Addy's Little Brother

Addy's brother had fought for the union and had lost an arm during the war. He has a job to clean stables and it gets him quite tired.

Addy is becoming jealous of the friendship her brother Sam has with a relatively new boy in town, Daniel, a relative of one of her friends. She's jealous of the attention he's paying Daniel and time he is not spending with her.

Daniel tells her Sam is needed at work but she wants her brother to take her to a social get-together so at first she doesn't tell him. After he tells her that Daniel's brother was killed in the Civil War she tells him and they get to the stables just in time to save Daniel from being pummeled by a horse.

The factual section deals with African American churches in Philadelphia. It explains the role churches played in African American lives at the time, going far beyond just religious needs.

This is another in the excellent series of short story books, each one carrying a very important message and fascinating historical information.

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