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1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin Negro Slavery 1st Edition Civil War Antique Vtg Book Rare
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1852 UNCLE TOM'S CABIN This sale is for an original 1852 FIRST EDITION of "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, as published by George Routledge & Co., London. YOU'LL LOVE THIS BOOK!!! It is dominated by a single theme: the evil and immorality of slavery. Stowe emphasizes the horrors of slavery on almost every page of the novel while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as the enslavement of fellow human beings. Upon publication, Uncle Tom's Cabin ignited a firestorm of protest from defenders of slavery (who created a number of books in response to the novel) while the book elicited praise from abolitionists. Southern reactions ranged from forcing a bookseller in Mobile, Alabama to leave town for selling the novel to sending threatening letters to Stowe herself (including a package containing a slave's severed ear). The novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States, so much so in the latter case that the novel intensified the sectional conflict leading to the American Civil War. The book also helped create a number of stereotypes about Blacks, many of which endure to this day. These include the affectionate, dark-skinned mammy; the Pickaninny stereotype of black children; and the Uncle Tom, or dutiful, long-suffering servant faithful to his white master or mistress. In recent years, the negative associations with Uncle Tom's Cabin have, to an extent, overshadowed the historical impact of the book as a "vital antislavery tool." In the first year of publication, 300,000 copies of Uncle Tom's Cabin were sold. The book eventually became the best-selling novel in the world during the 19th century (and the second best-selling book after the Bible), with the book being translated into every major language. Uncle Tom's Cabin sold equally well in England, with the first London edition appearing in May, 1852 and selling 200,000 copies. In a few years over 1.5 million copies of the book were in circulation in England, although most of these were pirated copies. Those of you familiar with our sales know that we specialize in rare editions of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. Well…this is one of my personal favorites because it has many more illustrations than thefirst U.S. edition. It is beautifully illustrated with40 WOOD-CUT ILLUSTRATIONS!!! The 1st United States edition only has 6 illustrations. Also, you only needone book to have a complete set with the UK edition. The 1st US edition came in two separate volumes. Published in 1852, it is inGOODCONDITION forits age and especially to be 161 YEARS OLD!!! ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT!!! and tightly bound with NO TEARS!!! or stray intext markings. It measures 6" x8 1/2" andis complete with380 pages. Itsmost notableflaw is the cloth has been glued down at the exterior joints. This edition doesn't come across very often so...GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!! GOOD LUCK!!!
Harriet Beecher Stowe was raised in the Puritan tradition. Her father, Lyman Beecher was a minister. The Beecher's moved to Cincinnati when her father was appointed president of Lane Theological Seminary. Cincinnati was just across the river from the slave trade. Harriet Beecher Stowe observed first-hand several incidences which compelled her to write this famous anti-slavery novel, including seeing a husband and wife being sold apart. Her family shared her abolitionist sentiment and was active in hiding runaway slaves. Harriet set out writing a controversial novel illustrating the moral responsibility of the entire nation for the cruel system of slavery. She presented the first episodes to the editor of the Washington anti-slavery weekly, The National Era, which published in forty installments. Despite The National Era's small circulation, the installments reached a large audience because the weekly episodes were read to families and gatherings throughout the land. The episodes attracted the attention of Boston publisher, J.P. Jewett. First published in March of 1852, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" immediately broke all sales records of the day. It sold half a million copies by 1857. The issue of slavery had divided sentiments well before 1852. However, it took a sentimental human novel to catapult it to the national spotlight. Upon meeting Stowe at a White House reception, Abraham Lincoln was said to have exclaimed, "So this is the little lady who started this big war."
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What is St. Patrick Like?
The real question everyone wants to know when they visit a church is, "What is your church like?" St. Patrick is a place that is all about Jesus and because of that, it is a joy-filled community of broken people. We are a community of believers that love our town and are seeking to bless our neighbors. If you hang around much you will notice that we talk about Jesus, community, feasting, discipleship, and mission.
We believe passionately in the gospel and because of that, we love to gather together to worship and tell stories about Jesus. But, we also love to scatter to our neighborhoods, jobs, and spheres of influence and do the real work of ministry in those places. We also really, really believe that Jesus is making all things new right now! That means we see Jesus in all the ordinary textures of life – Jesus redeems "life in the mundane" and crowns it with meaning and purpose! Most of all, life at St. Patrick is well, just – "real."
Our Name
In the Fifth Century, St. Patrick set out to convert the barbarians of Ireland to Christianity with little more than a Cross, a Chalice and his Faith. That Faith was so strong, the entire island was converted without bloodshed. It brought about the reemergence of Christianity throughout Europe when it had all but disappeared, reconnecting people with each other, with God and with God's truth.
Today, St. Patrick is the name we have chosen for our Church in Collierville. Our mission is to reconnect the people of Collierville with their families, their neighbors, their Church and with God. It is a Church built on a long history of faith and in the small-town tradition that makes Collierville special. But it is also a church offering new ideas, new ways to make a difference, and plenty of new friends. (If you would like to read more, check out this article).
Our Vision
St. Patrick Presbyterian Church exists to embody Christ in the everyday as we make disciples of Jesus who love God, love people, and love life.
This is a simple statement, but it really captures what St. Patrick is all about. God has called us to love him – he is the hero of the Story, and the only one worthy of our worship. He has called us to love people – his image bearers and our neighbors. Finally, he has called us to love life. He has given us an amazing physical world – a world that Jesus came to redeem and restore – and as we enjoy the good gifts he has given us, we are able to participate in that restoration! When we do those things well in our everyday lives, we reflect the incarnation in of God in flesh and blood to those around us in such a way that all of our relationships become redemptive. In short, we live the life of discipleship together.
Everyday life of disciples in the St. Patrick family revolves around four shared family values:
- Grace is Everything – We believe the gospel is the beginning and the end of everything we do. We belong and matter because of the person and work of Christ, not because of any merit we bring to the table. Therefore, grace is the basis and the standard for all of our practices. We are blessed to be a blessing.
- Feasting is Kingdom Work – The Bible uses the dinner table as its primary picture of the good life. We believe shared meals are the place where reconciliation happens, and we believe good food and drink are not merely decoration, but are facilitators of that healing.
- Community is Family – We reject the world's idea of community as transactional or affinity-based networking. Because the triune God is a family in himself, those who bear his image are designed to live as those who know and are known within an extended family, of which he is the head. We will live in covenant with one another.
- Heaven is Local – Because we are Christ's body, the temple of the Living God, we believe the answer to our prayer to see life "on earth as it is in heaven" is the local church. As culture makers, whenever we engage with the true, the good, and the beautiful, we are showing forth the power and presence of the God who is near and reconciling all things in Christ Jesus.
What We Believe
St. Patrick is committed to the tenets of historic Christian orthodoxy, as well as the particulars of the Reformed faith, as set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith and its Larger and Shorter Catechisms. To view these doctrinal beliefs at length, click here.


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Journal of the American College of Cardiology
The Lessons of COURAGE for the Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease
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- Published online July 5, 2011.
Author Information
- Thomas E. Kottke, MD, MSPH⁎ (tkottke{at}comcast.net)
- ↵⁎Reprint requests and correspondence:
Dr. Thomas E. Kottke, Medical Director for Evidence-Based Health, HealthPartners, MS 21111R, P.O. Box 1540, 8170 33rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-1540
As accountable care organizations are implemented, the basis of compensation for cardiologists can be expected to migrate from fee-for-service to effective and efficient management of episodes of care. The most successful groups of cardiologists will learn to use diagnostic and therapeutic procedures judiciously. The COURAGE (Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation) trial report (1) in this issue of the Journal answers 2 important questions about how to achieve this goal: 1) "Is it important to make the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome (MetS) when managing patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD)?" 2) "Is the presence of MetS an indication for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in stable patients with CAD?" The answer to each question is "No." Although patients with MetS fare worse than patients without this condition, all of the risk information is explained by the risk factors that can be treated directly; in addition, whether or not they have MetS or diabetes, stable CAD patients who receive the indicated evidence-based medical therapies do not have a mortality or morbidity benefit from PCI.
Because these conclusions may challenge the thinking and practice of many cardiologists, the design of the COURAGE trial deserves to be reviewed in detail. COURAGE was organized to test the hypothesis that clinical outcomes (i.e., death, nonfatal myocardial infarction [MI], and quality of life) would be superior for patients randomly assigned to PCI and intensive medical therapy than for those randomly assigned to intensive medical therapy alone (2). All subjects were followed for at least 2.5 years. Study subjects met 1 or more American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) Joint Task Force Class I (definite) or II (probable) indications for PCI (3). The only exclusion criteria were: unstable angina; rest angina, shock, or persistent heart failure after MI; left main disease; a depressed ejection fraction; cardiogenic shock; pulmonary edema unresponsive to medical therapy; recent revascularization, significant valvular disease; primary cardiac muscle disease; resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest or symptomatic ventricular tachycardia; or uncontrollable hypertension.
All subjects were given goals for smoking (no smoking); diet (low in saturated fat); physical activity (30 to 45 min of moderate-intensity activity 5 times per week supplemented by an increase in daily lifestyle activities; and weight (body mass index [BMI] <25 kg/m2 or a 10% relative weight loss if the initial BMI was >27.5 kg/m2). All subjects were prescribed 81 to 325 mg/day of aspirin or, if allergic to aspirin, clopidogrel at 75 mg/day. Beta-blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors were also considered standard therapy. The blood pressure goal was ≤130/85 mm Hg, and an ACE inhibitor was first-line therapy. The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol goal was 60 to 85 mg/dl. Up to 80 mg of simvastatin daily was prescribed alone or in combination with ezetimibe to achieve this goal. A fasting blood glucose level of 80 to 125 mg/dl and a hemoglobin A1c level <7.0% was the goal for diabetes control (2).
During a follow-up period of 2.5 to 7.0 years (median: 4.6 years), the PCI group had 211 primary events, and the medical-therapy group had 202 events. There were no significant differences between the PCI group and the medical-therapy group in the composite endpoint of death, MI, and stroke; hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome; or MI.
Although clinical trials provide prima facie evidence that aspirin, beta blockers, statins, and ACE inhibitors reduce subsequent event rates and improve survival in certain patients with CAD, observations from medical practice show that the difference in survival between patients who adhere to none of the evidence-based interventions and those who adhere to all of them is as high as 80% to 90% (4–8). On the other hand, observations from clinical practice also reaffirm doubts about the utility of PCI to reduce MI, death, and other hard endpoints in patients who do not have elevated biomarkers (9). If PCI has no utility in stable CAD patients, neither does routine testing for ischemia. The heart of effective ambulatory cardiology practice is helping patients adhere to tobacco, nutrition, and physical activity lifestyle goals; helping them adhere to efficacious medications; and controlling their hypertension and dyslipidemia.
Optimizing the care of ambulatory patients with CAD could have a significant impact on premature deaths. About 8% of Americans in the 30- to 84-year-old age bracket meet the COURAGE inclusion criteria, and another 1% to 2% have CAD with a significantly decreased ejection fraction (10). On the basis of statistics reported by the AHA and the results of clinical trials, we have calculated that fully implementing a program like COURAGE for all ambulatory patients with CAD would prevent or postpone about a quarter of all deaths in persons ages 30 to 84 years (10). This would be about 3 times the impact of optimizing care for patients hospitalized for acute heart disease events.
Failure to adhere to goal lifestyle and medication regimens in the long term is a significant problem for patients with CAD (11). However, the use of disease-management tools increases adherence (12), and 2 tools have been designed specifically for use by cardiologists: the AHA program Get With the Guidelines–Outpatient (13) and the ACC's Practice Innovation and Clinical Excellence (PINNACLE) registry (14). These management tools can help cardiologists increase the value of their services by improving outcomes and increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of care. Cardiologists who take the findings of COURAGE to heart and implement management programs for their ambulatory patients with CAD will be both fulfilling a contract with their patients to deliver the best possible care and increasing the viability of their own practices.
Dr. Kottke is the principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health grant (1R18HL096563) to determine how to improve care for ambulatory patients with coronary artery disease. He has reported that he has no other relationships to disclose.
↵⁎ Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.
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We are not a school but platform for Holistic Education!
Nine "No"s of La Wisdom Alternative Education Model-
- No Uniform or regimentation
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We specialize in delivering individualized and customized education based on learning style, pace and interest of students. For us, our STUDENTS are LIKE SNOWFLAKES, UNIQUE and DIFFERENT.
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Our one-to-one customized education provides students with the best opportunity to maximize their potential inside and outside of the classroom. The research of University of Chicago's Dr. Benjamin Bloom proves that learning occurs at a rate of 98% with one-to-one interaction.
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No Uniform, no regimentation, no indoctrination... learning thrives here through affectionate, personalized care...fostering self discipline. Our approach to learning is holistic, involving Social, emotional and behavioral development.
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Experience of an extended family at school, wherein, academics are taught by expert teachers utilizing Project-based, inquiry-driven and student-centred learning approach.
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Teaching is tailored to suit student's pace, skills, interests, and most importantly, to the rate of progress of each student. Some lessons they do fast, some they take time.
Scientific and spiritual education based on the latest researches on Child Psychology & pedagogy. We take best from all methods be it Montessori, JK philosophy, Stiener or latest scientific researches. Learning is augmented using the latest technology. We are truly dynamic, flexible learning centre, we swiftly adjust to the best. We never say, " It's not the policy". We have a year-round, open enrolment policy.
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Nature Walks and dialogues on all aspects, challenges and issues of life, widen horizons of understanding, hence nurturing of the spiritual being. This helps us to build contextual understanding and to have clarity and balanced outlook in life.
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New study links masturbation and prostate cancer What39s even more unusual is that researchers showed that young men who masturbated frequently, as opposed to those who have sex frequently Can laptops damage your family jewels 6 Dec 2013 For women, masturbation can help prevent cervical infections and prostate cancer in men as it ejects potential cancer-causing agents
30 Jun 2014 I am very worried that I might have testicular cancer, but I am scared to go Like all boys at my age, I do masturbate regularly and I fear that this
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Christmas has arrived at Bunny Hill! Well, at least "The Night Before Christmas"! Did you know that this was the poem that changed the way we think of Santa Claus?
"The Night Before Christmas" brought us Santa's mode of transportation, how he looks and even the names of his reindeer! Clement Moore originally wrote it for his children! Imagine having a father who could write poems like this! And now almost 200 years later it's still a universal poem that children love to hear! So many variations of this poem have been published over the ages. Hard to know exactly what the original poem was. One thing for sure; Santa's bag is full of toys and he's bringing them to good girls and boys!
I've used to read this poem to my own children and I know it by heart, probably just like you! This quilt evolved more than ususal as I designed it. My drawings changed as new mice were needed, until each mouse found a home in the quilt. It was fun to watch them come to life sometimes in places I never expected!
There are 8 mice. Can you find them all? Finished Quilt Size is 52″ x 62″
Featured Fabric: "La Petite Ecole" by French General & Moda Fabrics
I'll have a fabric guide available that you can download as a PDF soon. I'll let you know as soon as it's ready!
And of course I can't forget the new Snowbound block! Here we are at number 10! Two more and you'll be finished!!!
This little snow lady is embellished with a beaded necklace! And if you're going to carry a peace sign make sure it's pink! That little lamb looks like she likes it! Hopefully your quilt is looking something like this by now. Just one more row to go!
If you entered my "guess the name of my new block of the month contest" for The Night Before Christmas, I'll be announcing the winner late next week. I'm waiting for patterns to arrive so I can include one in the gift basket! And remember that 5″ square of pink that threw you off when you were trying to guess? It was used for faces and hands; children and Santa! Oh that was so bad! That one really threw you all off! Sorry!
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Well it is finally happening. I have been planning this trip for TWO YEARS and I am so thrilled to be able to announce that I am going to…..
That's right, I am finally doing more than a layover at Heathrow. This will be my first solo trip overseas. I have flown to Denmark alone before, but was met at the other end. So this is a very exciting first for me!
What else is planned? Not a whole lot to be honest. I know some of the activities I want to see, and am looking up some different places for overnight accommodation. I leave Toronto on May 5th and will arrive on May 6th and will be there until May 10th!
Since I am still planning everything out, I wanted to know:
What are YOUR suggestions?
Are there any places you'd like to see in particular? Do you have any hotels/hostels that you would recommend? I am all ears! I want to hear from you 🙂
I know this post is quite short, but I am on my way back to finish homework. I will make a post soon to update where I have been! But the good news is this is my last month of school, then I will be doing this FULL TIME! I am so excited.


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It was not easy to come out open about these secrets when the society is too rigid. However, Bruce Jenner came out of the closet and broke the prejudice when he revealed at the age of 65 that he always wanted to be a woman. Family knew he was a cross-dresser, but did not expect a gender transition coming on the way.
After a lot of surgeries, Bruce is now a woman and has changed the name to Caitlyn Jenner. The first look of Caitlyn Jenner was released by Vanity Fair as the woman graces the cover of the mag wearing a super gorgeous white corset and flaunting her bare skin and lots of cleavage.
Caitlyn Jenner might be getting mixed response from fans and social media is flooded with opinions, but her family is very supportive and showed it on Twitter and Instagram.
Kim Kardashian West shared a pic of Caitlyn from the cover of Vanity Fair and wrote, "Caitlyn Jenner for Vanity Fair 📷 Annie Leibovitz! How beautiful! Be happy, be proud, live life YOUR way!"
Khloe and Kourtney too re-posted the picture of beautiful Caitlyn. Kendall and Kylie who had a tough time accepting the changes in their dad also showed their support.
Kendall shared a video from Caitlyn's shoot. Kim also made sure that Caitlyn is being followed on twitter by her fans and gets full support. Kim Kardashian tweeted,
Everyone please follow @Caitlyn_Jenner on twitter! xoxo
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Check out how the Kardashian/Jenner daughters react to Bruce Jenner's woman side, Caitlyn Jenner.
Kim Kardashian West
Kim shared the pic of Caitlyn on the cover of Vanity Fair and wrote, "Caitlyn Jenner for Vanity Fair 📷 Annie Leibovitz! How beautiful! Be happy, be proud, live life YOUR way!"
Khloe Kardashian
KoKo too accepted the gender transition of her dad and wrote, "We were given this life because you were strong enough to live it! I couldn't be prouder!!! Caitlyn, You are beautiful!!! 💋"
Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney re-posted the Vanity Fair's cover pic and wrote, "Freedom! Stunning. #Caitlyn"
Kourtney later posted one of the pics from the shoot and captioned it, "Get the Porsche out the damn garage. #Caitlyn"
Kylie Jenner
Bruce was always worried about Kylie as the little daughter was finding it hard to accept the transition of her dad. Now that Bruce is a woman, she showed her support sharing this pic and writing, "My angel on earth! #caitlyn"
A video posted by Kendall Jenner (@kendalljenner) on Jun 1, 2015 at 9:57am PDT
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A supermarket in Copenhagen found 100kg of cocaine in place of the bananas they?d ordered.
Whenever you buy anything, there?s a small risk that you might not get exactly what you expected. Wrong colour, wrong size, an iPad that turns out to be an empty box ? these are all predictable problems.
But it?s pretty unclear how a shop in Copenhagen, Denmark who put in an order for bananas, somehow ended up with 100 kilos of the finest Columbian cocaine. Instead of shrugging and organising what would likely have been the best staff party the world has ever seen, they reported it to the police.
The Coop chain shop first noticed the mix-up whilst carrying the banana boxes into the store, some of which were mysteriously heavy. Opening them up, they found bags of white powder. After a presumably fierce debate over whether to report it or sell the lot and take a five-year holiday in the Caribbean on the profits, they turned it in. The police believe it is, in fact, cocaine, but haven?t 100% confirmed this. I don?t think there?s a huge amount of proof needed beyond ?white powder from Columbia? .
Police are trying to track down the banana sellers/ coke dealers in Columbia, but so far haven?t made any arrests. This actually isn?t an isolated case, as another shop, also in Copenhagen, was delivered some mystery white powder of their own on Wednesday.
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So the other cost I mentioned will be in the area of tires.
In this event I just ran with my street tires 255/50 ZR 16 BFG GForce Sport and stock rims (only chrome). There was a lot of tire spinning and some smoking. The surface of the track was…well lets just say less the optimun..ok…fine…it was horrible. (You could toss in a few cuss words in front of horrible and you wouldn't be over dramatizing.) It was black top, cracked, uneven and there was grass and weeds growing on the far end. The tires looked rough when I finished the 10 runs. Too many more events (this was the second auto cross on these tires) and I think I'd have to replace them.
So that really means that to protect the street tires and the chrome rims, I really ought to have an other set of tires and rims. Now you are talking money that many of us average guys aren't going to spring for. This is true for vette owners..tires are not cheap for the older vettes. Not so for my co-worker running his Civic, they are reasonable.
Take my C4 the tires and the Wheels are uni-directional. Not unusual for tires, but my 1984 C4 rims only go one way and are labeled left front, right front and the same for the rear. I do have the original set of rims that I will eventually restore to the factory aluminum and clear coat, but right now they would for auto crossing. But the rubber can run upwards of $700.00 and if I put racing rubber on it, according to SCCA rules it will change my class.
The last cost is the "I broke it cost." They could be just about anything on a car that's racing. Anything mechanical, brakes (oh..they will wear out a lot faster in auto cross…or at least the way I do it!!!!), undercarriage, right down to the dreaded "cone damage". (yeah…yeah….I know you aren't suppose to hit them…I know the object of the race..but man did I kill some of them 'good'..no doubt!!!) I did no damage to the vette but I did see a Evo that took out a portion of his front air dam.
In fact the vette performed flawlessly, only problem was the driver. I'll get to that next blog. You'll laugh and I'll give you my times and points and we'll talk about PAX times and classes.
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I watched the girl climb out of the car. How old was she? Twelve? Younger? She stood staring around, eyes darting quickly from one place to the next. Her thin body, covered with ill-fitted and well-worn clothing, spoke to near starvation, a thing no child should ever face. Hunched shoulders, small hands clenched into fists, she would run at any moment. I'd seen that look before. I'd seen it in the eyes of children in Africa. A deep, gut wrenching fear filled this little girl.
Her driver was at the back of the car, opening the trunk. I didn't know him, even though he was from my hometown of Twitch Crossing, Georgia. Twitch Crossing sat on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp, surrounded by all the good, bad and dangerous things the black water provided. I considered my relatives in that small town to be inbred cretins. This one was no exception. Short, balding, his ugly face had frozen in what was probably a permanent sneer.
He reached in the trunk and jerked out a gym bag. He threw it at the kid—hard. I deflected it with quick twist of magic. What the hell? If he'd hit her it would have knocked her flat on the pavement.
I marched up to him, grabbed him by the shirt and tossed him against the car. He bounced off with a satisfying thump and landed face first on the asphalt.
I glanced at the girl, expecting to see her overcome by terror and running away. She hadn't. Oh, her face and body still said she was afraid, but I could see fear battling with curiosity. I went to her.
"Sorry, kid. Didn't mean to startle you. I really didn't like him."
She gave me a tiny twitch of a smile. Her eyes met mine for a fraction of a second. "I really didn't like him either." Her soft child's voice could barely be heard above the traffic. "His name is Beau. Someone else was supposed to bring me. He made them let him do it."
"Ah…did he…hurt you?" If he'd molested that child I was going to take him someplace and bury him.
She gave a slight shake of her head.
The driver struggled to get to his feet. I helped him. Didn't want him staggering out of the grocery store parking lot into the street. I slammed him down again so he wouldn't get run over. I nudged him with my foot. "Okay, you delivered your package. Go back to the Crossing and crawl in your hole."
I grabbed the girl's bag. "I'm Nyx," I said. "Nyx Ianira. You're Celia. You were supposed to meet my sister Marisol. Right?"
A little nod, but this time she met my eyes.
"She couldn't make it, but I'll take care of you. Let's go. I'll give you a tour of your new home. How's that?"
Ah, that brought me a faint smile. My sister Marisol had agreed to take the child at the behest of the girl's mother. The girl came from a very crooked branch of the Dutere family, one of the six families of witches that had founded Twitch Crossing a couple of hundred years ago. Low on the power structure of the Earth Witches, this rotten twig eked out a poor living in the swamp. Celia's mother was ill and feared for her daughter. No witch was invulnerable.
We climbed in the SUV I had borrowed and I started the engine. "Hey. I didn't scare you too bad back there, did I? I swear I'm a gentle soul most of the time."
Celia giggled. "Devil gonna get you for telling lies."
Whoa! More to this little thing than she let on. She was still frightened, but working past it. Good. A hard life hadn't sapped all her strength.
"Well, Celia, the first thing we do is feed you, little witch."
"You think I'm a witch." I heard the hope in her voice. "Most of us Dutere in the swamp don't have much power. Some don't have any."
"I don't know, but Marisol will find out. She'd better at that than I am."
I took her into a restaurant that advertised home cooked food. Everyone stared the moment we walked in. Oh, Great Mother, her posture, facial expression and movements immediately went back to the pitiful creature I seen at first. She produced a helpless little child persona as a stress reaction, a defense, when she was unsure of herself.
There were four waitresses in the room and they all immediately flocked to our table. Celia had a glass of milk in front of her almost before she sat down. One had a menu in front of her, suggesting certain good wholesome foods. I was lucky to get one to actually take my order. I had to laugh. Marisol was going to have her hands full.
Celia Dutere was a witch all right. A natural with the unconscious ability to summon others to her aid. She used her helplessness to create a spell. When she was grown she'd want for nothing. People would stand in line to do her bidding. Why was she so thin? Most likely the isolation of the swamp. You can't get people to help you if there are no people around.
When I finally dragged her out of the restaurant she carried a huge bag of food with her. If we'd stayed longer, people would have begun dropping donations on our table.
"Okay, kid, we're going into the Barrows."
"I thought this was Duivel."
"It is. It's just a special part. The Earth Mother…you know who that is?" The Earth Mother was a demi-goddess, guide, and occasionally total pain in the ass for witches.
"Yes. Mama prays to the Mother sometimes."
"Well, the Mother had put a ward around the Barrows. It's like an invisible prison wall. There are bad things in the Barrows. Bad people, too."
Celia gasped. Her eyes widened and her thin arms clutched herself.
I laughed. "That was the ward. You're now officially in the Barrows."
This part of the Barrows, the northern edge, looked normal. Couple of strip malls, gas stations, convenience stores, nothing special.
"Look over to your left." I slowed the SUV when we passed the glass and steel shining in the sun.
Her mouth dropped open. "Oh, it shines. Is it a palace?"
"No. Believe it or not, that's an exercise studio. Something you might need someday if people keep feeding you. It's call the Archangel."
I thought about taking her in, maybe to see the owner Michael, the beautiful son of a demon. No, she was too young for that. She'd learn about gorgeous, enchanting men later. I had a better place in mind. I pulled up and parked in front of the Armory. "Do you know about the Sisters of Justice?"
Celia nodded. "They're like the Mother's police for bad witches."
"Two Sisters of Justice live here in the Barrows. Retired. They run a school. They teach girls how to fight, to be strong, take care of themselves."
I led her inside.
Good. Sister Eunice was there. Six-foot Eunice epitomized the Sisters of Justice. Like all of her kind, she lived balanced on the edge of instant violence. She had tan skin that spoke to heritage rather than baking under a hot sun, and a healthy, muscled body. A woman that tall, with that kind of bulk, could look coarse and masculine. She didn't. She simply looked dangerous.
"Hello witch." Eunice's deep voice filled the room. "Where did you get this little chick?"
"This is Celia, Sister. She might come for lessons someday."
"Need a bit of meat on her first." Eunice grumbled a laugh, but I saw her staring. Oh, dear, the child's natural spell ability had to be controlled or she would own the Barrows in a week.
Celia gave Eunice a look filled with hope. "Can ya teach me ta fight? I sure do want ta punch my cousins. They pick on me. I gots ta hide in the swamp."
Great Mother. Where did that southern redneck hick accent come from? For some reason I will probably never know, it hit Eunice right between the eyes. Her mouth open, closed and opened again. Celia had struck the right note to spell a Sister of Justice and that Sister didn't have a clue.
I left the Armory with Eunice begging me to bring Celia back. She could teach her the basics while she fattened up.
When we were back in the car, I had to ask. "Why doesn't your hoo-doo charm work on your cousins, Celia?"
"Because they're Dutere like me." She laughed softly. "Like you?"
"Yeah." So I didn't like to admit that I dangled from that crooked branch, too. "My mother was a Dutere."
"One of the high-class ones from town. Mama said that."
"Not to be insulting, Celia, but I don't think there is such a thing as a high-class Dutere."
The girl was smart and quick. She'd do okay. Marisol would probably be ticked off, but I drove on down River Street. We passed the strip joints with all the triple x signs, the early ladies walking their patrols, until the road ended at the Bog.
"That's Sullen Bog." I pointed out the flat morass of open water and small tufted islands. "Don't go there. It's not clean like the swamp."
Celia asked no questions as we traveled. That concerned me.
"Celia, those places, the people on the sidewalk…did it bother you?" What had I done? Were those tears in her eyes?
"Honey, what's wrong. You can trust me. I know I just met you, but…"
She shivered. "Cousins Henry and Blake grabbed me last year. Went to a place with lots of x letters on the sign. They met a man and took me out to the Old Swamp Road."
I waited. That couldn't be all.
"They tried to sell me. They took money. But then Mama came. She'd followed. Mama's sick. She shouldn't have used all that power and it hurt her, but she took me home."
She took me home. And the bodies disappeared into the swamp. Good for Mama.
"There's more cousins, though. So Mama sent me to Marisol. That's why Beau made them let him drive me here. He wanted to make me tell what happened to Blake and Henry. But I didn't. You won't tell about Mama, will you?"
"No. I won't tell." But maybe I should take a trip home and talk to some of my relatives.
I drove Celia back north to where Marisol had a pretty little house not far from the river. It had a yard full of flowers, shade trees and room to grow. Celia would have her own room, go to school, learn. She'd be lonely, but most Earth Witches are. It came with the Mother's call to service. The Mother gives a witch power and expects her to use it. I liked this child. I had other things to show her, too.
I'd take her to the compound where we soldiers trained to fight dangerous creatures that came through the Zombie, that lethal portal to other worlds. Someday, a long time from now I prayed, she'd get to meet the exquisite and deadly golden demon who lived deep in the ruins. There are few things of beauty in the Barrows, but many people to like and to love. It would sharpen this not so delicate child and give her a home.
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"A powerful witch might live a long time, but a single well-placed bullet could change that. While my preferred weapon was magic, I was not averse to shooting anyone or anything offering my sister or me harm."
Ex-soldier and earth witch Nyx Ianira is working as a PI in San Francisco when she sees the last thing she ever wants to see: the Sisters of Justice—the mysterious earth witch police force. A Triad of Sisters usually means an execution mission, but the Sisters' only goal is to capture and escort Nyx across the country.
Nyx is badly needed back in Twitch Crossing, Georgia, the place she ran away from ten years ago to escape the stiff rules and duties of being a true witch. She wanted a life of her own. Now she's being dragged back to her swampy hometown because another life is in danger: Her little sister is missing, and Nyx is the only one who can track her down in Duivel, Missouri.
But the key to finding her may lie with dark and tempting Etienne—a sinister criminal with a fearsome reputation, a ruthless attitude, and a total immunity to magic….
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