Download or read book Miss. Ravenel's Conversion From Secession to Loyalty (Classic Reprint) written by J. W. De Forest and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Miss. Ravenel's Conversion From Secession to Loyalty It was shortly after the capitulation of loyal Fort Sumter to rebellious south Carolina that Mr. Edward Colburne of new Boston made the acquaintance of Miss Lillie Ravenel of New Orleans. An obscure American author remarks in one of his rejected articles, (which he had the kindness to read to me from the manuscript) that every great historical event reverberates in a very remarkable manner through the fortunes of a multitudes of private and even secluded individuals. No volcanic eruption of the mountain's mice. it was unquestionably the southern rebellion which brought Miss Ravenel and Mr. Colburne into interesting juxtaposition. But for this gigantic political untruning it is probable that the young gentleman then lived, or, visiting it and meeting him there, would have been a person of no necessary importance in his eyes. But how could a most loyal, warm-hearted youth fail to be interested in a pretty and intelligent girl who was exiled from her home because her father would not be a rebel? New Boston, by the way, is the capital city of the little Yankee State of Barataria. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.