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Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
In March 1865, the War between the States
is winding down. Till now, 23 year-old Simon
Boudlin has evaded military duty thanks to his
slight stature, youthful appearance, and utter
lack of compunction about bending the truth. But
following a barroom brawl in Texas, Simon finds himself
conscripted, however belatedly, into the Confederate Army.
Luckily his talent with a fiddle gets him a comparatively easy
position in a regimental band. Weeks later, on the eve of
the Confederate surrender, Simon and his bandmates are
called to play for officers and their families from both sides
of the conflict. There the quick-thinking, audacious fiddler
can’t help but notice the lovely Doris, an indentured girl from
Ireland, who is governess to a Union colonel’s daughter.
After the surrender, Simon and Doris go their separate ways.
But Simon cannot forget the fair Irish maiden, and vows that
someday he will find her again.
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