They anxiously took a seat at one of the rather luxurious tables on the ferry. Feeling humbled, the listened to the announcer on the television screens mounted all around telling about the battles that had taken place at the Civil War fort that they could see ahead as they traveled across the bay.
It seemed irreverent, a bit foreboding, to ride, in luxury, to a place where hundred died and the history of a nation changed. She grasped the family history book that told of her ancestors’ death at this fort, then wiped a tear and traveled on.
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nutsfortreasure said,
November 30, 2013 @ 10:32 am
PERFECT!
readinpleasure said,
December 4, 2013 @ 6:52 pm
Nicely written, Brenda.