abbas child
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- Joined
- Feb 29, 2008
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- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 07/2007
- Country
- US
- State
- Maryland
- City
- Eastern Shore
In Atlanta a ball was being held as a money making scheme for the suffering Confederate army. There was desperate need for artillery, and the soldiers also needed clothing and footwear... a factory or two wouldn't hurt, but there was the coastal gunrunning still bringing in munitions... and, boy howdy, am I out of my league, so I'll just get me to the ball.
Starlett may have worn black. She did in the movie, but having had her power shopping with the credit card, it's possible she wore puce. Now, Puce literally means "flea" but is actually a "half mourning color" of bownish purple, and ugly as spit. I only say it's possible... And it doesn't matter what Melly wore because she had her Paisley visiting, and enough said about clothes.
Anyway, the ball. Frett was there and seeing Starlett swinging her hips along with the fiddle, he asked her to dance. She turned up her nose and said "No, indeed, I will not." However, there was a dance sale with bidding on the belles, and Frett paid 150 dollars in gold to dance with Mrs. Starlett Hooligan, and of course, as the only gun runner present, he won her by about 145 dollars.
Later in the evening a basket was passed around for gold jewelry or other valuables to be donated to the wahh effot. Mel looked at her wedding ring and said sadly, 'It will do no good for Paisley on mah fingah, but may help him if I give it to you'ins", and put it in the basket. Starlett yanked her own ring off and said, "You can have mine, too." Frett, who had given up his money clip to the cause just gave her a look of scorn.
And, yes... Poor Melly was indeed with child, so Sue was in the clear, saving her a lot of "splainin". The little dear was growing, and while the middle of a war wasn't the best time, Melly was glad she'd have her beloved Paisley's child.
Starlett may have worn black. She did in the movie, but having had her power shopping with the credit card, it's possible she wore puce. Now, Puce literally means "flea" but is actually a "half mourning color" of bownish purple, and ugly as spit. I only say it's possible... And it doesn't matter what Melly wore because she had her Paisley visiting, and enough said about clothes.
Anyway, the ball. Frett was there and seeing Starlett swinging her hips along with the fiddle, he asked her to dance. She turned up her nose and said "No, indeed, I will not." However, there was a dance sale with bidding on the belles, and Frett paid 150 dollars in gold to dance with Mrs. Starlett Hooligan, and of course, as the only gun runner present, he won her by about 145 dollars.
Later in the evening a basket was passed around for gold jewelry or other valuables to be donated to the wahh effot. Mel looked at her wedding ring and said sadly, 'It will do no good for Paisley on mah fingah, but may help him if I give it to you'ins", and put it in the basket. Starlett yanked her own ring off and said, "You can have mine, too." Frett, who had given up his money clip to the cause just gave her a look of scorn.
And, yes... Poor Melly was indeed with child, so Sue was in the clear, saving her a lot of "splainin". The little dear was growing, and while the middle of a war wasn't the best time, Melly was glad she'd have her beloved Paisley's child.
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