_State Peculiarities and Differences—Tar-Heel Tastes—Babies even give up Milk—Our Little Romance—Loved and Lost,_ 76 _The Conquering Hero comes again—The Hero again—Rats, Hopeless Inebriates—What Constitutes a Lady?—The Hero again,—and again— Military Law Declared—Five Minutes’ Grace—The Tables Turned —Concise, but not Clear—A Storm Brewing—Diplomatic Correspondence —Confusion of Tenses—How History is made—Non-intervention—Amende,_ 82 _Sadness and Doubts—Sorrow and Privation—No Change—Educated Rats—Rat Surgeon—Novel Style of catching them,_ 98 _No Personal Animosities—The Bitter Blood—A Common Sight—A Looking-Glass Wanted—Vaccination—Prisoners of War—Unwelcome Visitors—An Unexpected Gathering—Counterchecks—Checkmated— Unexpected and Unwelcome Visitor—What shall I do with it?—As Godmother—Home-Sickness,_ 104 _Spring Operations—Unpleasant Truths—Cast your bread upon the waters—Draw the Vail down—A Common Story—A Strange Experience—“We left him alone in his Glory”—Intense Anxiety—Saved,_ 119 _Itinerary Labors—A Rose by any other Name—Not among the Compliments—New Uses for the Bible—Camp Fashions—Life was so Sweet—Difficult Responsibilities—Failures—Erin-go-bragh—Whiskey_ versus _Religion,_ 127 _My Furlough—Off—A Strong-Minded Failure—A Hard Road to Travel— Services not Required—Friend to the “Faymales”—A Bold Attempt— None but the Fair deserve the Brave—Importance of hair-pins— Another Attempt—Frightened at last—All’s Well that ends Well— Up-Country Georgia Eloquence—General Desolation—A Woman has an Opinion—Beaten at Last—One of our Future Presidents—Compromises,_ 137 _Comparisons—Entire Resumption—Christmas Festivities—Discussions regarding the Hero—Scribbled Eggs and Flitters—Un-chewable Food,_ 156 _Culinary Mortifications—Pickles_ versus _Homespun,_ 161 _Beginning of the End—Agitations—History—Picture of the Times—The Departure—Burning of the City—Last Scenes—Taking Possession— Entrance of the Federal Army—Occupation of the City—Amusements Furnished—Wicked Ingratitude—Circus and Pictorial Food— Distinguished Visitors—Miracles—Left “alone in my glory”—Hero re-appears—Noli me tangere—Victory Perches on my Banner— Confederate Full Dress—Casus belli—The Law of Nations—Liberty or Death—At Last!—The Mother of States—My Thanks—And Gratitude,_ 163 _The End,_ 191 [Illustration – Decorative scroll work at top of page] A SOUTHERN WOMAN’S STORY. _Introduction._