Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-20


And drive away her grief
He looks into her tender!face
ue reads her wants TOD we'll,
nave no leather now on hand
hive no shoes to SELF
am working for the Army,
And have no time to lose
In working for poor women, ma'um.
o" "ending ehildren's shoes."
"What do you charge to make PART
want them lad. indeed;
have my children's shf les to buy
IT'S very cold indeed3'
Ten dollars, ma'am. is ow the price
Io make common pn3r!"
Ihe widowed mother tutns away
In horror and despair
lie cares not for her SORROWS now,
lie makes his money fist,
Sticks closer to his lad
Barefooted though the sblders be.
tie cares not for their pains,
80 he increases now in Wealth,
And counts his mighty lgoins
sna 1es sssEs xanis ss she nnssnSos nner
II wish to buy some ledkher,.
AS much, sir, as a s,da
want my shoes nil made at home
Shoemakers ask so high;
10 pay the ready mone{ down,
really sir, will tryf'
For best Of sole now ]nust charge
Two dollars and h4f;
For upper l charge thrle dollars"
- And he is seen to laugh.
he knows too we'll her3means are anal,
She cannot give the price,
lie vans to drive herdfrom the yard,
And he has done it Pice.
She thinks of cold De- tember, now.
r She thinks of sleet Ind snow;
N1; 2I1., matter what the Rfice may be,
Without it. cannojgo.
Inc monthly earnings Of her bows.
=, are drawn to paWthe bill.
She leaves the tann{r in his ward.
And feels his hea Itstrings chill.
The tanner says 81 is very hard,
Indeed It's not nv fault
paid high pric4 for raw hides
~, a high price, TOP for salt.
Ane people must fave leather, ma'am,
They cannot d$ $swithout:
IT'S now the timd to make nv nile
know what I'm about"
The lady hunts t E old shoe shop
=, She asks the bols the price.
20 make herself ind children shoes.
I'm manner strdhg and nice.
'1have work ting + Is engaged.
some soldiers SHOES to make,
40 not think that can now
Your making undertake,
1t ! had time I'd have to charge
Ore dollar fifty cents:
ana m thats loo low in these hard times,
10 pay for salt and rents.
II Is no uso TO talk at all,
We can't afford to lose
Our preciousithpe and trouble
In making ~oNan's shoes.
My ,nc;gbbvrs in We armv, ma'am.
Have sent for sipes for camn.
And did disappoht them nav
,e would think me Auiie scamp,
- worked for othe$ People,
I'D have to take mAeun
And this way of fighting Yankee{
Some people 'Aiui nd faa.
SO, !.. tie lady: disappoin.eA now, !
,,oo m.tn I'm. leather seeks her &ome.J
10 school they cannot roamf
SO: she resolves, If stay At Nine.
They ehall be warmly cisk
She thinks of sons in armvX&o
And her fs''''s' are y s|.
The Factory now claim1 bsr miAd-
shs must have some .pun sruSk,"
AgS hoPss'n this adv &6turs
az esIg. haze some bette} }lnck.
And a. ra~os ass sGss ssi,. = ssS,: sss. ''re
1Rs army needs sod oIothines
Tbs aalsisr ri houe sLos.
50: has no celh f9ards on hand.
:, And cotton hiio high;
foSI S punches 6bsr eight and ten,
ehs 10 eon,pM to buy.
one sssss M ser nle all along, I
The forms Of tagged soldiers .- I
Are passing in her view.
sass crowds Of folks 10 wagons,
are vending, too. their way.
Ios&sEggstmet % hsye & ehssas:
r, on mat glad auction dsy.
one makes thsspIAss,sahe crowd h great.
And looking al around:
one ea;. nnas the hundreds camping orr
Soltesgys1 sHtha ground.
The hsafsoass. The auct;ope.r
pN:SM aIsRs Rsleotns yoics-
ye Ms ooIisrs yelled on every side,
-, now makes his heart rejoice.
teS soeky buyer pays his bin. s...
:, AAsyarn 10 stored away.
AgpEres of. he's homswsri bound,
Sess that happy day. -
- SsE r.
assa l.dy got o.s buoss, :.
oSoeld not got the four, ,I
Sn&Aapdsed bunebss mpsa h seid
.nT!ay ea9not cell ona more
rr ns. tnus sempsllsd shs .hurries of,
VIZ fssseh s hsr home ere night.
Than. .so.s .s'sapSs u ssgs z i.,;! esr MAD.
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!, Asn4ssoa s4s q: true. the yssld vsess os--
,SSs4ovs ef msnsy sssns ,-.',.se
70 SsgePJ their daily tkonshts
.. sSsh broken. nightly dream.
Ems,Msesssr m,,sa how the var soss on. 5, =
tns$etton spinnsrs secs :. I; ~
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