Soon a nation of equals would form or the white man would be driven off the continent. My regular packets from Washington allowed me to document those...of bombastic fury demanding the destruction of the 'red man'. It truly amazes me that fifty pounds gold will buy an uneven duel or an anonymous grave. Many merchants quietly joined our federation, as well as abolitionists and innkeepers. Strong central government would destroy us, hence we opposed it by manner fair and foul. I worked to apply the. Now get off the phone and make that call!" Melissa ordered hanging up on him."Mommy, what's happening?" Mona asked. She was now seven and sensed her mother's fright. "Did something happen to Daddy?" Nothing happened to Daddy," Melissa embraced her daughter. "How would you like to go with me, Aunt Michelle, Briget, Olivia and Jenny to downtown." Yay!" Mona jumped up and down clapping her hands. "Can we get some new clothes?" It's not a promise but we'll see," Melissa hugged Mona again."Goody!". The sound of metal hitting bare wood resounds inside the small apartment. Looking up, she follows the noise. Seeing the shimmer of something rolling across the floor, she follows curious as it rolls, swaying side to side before stopping and circling upon itself before resting against the grain of the wooden floorboard."I wasn't dreaming!" Picking up the gold coin, she studies it close. A sheen of light seems to radiate from it as she holds the strange coin up toward the sunlight. A shamrock. Unlike other clubs it seemed as though anything goes here, kids were using drugs right before the entrance and no one seemed to be concerned about anything. There wasn't a long line seeing that most of them were inside already. As we entered, the scent was even stronger in there, the music was extremely loud and I can see that most of them there were already highly intoxicated, some barely able to stand on their own. Shania led me to the bar, we ordered our drinks and then headed to one of the.