The Last Confederate
“Winslow, Thad had risen at dawn and gone to the lake to cut ice with Toby in a wagon fitted with sled runners. As they prepared to get into the vehicle, Toby cautioned, “Now you listen to ol’ Toby. I didn’ pull you outta de snow to hep you kill yo’self cuttin’ ice. So you jes’ kinda set back and take it easy till you gits plumb well.” He grinned at Thad. “You know how to drive a team?”
“Me? No, Toby.”
“Well, git in an’ you can learn.” The two climbed up on the seat, and Toby gave him th...e lines. “Hold dis line like dat—an’ put dis ’un like dat. Now—jes’ say ‘Hup, Gyp!—Hup, Babe!’—an’ you see how easy it is.”
Thad called out to the mules, and was delighted with the ease of the ride. He had been in a horse-drawn streetcar in New York once, but it could not compare to the joy of sweeping along the icy road with the green pines whipping by so fast they blurred in his sight.MoreLess
“Me? No, Toby.”
“Well, git in an’ you can learn.” The two climbed up on the seat, and Toby gave him th...e lines. “Hold dis line like dat—an’ put dis ’un like dat. Now—jes’ say ‘Hup, Gyp!—Hup, Babe!’—an’ you see how easy it is.”
Thad called out to the mules, and was delighted with the ease of the ride. He had been in a horse-drawn streetcar in New York once, but it could not compare to the joy of sweeping along the icy road with the green pines whipping by so fast they blurred in his sight.MoreLess
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