Jasmine's Place Issue No. 16 - August 2015 | Page 11

“Chins up, lasses, but a word, if I
may. Your dedication is admirable,
but a war fought with mistruths and
harassment is no war. Carry on, now.
Keep up the good fight.”
We soldiered on. I wish I could say
every bottle and barrel was
eventually banished from our village,
but it wasn’t so. Yet a few men did
willingly sign the pledge, as Cora and
I compassionately fought for, not
against, the men who had fought
courageously for us.
First published at:
http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article-level4-previous.php?id=51102
Ann Grover lives and works on a 26 000 acre
cattle ranch in northeastern British
Columbia, Canada. She has three grown
children, three granddaughters (7, 6, and
2) and another grandchild on the way.
Besides writing, she enjoys quilting,
gardening, and painting in her spare time.
Visit her at:
http://a-thousandhills.blogspot.co.uk/
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I sighed, too, wilted by
our failing campaign. I
could be digging
potatoes, a more
prosperous endeavour
than harvesting
recalcitrant sinners.
“Let’s go home.”
Wearily, Cora agreed.
Would Commander
Mavis forgive us for
deserting our post?
Would God?
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