The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-01

IN her arms TWO large, snow.white
be'f'"s " which she deposited fiat on the
t.he just as aunt Hity was ~h''klng OFT the
cloth ..,or what are Won oono to
1,q said aunt Kitty.
90 rA s said she, spun those every thread
, ,m when my name was Mary Evans
T III we're my welding bIanke1s-made OF
INV@ 0;ce wool. and worked with roses i'll all
lSa' corners. I've got them to give " and the
Nv ~ l.jy stroked and smoothed the blankets,
Wv w ,,ited them down with great pride and
'"' tr,oss 1t was evident the was giving
' , that lay very near her heart but
che never !altercd.
y, la mother, there is no need Of that
..;l amt Kitty. Use them on your bed, and
'" "n1 the blankets of irom that; they are just
81 Good for soldiers.
no sbar', said the cid lady, waxing
u.rn. .,yisu't bi: too good for en-. III
,,nj ths very best I've GOT before they shall
.[,r Send en- the best = and the old lady
s.,,ure1 oratorically.
They we're interrupted by a rap at the
j,or and two men entered, and announced
,bsn.eIyes commissioned by Congress to
search ont supplies for the army. Now the
Vie, dickens. Aunt Hitty flew in every d.
rcton-through entry passage. meal room,
milk room, down cellar, up chambcr-her cap
border on end with patriotic zeal = and follow
ed w John, Dick and Grace, who eagerly
5orc 10 the kitchen the supplies she turned
ont. while Mrs Ward busted herself in quiet
" sorting and arranging, in the best possible
,rave)ipg order, the various contributions that
were precipita'ely launched on the kitchen
floor.
Aunt Hitty soon appeared in the kitchen
with an armtu OF stockings, which, &neeling
on he floor, she began counting and laying
ont.
There she said, laying down large
bundle on some Blankets that leaves just two
pair apiece all round
la " said John, what's the use of saving
two pair or nc? | can do with one pair as
well as father.
Sure enough said his mother; besides !
cen knit you pair in IL day
AND can 10 vita one pair said Dick.
Yours will be too small, young master, l
guess said one OF the commissioners.
No. said Dick, | have got a pretty good
foot Of my own, and aunt Hit'y will always
knit my stockings an inch too long, because
she says grow so. See here these will do;
ard TIE boy shook his head triumphantIy.
And mine too, said Grace, nothing doubt
ing, having been busy all the time in pulling
off her little stockings.
Here she said to the man who was pack
iug the things into Il wide-moushed sack, here
is nine, and her large blue eyes looked earnest
y through her tears
Aunt Kitty flew at her. Good the child's
crazy. Don't think the men could wear your
stockugs-takc EN- away
Grace lcok ed around with an air of utter
desolalon AID began 10 cry. want to give
something said she = I'd rather 60 barefoot
ed on the snow all day than not send cm any.
thing
Give me thy stockings, my child, said the
old soldier There, I'll take 'cm and show em
to the soldiers, and tell them what the little
cir. said that sent them. And it will do them
as much good as if they could wear them
They've got little girls at home too Grace
fell on her mothers bosom completely happy,
and aunt Kitty only muttcred:
Everybody does Spite that child; and no
wonder neither
Soon the old sleigh drove off from the brown
house, tightly packed and heavily loaded
And Grace and Dick were creeping up tc
their little beds.
There's been something put on the atal
Of Liberty 10 night hasn't there Dick 2
Yes, indeed, said Dick and looking uE
to his mother, he said But, mother, VIVA
tidyou give 2
3 said the mother musingly.
Yes. you, mother, what did you give II
the country
All that | have dears,' she said layint
her hands gently on their heads MY hus
baud aud my children
WORKING EIIToR.-A correspondent o
The Northern Advocate, writing from Boston
says:
Dr. Haven, the editor CT Zion'S Herald