The Heal Union spring series continues with HOTEL.
Nowhere Light Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
We come from the land
Of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun
Where the hot springs blow
“Hey Johnny!”
“Welcome to Nowhere Gus!”
“It’s a snowy Nowhere Reb: very Northern of you.”
“It does suggest that doesn’t it.”
“You said we’d Nowhere rally for our Virginia trip.”
“Right.”
“So Robert E. Lee was indicted for treason?”
“He was,” Reb stated, “by a federal court in Norfolk, 7 June 1865."
"Just Lee?"
"And many others.”
“They hung John Brown for treason.”
Nowhere Snow "In 1859,” Reb added, “for state treason, against Virginia: not federal treason.”
“And Lee’s was against the Union, the Republic?”
“It was.”
“That was like indicting the number one Johnny Reb.”
“Our General.”
“General Johnny Reb then.”
“Fair enough.”
“What happened?”
“Lee wrote to Grant, General Grant.”
“That was noble of Lee.”
“How so?”
“Reaching out to a former adversary,” Gus noted, “it’s a sign of greater value than himself; in doing so, Lee was supporting the Republic, and that was noble.”
“They might have hung him.”
“If so they wouldn’t have stopped there; the idea was to let the South up easy, right?”
“And Lee’s was against the Union, the Republic?”
“It was.”
“That was like indicting the number one Johnny Reb.”
“Our General.”
“General Johnny Reb then.”
“Fair enough.”
“What happened?”
“Lee wrote to Grant, General Grant.”
“That was noble of Lee.”
“How so?”
“Reaching out to a former adversary,” Gus noted, “it’s a sign of greater value than himself; in doing so, Lee was supporting the Republic, and that was noble.”
“They might have hung him.”
“If so they wouldn’t have stopped there; the idea was to let the South up easy, right?”
Nowhere Berries “Lincoln.”
“Lee and Grant saw the carnage," followed Gus, "and, like us, participated in it.”
“They did.”
"Then no back-drifting."
"Correct."
“Lee was great Johnny.”
“Just …”
“Just that it seems he got off track,” Gus lighted, “and found a way back.”
“Back to the Union.”
“Right,” Gus echoed, “back to what his father built.”
“Our Constitution.”
“What’s in Virginia?” Gus asked, “you know, where we going?”
“Lots in a name Yank.”
“We’ll find out, huh?”
“In June.”
“‘Lots in a name’ you say …”
“Time Yank ...”
“Lee and Grant saw the carnage," followed Gus, "and, like us, participated in it.”
“They did.”
"Then no back-drifting."
"Correct."
“Lee was great Johnny.”
“Just …”
“Just that it seems he got off track,” Gus lighted, “and found a way back.”
“Back to the Union.”
“Right,” Gus echoed, “back to what his father built.”
“Our Constitution.”
“What’s in Virginia?” Gus asked, “you know, where we going?”
“Lots in a name Yank.”
“We’ll find out, huh?”
“In June.”
“‘Lots in a name’ you say …”
“Time Yank ...”
Nowhere Snowberries “Okay,” followed Gus, “and I’ll Nowhere fade today: gonna skirmish me some snowberries.”
“They’re in season.”
“See ya in Virginia Reb!”
“See ya in Virginia Gus!”
*Next Heal Union: 13 June and Grant agrees with Lee’s interpretation: no trials (and no pardon)
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