The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-26

other Northern States! Had not New Eng
land done 80 much better than both the
South and the other Northern colonies OF
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
the traitors and the Copperheads would
have had the pleasure Of monorchical do
mlnion, under which their darling institu-
ton Of slavery would have gone the way i,
went in the British colonies!
Mr.. Copperhead, we leave the subject
with you. Reflect upon these facts at your
leisure, and fathom, if you can, the depth in
which you sink your manhOOd-if you ever
had any-in forever abusing the North and
New England II reference 10 this war, in
forever rejoicing in the success Of the trait
ors. and in forever doing all you can to i'm
pede the successful prosecution of this con :
test for the preservation Of tina; which the
blood o. the North, and especially of New
| England, sablished !-IfncinTGti Gazette.
-E The followingparagraphs, which are
from the pen OF the Local Of the Du-
buqne Times, contains SO many excellent
suggestions, that we deem no apoloaQ due
our readers for the space they . ccupy His
experience Of 'childhoods humble uome, I
reminds rs of scenes il our own toyhooa,
never TO be forgotten:
! MAKE 1T DO FOR ANOTHER SUMMER. ,
i-ComiAg down street yesterday morning,
we observed woman endeavoring to me-
gotiate with tia: useful member of society,
the tinker, for the repair Of the broken
handle of parasol. We did hot intend 70
| listen, but we heard without listening. a
few words Of the negotiation. If Il could
be done well, and cheap enough 70 make il
! an object she would like TO have II mend
| ed. She did not know whether il could be
mended at Sall or not, but If i. could, she
would to make lido Tor another summer
"Penurious" say you? Not bi: of 1t.
! The high, generous forehead, the large, ex-
pressive eye, the clear, ringing, silver tone,
!, bespoke no narrow, stingy sou,. We have
seen such faces and heard such voices be-
fore. They belong to persons whose names
! may not, it is true, be found so often as
some others upon subscriptions TO popular
enterprises of benevolence; but they are in
delibly engraved upon the hearts Of ma
ny whose lives haye been made more fun
OF sunshine, through their deeds OF un-
| bCasted charity. Prudence is not IN consist
ent with genuine benevolence. Our I'M
known economist will have a dollar more
| TO expend in mnis:ering TO the needs of
some hard pihched neighbor, from making
| that parasol "do for another summer
| In fact, quite a train Of thought was suy-
gested by the simple remark, intended only
| for the tinker's ear. In the swift approach
| ing days, whether the war be continued
long or finished soon, the present fictitious
prosperity OF community must meet with a
severe, we fear terrible reverse. But
now, the temptation 20 individual and ma
tional extravaganza is well nigh rresisti-
ole, when OF all times economy is the most
| necessary, as We shall learn 20 our abiding
sorrow by and by. If every man, woman
and child, were 10 save dollar each the
coming summer, and as much more the
| coming winter, Sand where one person
could not do this, dozens could do more, }
there would be saved among the citizens OF
the loyal North, forty millions OF dollars =
| equal TO the average yearly expenses OF the
Govern4ent from its beginning till the be-
/ ginning Of the Civil War-just by making
Something 'do for another summer
f, And in these coming "herd times" Ire
| vii. be best of, not who owns the creates,
amount OF stocks or land but who in these
easy times has got out of deb: and fore
handed with the world. And the man
whose wife thinks Of saving dollar by
mending parasol handle, thinks likewise
Of q thousand other ways of saving other
dollars; and when "hard tines cotne,
they will find such man-and his wife
with. their lamps trimmed and burning
prepared to meet them and triumph over
them. Many man has been saved from
bankruptcy because his wife understood
the mystery of making pants for Tommy
and Johnny out Of their fathers thread
bare coats, aprons for Mary and Jenny
their usefulness, raveling the legs of much
| dnrned socks to make into juvenile stock
ings, manufacturing toilet tables and
lounges from old boxes with their proini-
nent points hidden by web arranged calico
covering, divertne -four sacks from their
original intent and re-organiZiDg them
into towels and pillow cases, and hundred
expedients as simple as that OF mending u
broken paraso! to ',make i: Go for another
summer &ea
But after all, the financial aspect is the
least important in which the subject is 70
be considered. In family imbued with
such spirit, fashion and show are second
AIRY matters. We feel assured that here We
shall find earnestness Of purpose, irdepen-
dence Of character, and All ''inner life, that
can keep on the quiet tenor of its wav.
! without depending entirely upon the al
luEenerts Of "eiegant society" With a
full appreciation of the delight and dangers
"higher life" If they are not leaders in
fashionable circles" thay can enjoy with
with keener zest the pure pleasures Of the
family circle. Interesting looks and hsty
ornaments, loving parents and obedient
children, afectioEate sisters and respectful
brothers, a pleasant hearthside and a hap.
py hOme-all these were bespOken bv the
face and voice that proposed mending the
parasOl, so as to make it do for another
summer"
May be we have been too liberaal in our
inferences, and built too large a super
structure for so small foundation. II 80,
our only apology is that we have drawn
from the treasures Of our own experience
in our childhood's humble home, where
mended parasois, homemade caps, reno
vated coats, patched pantaloons, and many
another expedient Of economy were neces-
sary, and not ashamed Of And whv
should we be now, whose contrivances
were. so manifold to make SO many things
''do for another summer" has left us her
teachings, her example, and her memory,
and risen to everlasting life in the Eternal
/ Summer Land.
In 1861 the Sth Ohio took with them to
the field an eagle, which has followed them
into all their fights, and screamed wildly
above the din Of every battle. The brave
sth is now on furlough, having re-enlis-
ted, and having the eagle still with them
they find no difficulty in filling up their
ranks with recruits. The noble bird has
been twice wounded, and if he comes out
Of the contest the boys intend he shall be
kept at the capitol at the charge of the