Wish You Well Page #6

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Now if what Southern Valley did

does not qualify as a misdeed

then there is nothing

on this earth that does.

You can pull the gas

out of the mountain,

but in time,

just like the coal, it will be gone.

And so will Southern Valley.

You want a savior?

Then look to yourselves,

rely on each other,

just as Louisa Mae

has been doing her whole life.

For her, the resources of the land

are never exhausted

because she never tried

to tear its soul out.

And her reward

is to live a decent, honest life...

for as long as she desires.

I want to say something.

You know she would never sell her land

'cause that land is like her family.

It may not seem like much

to those who want to destroy it,

but it means everything

to the people who call

the mountain home.

The reason I came here

was because of my dad,

but I want to stay here now

because of you.

I found this in your closet.

I thought you'd like to have it.

All rise.

Be seated.

What say you?

We find for Southern Valley.

Hallelujah!

Well done, counselor.

We will appeal. Don't worry.

That was... that was really good.

Real good.

- Thank you for your vote of confidence.

- Thank you.

I will always believe

that Louisa gave her life so our mother

could come back to us.

And maybe it didn't hurt that a little girl

told her mom she loved her.

With our mother back,

we didn't have to sell the farm.

And Cotton sued Southern Valley

for Diamond's death.

Since we were the only family he had,

the money went to us

and Diamond still lives here,

in a place I know he loved.

My mother and Cotton

were married a year later.

They spent four wonderful

decades together

and died within a week of each other.

Like my father, I left the mountain,

but I came back.

I married and raised a family here

and I started writing novels

just as my father had.

And though I never won

the sorts of awards he did,

my books tended to sell a little better.

It's a true comfort to know

that I will die here on the high rock...

and I will fear my passing not at all,

for the view from here...

is so very fine.

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