The Girdle of the Great, a Story of the New South
John Jordan Douglass
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(Forgotten Books, July 18, 2012)
In the heart of a great Southern plantation, on a hill overlooking the golden waters of the Pee Dee, guarded by gigantic oaks, and begirt with rose-bushes and honey-suckles, stood some years ago a stately white-and-green house. I ts broad verandas, massive fluted columns and airy rooms all marked it an ante-bellum mansion. A certain bright A pril day, quivering in the violet veil of the dawn, suddenly sent a stream of soft, silvery light through the wide east windows. Without, in highway, byway, orchard and open, numerous feathered songsters trilled and piped a merry matinee. The smell of newturned earth and bursting blossom, mingled with the delicate and delightful aroma of long-leaf pines, was in the air. A long the broad river meadows ragged gray wisps of mist rose, and, curling smoke-like toward the turquoise sky, left for the gaze a splendid stretch of dew-washed emerald, flecked here and there with snowy sheep.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at