Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-13

blue ouilt and two coftfofters. Then smbth-
els ana nv room. two pairsGLfour comfort
ers-ltwo s,uiltsRtbes bese chamber ms
eot--4l''lreH IN aVolJ -57fd T7i07g r6TT
IaOb. ghdnt H;ttv. send an that 4 IN the
host cbamberi ~ .nv comnaov comes Ve
"a n make II mn from 'onr bcAs ~ mid Jobn
II can send a blanket or two from nv bed
know can't but lust turn oyeri Il, there
IL 40 many clothes On now, w,',lU lI'fFT
VAunt Hittv. take abIsukst off from DUR
bed :" said Grace and Dick At once :
"WeIl, well, well see y said Aunt Hitty,
busting up. 'e'7 II2n VIZ > lT17'''
Up rose grandma with Rfest earr,estness,
now and going IA tbe next room and omen.
inr n largo oedsr- wood chest. rst,,rned. bear.
inc IN her arnsJwo lsrSeS. nav rWhite blnff,r-
ets. which she deposited aat on the table,
inst ne Aunt Hitty wa wbiskinr off The
table. cloth. 7'rG'0p jill ? =, ~ :
mortal! Mother, what are YOU going to
dor, said Aunt Hittv. FfD''- e-T'oG
"There. E" said she' 'sI snup these--everv
thread of ,em' when INV name was Mary
Evans. Those were nv wedding Blankets
made of real nice wool and worked with
roses In ali the corners 'Pve spot the,n 10
giyo;,' and the old ladv stroked and smoothed d
the blankets, and patted them down with
great nr;de and tenderpose r. was ev;dent
she was giving something that lay very near
her heart but she never hltered.
"Lal Mother, there's no need Of that, -
saidlAunt Hitty. "Use them on your bed,
and send the blankets off from that they
are just as gUod for soldiers" iH 4i'nia4
''No, / shan't," said the old lady, waxing
warm ''tisn't q bit too good for 'em. I'll
send the best I've got before they. shall
suffer. Send 'em the. best! and the old
lady gestured oratorically. ,1L ~" 49,
They were interrupted by rap at the
door, and TWO men entered, and announced
themselves as being commissioned by Con-
gress to search out supplies forlthe army,
Now the plot thlckeps. Aunt Hitty few in
every direction..,.through entry passage,
meal room, milk room, down cellar, up
chamberEher cap border on end, with pa.
trotic zealand followed by John, Dick and
Trace, who eagerly bore to the kitchen
the supplies she turned out, while Mrs.
Ward busted herself in, quietly sorting and
arranging, in the best travelling order, the
various contributions that were precipitately
launched on the kitchen floor. uR
Aunt Hltty soon appeared In the kitchen
with an armfui OF stockings, which kneeline
on the floor, she began counting aud laying
out. rHt nH
There ! said she. laying down alargt
bundle on some blankets. THAT leaves jus
two pair apiece all around. "h .. coy.
La said John, whats the use Of
saving two pair for me? L can do with ont
pair as well as father q
:" Sure enough" said his mother; "be
sides l can knit you a pair in day. "ai.si
"And can do with one pair, too" fsai'
Dlck.gs2 'ssi x1z-1t "a f.s. $1,000 szli'i'.ii
tnp"fSufs Will be too small, yodng master
lg1ess," said que ofths commissioners,
No, said Dick, ''.Fve got pretty, goo
foot Of my own, and Aunt Hitty will alway
knit my stockings an inch long, cause sh
says | grow So See here, these will do
and the boy. shook his head trumphantly.
And mine, too, said Grace, nothin
J doubling, having been busy all the tim
pulling off her little stockings. ,u ~" 'li.
Il Here, SAID she TO the man who wa
| packing the things into a wide-mouthe
sack mere y NINE ana i,i ner large piue eye
iookeu eaIuestiy throuGgn 's,G her sears
Tha Aah: h;,as ,d.y new ~ E Ip,. IGuI grhac'Uas
Ing Sniiu crazy. Eon tnink Tue nls E
SDuu Swnu %eaf Iy's your ''o'0Ans '' e fis'
: Grace looked around with an air OF utte
desoIa'ion, ana Degah 70 cry.
! want to give something, said she
d rather go barcfooted on the snow all da
tnaH Gos sena tne% stoa ahy.mng oh;,a
the Old soldier. IThere' f'll take them An
( show 'em to the soldiers. and tell 'em whi
o tho little Girl said that sent them. II wi
! I do them as much good Az II thew could wes
Q them. They,haye rot little girls, at hom