shallow Loch that we would be coming home early this year. Charles is only ten years older than myself and would be at war with the other men but a musketball at Antietam took his left leg below the knee. Now his thirty three years weigh heavy on him and he will be pleased to have us back.
Being the lady of the house with my father, Colonel James McCook, away at the war, I took my brothers and sisters fifty miles to the north east to our plantation.
My name is Hope McCook and I am the oldest of the seven McCook children at twenty three. My dear mother Roslyn died giving my father his seventh blessing Kira, ten years ago. Being the oldest I had no choice but to take her role. Then the war called my dear father, leaving me with even more on my capable shoulders. Capable but slight as I stand a willowy five feet eight inches with long auburn as did my dear mother.
We took two coaches back to Shallow Loch with our five servants. I rode with Miriam, 21, Mary, 18, Elizabeth 14 and Kira 10 while Gavin 16 and Thomas 12 rode with Gill, Betsy and Marcy, while Abe and Hank drove the coaches.
Once the coaches pulled onto the ferry and we were away from the land the breeze from the river lifted our spirits. We loved New Orleans but in the summer it was far from pleasant and the war made it that much worse. We would spend the summer at home and pray for the Colonel's return.