Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-29
A story Of the Revolution,

The following is bona fide fact, taken with
out emendation from the life Of mother in Is.
rael. It will show that there was an anti Bri-
tish spirit in the women as we'll as the men of
'76. / hope all the girls in franklin will read
il, though I am afraid some of them, especially
in the capital of the country, will need die
tionary to find out the meaning of the terms
old fashioned piano with one string, the other
is big house organ with but few stops. But
to the story
Late in the afternoon of one of the last days
in May, '76, when was few months short OF
fifteen years old, notice came to Townsend,
Mass, where my father used to live, that fi;-
teen soldiers were wanted.
The training band was instantly called out,
and my brother, that was next older than was
one that was selected. He did not return till
late at night, when all were in bed. When
rose in the morning found my mother in tears,
who informed me that my brother John was to
march next day atier tomorrow morning at
sunrise. My father was at Boston in the Mas
sachusetts assembly. Mother said, that, though
John was supplied with Summer clothes, he
must be absent seven or eight months, and
would suffer for want of winter garments
There were at this time no stores, and no arti-
ces to be had except such as each family could
make ITSELF The sight of mothers tears al
ways brought all the hidden strength of the bo-
dy and mind to action. | Immediately asked
what garment was needful. She replied, "pan-
falcons"
80, ifthat is ALL" said 7, tive will spin and
weave him pair before he goes"
"Tut," said mother, "ihe wool is on the
sleeps backs and the sheep are in the pasture"
Immediately turned TO younger brother
and babe him take salt dish and call them 10
the yard.
Mother replied. "poor child, there are no
sheep shears within three miles and halt"
81 have some small shears at the loom,"
said I.
"But we can't spin and weave it in so short
a time" ......
81 am certain we can mother"
"IIow can you weave it, there is long web
of linen in the loom"
"No matter, can find an empty loom."
BY this time the sound of the sheep made me
quicken my steps towards the yard. reques-
ted my sister to bring me the wheel and cards
while | went for the wool. | went into the
! yard with my brother and secured white
sheep, from which sheared with my loom.
shears half enough for web; we then let her
60 with the rest of the fleece. | sent the wool
| in by my sister. Luther ran for black sheep,
and held her while cut off wool for my filling
! aud half the warp, and then we allowed her to
go with the remaining part of the fleece.
The rest of the narrative the writer would
abridge by saying that the wool thus obtained
was duly carded and spun, washed, sized and
dried; loom was found few doors of, the
web got in, wove and cloth prepared, cut and
made two or three hours before the brothers
depa-ture-that is to say, in forty hours from
the commencement, without help from any
modern Improvement
The good old lady closed by saying, 81 fel,
no weariness, wept not, was serving my
country. was relieving poor mother, was
preparing garment for my darling brother"
"The garment being finished, l retired and
wept till my overcharged and bursting heart
was relieved"
This brother was, perhaps, one of General
Stark's soldiers, and with such spirit to cope
with, need we wonder that Burgoyne did no,
execute his threat of marching through the
heart of America. L. Greenfield Mercury.
Advice 10 Sundry Persons.