The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-11-10
A STORY OF TIE REVOLUTION

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The following Is n bona lide fact, takei
without emendatloh from the HE Of moth
er in Israel. Ii will show that there wa
on anti British spirit in the women as vel
as the men of rs. hope all the girls il
J franklin will read it, though am afrai'
some of them, especially 10 the capital o
the county, will need dictionary to finc
out the meaning Of the terms wheel, loonl
&c. The first is the name of an old fash
Toned piano with one string, the other is I
big house organ with but few stops. BIZ
to the story.
Late 10 the afternoon Of one OF the las
days 10 May, rs, when was few month";
shor, Of fifteen years old, notice came Il
Townsend, Mass, where my father used Il
live, that fifteen soldiers where waited.
The training band was Instantly callet
oui, and my brother that was next oldc
than was one that vas selected, lie dit
not return till late at night, shan oil were
10 bed. When rose in the morning tount
my mother in tears, who informed me tina
my brother John was TO march next da,
after 10 morrow morning at sunrise. Nj,
father was at Boston 10 the Massachuselt
assembly. Mother said that, though Johl
was supplied with Summer clothes, be mus
be absent seven or eight months, and woul,
suffer for want of Winter garments
! There were al this time no stores and NJ
articles TO be had except such as each fam
ily could make itself. The sight Of moth
er's tears always brought all the hIddel
strength Of the body aud mind to action
| immediately asked what garment wa
needful. She replied, pantaloons. >
80, if that is all, said |, Eve will spit
and weave him pair before be goes"
"Tut," said mother, +" the wool Is on iht
Sleeps backs and the sheep are III the pas
ture.
immediately turned to younger bro;he'
and babe him take sal, dish and call them
TO the yard.
Mother replied. poor child. there are
no sheep shears within three miles and q
half"
al have some sinai! shears at The loom,
said /.
Blu, we can, spin and weave it in SC
short time."
al am certain we can mother"
How can you weave III there IS !
long web OF linen in the loom"
"Nu matter, can find on empty loom.
By this time the sound OF the sheep made
me quicken my steps toward the yard.
requested my sister 10 bring me the wheel
and cards while vent into the yard with
my brothc; and secured q white sheep,
from which sheare6 with my loom shears
half enough for q web; we then lei her 60
with the rest Of tho fleece. sent the
wool IN by my sister. Luther ran for black
sheep, and held her while cut of wool for
my filling aud half the warp, and then we
allowed her to 60 with tho remaining part
of the fleece.
The rest Of the narrative the writer
would abridge by saying lha. the wool thus
obtained was duly carded and spun, washed,
siz4d and dried loom was found few
doors of, the web got IN, wovo and cloth
prepared, and nude two or three hours be.
fore the brothers depdr,ure-ihai IS 10
say, 10 forty hours from the commencement
without help from any modern improvement
The good old lady closed by saying, 81
fell, no WEAKNESS, wept not, was serving
my county. | was relieving poor moth
er, was preparing garment for my dar-
ling poor brother
"The garment being finished, | retired
and wep, ill my overcharged aud bursting
heart was relieved
This brother was, perhaps, one OF Gen.
Siarks soldiers, aud with such spirit to
copo with, need we wonder that Bargoyne
did not execute his threat Of marching
through the heart Of America Green
FIELD Mercury.