Open to interpretation, I suppose. I always saw it as connected to the loss of his brother. Maybe a member of the group will clarify it for us.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 7:01 PM Michael Meeropol <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't think so Mark --- "the best" is in the verse BEFORE his brother gets > killed by "a Yankee" --- in the earlier verse they (Confederates) are > "chopping wood" - and their "money's no good" --- they're the ones "taking > what you need and leave the rest" ..... > > Thus, (QED), the "very best" is everything the Caine's had ---- > > (I think, anyway ....) > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 6:13 PM Mark Lause <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The "best" that was taken is obviously his brother. >> >> >> > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#428): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/428 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/76186108/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES<br />#1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message.<br />#2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived.<br />#3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
