Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-11-26
What was done in the Revolution.

The following story of the Revolution
was first published. some wears aro in the
Greenfield Mass J Gaz tie. and il is now
copied from d" The Book of Locke" pare
500 There Is no doubt of its entire
truthtulness. The heroine was Miss Eu-
nice Locke, daughter of James Locke.
Esq. of Townsend Mass and sulse-
quently the wife Of Edward Richards -
She died at Gill, Mass, in 1916. aged
about ei@htv-thrce
Her example may do something to in
splre the ladies of the present day with a
similar spirit to provide all things nee led
Tor their brothers. husbands and fathers
our brave soldiers-who on the tented
field are now heroically battling for their
country iiaG AMI the righ-s of man
When the whole people Of ne North are
as thoroughly in earnest and willing 10
make as great sacrifices a. were our Rev
oiutlonary fathers and mothers then may
we zoos with some hope for the speedy
termination OF this rcbclliuus war.
Late in the aftcrnoon Of enc Of the
last days of May, in the wear Is. when
was a few months short Of fifteen vears
old, notice came 10 Townsend Mass.
where my father used to live that fifteen
soldiers were wluted
The training band was instantly called
out, and my brother that was next older
than ], was one that WAS selected lie
did not return till late at night, when VIC
were all in bcl When | rose in the
morning | found my mother in tears. who
informed me that my brother John WAS to
march next day after tomorrow ut sun
rise. My father was at Boston i'm the
Massachusetts, Assembly Ny mother said
that, though John was supplied with sum
mer clothes, he must suffer for winter gar
ments. There was at this time, no stores.
and no articles to be had except such as
each family could make itself The sight
oE mothers tears alwa : brought the hid
den strength of body ald mind into ac-
ton instantly asked what garment was
needed. She replied ''pant&loons. ''Oh,
is that Ill? - said |. we will spin and
weave him a pair before he goes But.
SAID mother, " the wool is on the sheep.
back, and the sheep are in the pasture
Immediately turned 10 a younger broth
er and hade him take the salt dish and
call them to the yard Mother replied
Poor child, there are no sheep shears
within three miles and a half | have
some small shears at the loom. said i
- But YOU can't spin and weave it in 80
short time, am certain we can,
mother. How can YOU weave it? there
is a long web Of linen in the loom No
matter | can find an empty loom" BY
this time the sound Of thc sheep made ms.
. quicken my steps toward the yard re
. quested nay sister to hiring the wheel and
cards, while | went To the yard with my
brother, and secured white sheep from
which | shearcd with my loom shears half
enough for web, sent the wool in bv
my little sister, and Luther ran for black
sheep and held her while cut off wool
for my ti.liH- and half the warp then
allowed her to 90 with the remaining
coarse part Of the fleece
The rest Of the narrative we abridge-
j The wool thus obtained Was duly carded.
spun, washed. sized and dried a loom
was found a f'w doors OF the web got
in and woyc, the cloth prepared cut and
made. two or three hours before tho
brother departure-that 5 to say thas
in forty hours from the commencement,
without help from any modern improve
mcnt, The good old lady closed her ac-
count by saving. ' felt no W .ariness,
wept not | was serving my country, | was
relieving nay poor mother, was preparing
a garment for my darling brother The
garment finished, | retired and wept till
my oyerchargcd and bursting heart was
relieved