Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-04-03

u1u'rsteph Their needs and that they woul
therefore respond literally to my appeal i
behali OF the Sanitary Commission 1t wa
a drlzzly, slopPy morning, and a. wen
from house to house, getting fifty cents here
and twenty-five there, my courage somcw ha
lc-soncd. was told over and over. that th
times were ~ hard, and the CALI for none,
- numerous, that though they felt a stron.
desire To help tho soldiers thev could civ,
nothing alav. thcs" small sums Perhaps Il
was strictly true some of them. | have n.
doubt, did give all they could but in almost
cvcrv house ! saw such Evidence Of comfort
all"- not to say expensive habit, Of living
that could not help asking mvsclr whether
If We were fully aware Of what wa, demand
ri pt us IN this crisis OF our national histar,
we should not all be- glad to deny our~clvcs a
little more than We are doin..9 But I put
down the thought Collecting for 'cnevo-
lent object know was apt TO mako ON. cen.
eorioue and unclaritablc would not Weld
to the temptation and I warmed NJ my
spirit by thoughts Of the brave wives and
mothers who had given mp their beloved ones
to tight. and if need hc. 2, lie for their
country and its causc. E,sid,-, I bad not
lrcn into Broad trect. had lurppsclv lcft
that t. the last, for there ! csp,ctcd te -ct
lives, ten. and iwcntles. anJ jir utlcipa-
ton kept my spIrits up.
When J reached Mr. Navuarl's -atc.
hesltated about cong in. | knew her hus-
band was IN moderate circumstance that
they bad several children. and ih,t she had
been one If the most hearty -ivcr~ md work
.ra IN all lanhuTv ! thought ehc had done
all she cn-ht tr d. hut my instructions
were Teremrtorv - eall AZ ever hou-e. %
thinking ! would tel her J didn expect To-
-ct anvthln=. ! ran ny RI. leJe and ran-
the he'll >hc answered ~ herself How
nice and PRETTY she loole1 ~ hcr calico
Inorning dr,>4 and little linen collar with
h"r fair face lighted up l,y a sweet ,nil.
90 ! saw YOU "pmin-, sn1 knew vour er-
rsud IN. .'il and thought ! wnuldn';
dctain YIN >in.lc moment | hsvc collect
cl enough E" know hoyy tircs,,n. standing
an doorstep l.. Sayn- thu. -l.r Put
lill in my hand. and added, lau-hinglv. ESQ
yvu clu ~ on. unless Won are tired and
really want Ia rest yourself.
Assuring her ! wa not. ! went ON nav
WAY, TccrinS iuto my pur-e ~ the bill IL
va- h'c dollar Que, the Target sum had
vet received. '' How can shc aH.,r,l to give
20 much - was my first thought -' This is
thc fruit ui actual ~clCdculal. was my
second. D." W wonder she Looks s., voun-
and fresh, - much A. if her heart Was fun OF
peace and JOY Of cour>c % i, she has
learned the secret Of true Happiness: and
my heart SlOwcd in thinking OF The quiet
little woman who loved her country better
ti.an >he did her own ease anil comfort.
These delightful reflections Carried me into
Broad street. and the first h",isc in It was
Mr.. Somcr- wondered Il vent up the
broad, handsome stone steps. and stood wait
I IL Il. 1
would give me, twenty ur thirty dollars.
hopcd. IrrhaI- even fftv. fer the, r,cr. yerv F
wealthy, and had no children, and among all
my acquaintance no one secnci NOR, in
tcrc-ted in the var, or talked 80 .loqucntlv
about uur poor. brave soldier How much
-hc had ALREADY given. ! know not Irol,a-
hly good deal. hut on this more urgent
call, sh, y,culI deubtlc.- siyc q -p-l deal
myrc why, hundred dollar wculi not he
ec much frr them a- iilc was for Nh. Nav
naul- No, ! could net ~ct lc.- tlau httv
llcr Iarl.r- WEI. ,le=,Ht ior liaulurv, in-
dced ior any I'l'''. carpet. table mirror~.
chairs and lounge, al were rich and costly.
and in beautiful tastc. with protu-ion Of
picture, h'ok-, anj pretty knick-knacA-
Ecattercl round M ORDERLY confusion
Mr.. S,mers came down i'm an elegant
morning wrapper when indeed v1s Nrs.
Solucr- ever seen when she rdrb't dressed
most charmin.ly-and wa vcrv cordial
After liitl. discussion Of the mornings
news aud dell1riu- the -lovnc-, of our ,7,ai.
net and officers, shc left uc to cct her purs,
1t Was q superb ono, inlaid with silver and
pearl, aud A. her pretty lewcled fingers
moved about dantily among its contents,
felt v.Iy rich already Herr VA, q woman
who not only felt for the poor -"ldicr- and
knew what they suffered, but who vi, able
10 he liberal. -lr-, it j. dreadful tc think
Of the poor. brave i,.llow-,' she had said. ~
I spoke Of the want. Of the hospital they
mn-t be looked after and made comfortable.
Thcrcvas kind "f fascination in tlr-, tr.t
tv. plump fin-ers, and my &c fcllowed than
rs -hc gracefully extended her
hand 10 me with bil-cnly one but then
II might le fifty, OF even hundred dollar
bill by THE time. think rather expected
the latter sum eome Tich people had
given five hundred dollar checks why not
she didn't mean to lpak at The till as J
took il. vet could not help seein- it was
only one-dollar rne Ny thank you.
died away on my lips, and / was barely saved
from an audihl. exclamation II of perhaps
had better spy Asnag, now thai have
cooled "a Probably my face ezpc scd 2
little Of my feeling. for she said % If in re
ply To- it, You have no idea. NY dear Mr-
Newton, how difficult 1t L. for me 10 get hold
OF auv money in these days; wac never -
etraitencd in all my life. Thrsc are dread
ful timce ! DO hope this terrible wsr will
4uun &c over ,
have no clear ilca how ! .rt out of the
room | hope not too precipitately, for what
was the use Of being angry? But | was an
l. J
money - said, az walked straight up the
street Y couldn't stop anywhere in that
frame of mind" How did she g,t enough
to buy her furs, and her costly morning
dress, and that new lounging-chair, should
like to know and that diamond ring which
she told veetcrlsv she had ordered from New
York for Christmas present - her sister,
who is rich euuugh TO buy her own rin.s, or
~ without Money she can get enough
ior all her own foolish fancic-, aud then
leave our poor soldiers to lie down and die
for want of decent food and clothes - And
A. thought Of the Injurious seats ALREADY
in those handsome rooms, and OF the new
one lust brought home At the cost OF somc
thirty to forty dollars, and then of the dying
soldiers in the distant hospital, hot tcars ran
down my cheeks. How many poor fellows
might have had bedquilts and warm danncls
bought for them with halt that money
Tan it he. | cried. that any New Eng
land woman, in such time A. this, should
wrsp herself round with luxuries and forget
her country and it, needs > Have We no pat
rio;i-m. no real love for the great Vrinciplcs
at stake DO We only talk about our love for
justice and freedom, vet never get our soul-
filed with desire 10 do something to sustain
them : Shall our country lc ia this immi-
nent peril. rackc1 10 AMI irv hv convulsiou,
which NAV end ia it, yery dcath-thrve, aud
We 20 on eating, and drinking. snd dressing.
and smiling. a. il nothing wa- the mattrr
Shall our brave men be -iot down. and ear
ried MANNED aud dying 10 hospitals, and We
NOV. about la unr -ilken dripcrie-.. c=,relc>-
whether they nave do,,ent garment OF
covering. ora refreshing draught
to c,-,l their icverish lip? II we are 80 lost
TO ~ RIGHT Feeling. - recke>- oi the -pat