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Counting the Cost and the McCoul House Fire
A moral tale about paying a high price for success and honor follows a boy who catches a fine fish yet learns a deeper cost. The piece recalls the historic McCoul House in Spotsylvania VA used by General Lee and later destroyed by fire, with notes on its age, architecture, and wartime relics. The column closes with whimsical vignettes and a thought on generosity to the hungry.
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Iris
Tee
McCoul
Spotsylvania County
Robert E. Lee
Bloody Angle
Guy M. Herbert
State Highway Commission
Angle
Spottswood Inn
Spotsylvania Court- House
Joseph Sanford
Myers
Court-House
Sanford
Mr. Sanford
United States
Smith=sonian Institute
Washington
Tekax
Willie
New England
American Museum of Natural History
New Jersey
Long Island
Europe
Japan
Massachusetts
Mattie
Fcohestront
Iran
Rhode Island
Vernant
New
Maine
Vnfas
Earth
United States of America
Congress
Conness
New York Independent