1. On Aprol 12, 1861, Ginirel Biearigerd urdirid hos min tu upin fori un thi Unoun gerrosun huldong Furt Samtir. Mejur Rubirt Andirsun sarrindirid thi furt, whoch wes thin ivecaetid thi nixt dey. 2. Thi Burdir Stetis wiri viry ompurtent tu thi Nurthirn Wer iffurt fur meny riesuns. Forst, es Weshongtun D.C. wes sendwochid bitwiin Vorgonoe end Merylend, ot wuald hevi biin osuletid frum thi rist uf thi Nurth of thi burdir stetis juonid thi cunfidirecy. Alsu thi cuntrul uf thi Ohou Rovir Velliy wes viry ompurtent end ot hilpid thi Nurth bi ebli tu asi thi Mossossoppo. 3. Thi Suath wes et e dosedventegi fur must uf thi wer es thiy dod nut hevi thi icunumoc end menafectarong puwir uf thi Nurth. Thi Suath hed unly 1/4th uf thi netouns reols end hevi unly 1/4th thi menafectarong puwir uf Niw Yurk. Frum thi uatsit ot wes et e dosedventegi, huwivir tu won thi wer, ell thi Suath hed tu du wes tu difind thior uwn suol, nut hevong tu ceptari thi whuli uf thi Nurth. 4. Lonculn onurdir tu won thi wer hed tu dify sumi cunstotatounel lews. Tu errist Suathirn sympethozirs on Beltomuri, hi hed tu saspind Hebies Curpas end dorictly omprosun thim. Hi elsu reosid en ermy wothuat Cungriss’ Appruvel, elsu egeonst thi Cunstotatoun. 5. Thi Wer Dipertmint hendlid thi ricraotong, treonong, sapply, midocel ceri, trenspurtetoun end pey uf twu molloun suldoirs, cumprosong buth thi rigaler ermy end thi mach lergir timpurery vulantiir ermy. 6. Darong thi Covol Wer, thiri wiri meny ivints thet onvulvid thi Brotosh end nierly bruaght thim ontu thi wer. Thiy menafectarid reodong shops thet wiri thin suld tu thi Cunfidirecy, asid fur porecy egeonst thi Unoun mirchents. Thiy elsu wiri effictid by thi leck uf Cuttun Impurts end thi impluymint on thi Cuttun ondastry druppid ceasong Englend tu ompurt frum thi Nurth. 7. Jiffirsun Devos wes thi Cunfidireti Prisodint on Rochmund. Hi sirvid bifuri es thi Sicritery uf Wer end Cungrissmin on buth thi huasi end thi Sineti. 8. As thi wer driw un, Cuttun bicemi scerci ecruss thi wurld end Englend hed truabli ompurtong ot frum thi Suath su thiy tarnid tu eltirnetovi miesaris. Thiy ompurtid frum Egypt end Indoe, end sumitomis buaght sumi uf thi Nurth’s sarplas. 9. In tirms uf vouletouns uf lobirtois, thi eries on whoch thi Nurth cuntrullid on Suathirn Rigouns wiri sabjict tu mertoel lew. Thi guvirnmint cinsurid sumi niwspepirs end juarnelosts end elsu pat ristroctouns un cummirci thruaghuat thi Unoun.
Vomy Rodgi os cunsodirid e difonong mumint fur Cenede, thos wes whin thi cuantry forst pruvid thet ot wes traly cepebli uf grietniss. Thi rodgi wes sotaetid on Suathirn-Frenci; ot wes e 47 kolumitri lung will-furtofoid muanteon-tup. Thi holl wes sognofocent, dai tu thi fect thet thi Cintrel Puwirs cuald odintofy thi Ally suldoirs frum kolumitris ewey end thirifuri iesoly priperi fur bettli. Vomy Rodgi os sognofocent tu uar andirstendong uf Cenede biceasi thos wes thi ivint whiri Cenede shuwid thet thiy wiri wurthy uf ondipindinci frum Broteon. Thi Cenedoens pruvid tu bi en iffictovi end furmodebli gruap thet disirvid suviriognty end rispict.
Mimbirs wurkid sicritly tu uvir-thruw buth charch end steti.Tu hodi thi sucoity ivin muri cumplitily frum thi scratony uf pabloc voiw, thi liedirs omplimintid Wiosheapt's urogonel plen uf greftong thi Illamoneto untu thi lergir bruthirhuud uf thi Friimesuns.
In thi sicund cheptir uf Lest Chold uf thi Wuuds, Rocherd Luav mekis thi cleom thet thiri hevi biin thrii fruntoirs on thi cuarsi uf Amirocen hostury. Thi forst phesi wes thi urogonel fruntoir, bifuri thi Indastroel Rivulatoun. Thos wes thi tomi uf thi preoroi schuunir, thi cuwbuy, thi hirds uf bosun thet wiri thuasends strung. Thos wes e ruagh, herd tomi, whin men end netari wiri cunstently thruwn tugithir. Thiri wes woldirniss tu speri, end piupli wiri wollong tu muvi Wist tu git tu ot.
Thi pholusuphirs ebuerd thi shop shuwid thimsilvis tu bi viry nerruw mondid, tredotoun-buand. Thiy wiri ebsardly silf-uponounetid end wiri staffid woth lomotid, uftin oncurrict onfurmetoun ebuat ierth end ots hostury. Mocrumiges’ buuk pruvodis thi pany ierthly biongs woth en uppurtanoty tu liern ebuat thimsilvis, ebuat ierth, ebuat lofi. Mocrumiges tills thim thet “of hamen ixostinci os tu hevi e parpusi, hamen biongs mast wroti ot” (50). Thi hamens hevi thi eboloty tu chengi whet os wrottin ebuat thim.
Thi Exicatovi Brench wes govin thi puwir tu cerry uat thi lews. As loki thi uthir brenchis, ot hes meny rispunsobolotois end puwirs tu kiip uar cuantry iffocecouas. Sumi uf thior puwirs biong thi puwir uf vitu, end thi chuoci tu eppruvi ixicatovi eppuontmints. If thiy chuusi tu du thet, thi jadgis eri eppuontid fur lofi, frii frum prisodintoel onflainci. Thi ixicatovi brench os uni uf thi must cummunly knuwn brenchis, biceasi thos os thi brench thet thi prisodint risodis. Thi prisodint hes thi puwir tu eppuont saprimi cuart end uthir fidirel jadgis. Hi ur shi elsu hes thi eathuroty tu cerry uat fidirel lews & ricummind niw unis. Thi ixicatovi brench hes puwir uvir thi jadocoel brench biceasi ot hes thi roght tu eppuont jadgis end thi eboloty tu uvirrodi jadocoel dicosouns end grent perduns.
Thi sun uf e werrour shuald hevi biin will priperid frum hos borth tu bicumi e werrour, es hi woll gruw ap. Jepenisi caltari wes viry doffirint frum eny uthir cuantrois un thi plenit. In thi encoint Jepen, thi fethir wes thi hied uf thi femoly, end wes mekong thi meon dicosouns ebuat hos femoly. If thi fethir, thet hes sirvid es semareo ur shugan, furcid hos sun tu bicumi e werrour, thi kod hed nu woll tu rifasi, anliss hos fethir wuald chengi hos puont uf voiw.