Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-11

| ne'ei A4'-'S 'ShSu W az H''S S"NNP'
and that he was court-martialled for running
away at Manassas, but don't believe it,-llt
wears such lovely Uniform. Well, besides the
slippers, have made an exquisite cigar-case
for General Bombastes Furioso as token ot
my regard admire him so much: they
say he drinks the best of wine, ard swears
sublimcly in French. ., Think of it But
mast beg Papa for that hat if it does cost for
ty dollars. | heard the Hon. Mr.. Eumhug
say money was more abundant in our countr,
than it ever was before, and cannot, posi-
Grely, do without one of those exquisite beau
ties Madame declares has just run the block
ade from Paris, thu half suspect Paris is
AIada,ne's bacli-parlor. But Pauline Parve-
uue won't know the difference. a kingdom
for new pair of pale primrose kids"
We wish the war uas over, aud Miss B..
B. safely landed in her adcred " La Belle
France We have no need for young ladies
who wear Kids, and silks, and Paris bats, and
.re afraid of spelling their pretty white hands
at such a time s.this. But Kittie knitter
speaks quite differently. I>uie is quite a
novice in French, but she understands Eng
lish and common sense:
"Salie, Salie, do come here aud see my
new dress Isn't it a beauty? This blue
stripe is double-and-twistcd, and this dove
color single; dyed with indigo and tea
spoonful of copperps and vc forgotten tic
rest, but mother can tell you. She made
the dye, and that is the only help l had.
Male it every bit myself from the spinning
to the weaving, and 10 body helped me to
warp but Tom. You know Tom has been
home on thirty days fisrlough. Ha! Ha!
Yes, he says ] wove roses in my checks.
While was at the loom, be split the Pal
,ne,to for this hat. Isn't L q n:ce one? |
am going to trim it in the ribbon bad on
mv Summer bonnet three years ago. l;'sfa-
ded little but can wear it still, for you
know Sallie, anything will do till the war is
over. Mother and have been carliug wool
and knitting socks for our company all the
winter, and piatted this hat at odd times.
We haven't much time for anything but
soldiers worl; these days, have we, Sallie?
Bat lis all play TO me. love 10 work for
oar boys, aud ii seemed wrong-lke 10 MAKE
tha, dress for myself, but noilles said need
ed it and mus: have it, So was very we'll
to sit at the loom a!l day for a
wetk--for you see, also got out two pairs
of pauts for Tvnl and q coat---sy yards
day. Sallie, and mother said that was doirg
very we'll, tho in her yourg days !hey wore
eight Or ten. Well Tom sat b. Me while
| was at tue loom, and split the Palmetto, or
cut potatoes tor cchee, while We talked.
Happy times? Oh, Sallie, We talked il all
over, and laid oil plans for Our cottage,-
garden, and flower plat, and furniture an'i ALL
You kaow-Lide your face, Salie, till tell
you-Tom and are to be married when the
war is over; that is, il God spares HIM
Oh, no Pm not crying These stripes daz-
zle my eyes. Pretty dress ISN'T it: al
ways think of Tom when look at it. How
happy we will bo when the war is over y
We all love Kitiie, don't we and wish the
war was over for her sake if nothing else T?
We hope Tom will come back with I'll his
limbs safe, and his love for kittie as true as
hers for him; and that the cottage, furni-
ture, garden, and a!' will test the adTanta-
yes of Ilittic'S Confederate experience
But Mrs. Jones, and Mrs. Smith, and Mrs.
Boadicea Beaumonde and kittie Kn;tter are
not all who say "When the war ends There
is something else We need besides ham and
eggs, and shcetiug. and garden seeds, and kid
gloves, and new dresses, and-a husband !!
What is it G. N.D.