What two opposing ideas are
juxtaposed
(set side-by-side) in the
following passage from "Diary
from Dixie"?
16- April 15th. I did not know
that one could live such days
of excitement. Someone
called: "Come out! There is a
crowd coming.!" A mob it was,
indeed, but it was headed by
Colonels Chesnut and
Manning. The crowd was
shouting and showing these
two as messengers of good
news. They were escorted to
Beauregard's headquarters.
Fort Sumter had surrendered!
Those upon the housetops
shouted to us "The fort is on
fire."