In sitting down again, he
encountered Whately's eyes, and recognized the jealousy and anger
already excited.
CHAPTER XXV
A TRIBUTE TO A SOUTHERN GIRL
Miss Lou entered upon her duties as hospital nurse at once.
Untrammelled even by the knowledge of conventionalities, and with
the directness and fearlessness of a brave child, she went from one
to another, her diffidence quickly banished by her profound
sympathy. The enlisted men on the piazzas received her chief
attentions, nor was she long in discovering the Federal wounded,
crowding the outbuildings and offices.
With the exception of a rearguard and hospital attendants, the
Confederate forces had marched in pursuit of the Union column. The
dead were buried during the morning and the ghastlier evidences of
strife removed. Along the edge of the grove tents were pitched, some
designed for the soldiers, others for the better accommodation and
isolation of certain critical cases. The negroes performed most of
the labor, Uncle Lusthah counselling patience and quiet acceptance
of their lot for the present.
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