The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-01-10

| his very beet Often the spirit OF
discourag, mcnt comes over them
particularly ut night, when weary
cold and hungry, they turn into their
comtortless huis, on the snowy
ground. Then sometimes there is
thought Ct home, and warm fires,
and some speak Of giving up. But
next morning out comes Washing
tons general orders-.li,tle short
note, but it's wonderful the good il
does land they all resolve to hold
on, come what may. There arc com.
missioners going all through the
country to pick up supplies. Il they
come 20 you, need not tell you
what to do. know all that will be
in your hearis
There, children, sce what your
father suflcrs,' said the mother, 'aDd
what it costs these poor Soldiers to
gain our liberty
'Ephraim Scranton tol mo thai
the Commissioners had come as far
as the Thr>e Mi es Tavern, and tha,
he rather 'spected they'd be along
here tonight said John. ss ho was
helping round the baked beans to
the sileit company at the tea table.
Tonight Do tell now! said
Aunt uitly. Then it, time we
were awake and stirring. Let's see
what can be got
I'll send my new oyercoat for
one said Juhn. That old one isn'
cut up yet, is it, Aunt ilitty?
No said Aunt llit,y, Il was lay
ing it out 10 cut over next Wednes
day, when d, sire Smith could be
here to do the tailoring
'Theres the South room, sai'
, Aunt uitty, musing; 'tIlet bed ha'
the two old Aunt Ward blankets OF
, it, and the great blue quilt anl two
comfJitors. Then, m tuci ) and IL,
room, two pairs - four comiorters
: two quilts-.-the best chamber ha
c got
= 'OL, Aunt llit'y. send all that /
e in tho b-st chaub-f! Ii any com
/ pany comes, We can make it up oi
II our beds, said John. i can ecnd
h blanket or two from off my be !
e know; cant but Just turn over in il
i there's so mary clothes on now
c Aunt llitty, take a blanket q
from our he'd, said Grace and Die
+ AZ once
Well, well. well sec,' aid Aur
=, Ility, lustling ~.
Up rose gran mamma. with grea
!. ce7nes'ness, now, and going TO III
7 n"Xtruom and opening large ceda
chest, returned, hearing in her arm
d two lsrg", white blankets. which sl'
1t deposited on the table Just RS Aur
p Iliuy was whi5kng IF the tabl
lclrth.
,r 'Murta! Mother. what are yo
n going to dog asked Aunt !ii'ty
4 ere, she said, i spun those
ev ~ thr, al OF EN-. wh II my nam
Al was Mary Evans. Those were II
ut wedding blankets - made o. re-
n nice wool, and worked with roses
lc all the rners. I've got them
e give and the cd lady s,rokod ar
% smootted the blanl eta. and y t.,
: them down with grei pride al
~ tenderness. 1t was evident she W
, irving something that lay very ne
8. her heart; but she never faltered.
III La mother, there's no need
to tn, t. sal Aunt fIitty. Use the
il on your he'd, and sen the blanke
off from that; they are just as goo
rs for Soldiers"
No. shsn't' said the old lnd
= WI king warm; 'tisn't a bit too got
or Tor 'em. III send the very best l.
is got before they shall suffer. Sci
be em the besl!" and the old lady ge
ry tnr,d oratorically.
ve They were interrupted by rap
~ the door, and two men entered al
ry announced themselves as being col
o. missioned by Congress to search o
at supplies for the army. Now {
ed plot thckens. Amt uitty flew
es every direction-through entry pa
m. age, meal,room, milk.room, doy
Ter cellar, mp chambel-her cap bord
nd on end with patriotic zeal and i
gh lowed by John, Dick and Gra'
nd who eagerly bore to The kitchen t
Ter supplies she turned out, while NJ
hit Ward busted herself in quietly 80
ne and arranging, in the bes, tr,veli
order, the verious contributions til
'ys were precipita'ely launched on
INT kitchen floor.
ast Aunt Hittyisoon appeared in D.,
at. kitchen with an armlul OF stocking
tea which, kneeling on the floor, !
the began counting and laying out.
las There said she, laying down
for large bundle on some blankets, I'll
leaves just two pairs apiece
zen round
out LAT said John, whats the us'
ere saving two pairs for me9 | eau
md with one pair as we'll as father
it. Sure enough said his moth
ap (; besides can knit you pair i
the day
fire 'And can do with one pair 6
er's Dick.
ON Yours will be too small, yol
ari. master, l guess, said one Of
Commissioners.