The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-21
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE

CoEr O'LANUs ON FAKI-y AFFAIRS
The Brooklyn EaCie has correspondent
v 10 knows thing or two. Fear him:
I: is (. good thing for man 20 pay g.
| ter.io 10 his family.
/ Prov ded tie aas one.
Married men general have. 50 have J.
i It's the natural coEse len Ct 81 getting
married.
/ Families. Ike everything e.se, are more
expensive than they used to tie. Shoes
and clothes cost sight, and now {: Gays,
and children have mostly good appeti;es.
Mine have.
Boys vii be boys. Trey cant help IL
They were born so. i is Their destiny 70
tear their trowsers, ard wear cut two pair
s,aI;ly employed Ike beseiged garrison
repairing i-eeches, and their Unfortunate
pa paying out currency, under s:roLs COL
| vic;;on tia: there is noting Il. '!sa.her
Ito wear cUt.
tried oonper-toei boots on ny heir
The copper wore well, and have an IDEA
that COPPER boots would ~ good idea.
but coc.dn't ind q ;ne:ai4ic shoemaker 10
carry: ont.
Mrs. o.. also become a,taeL4a TO cop
per ard though. j, woald b. a. improve
inent an d save sewing Il boys panta!oOns
were Like ships aao tea .ke.t5es, copper
bo.:onea. The suggestion wae 4. Nc. l.
Copper SO ran IN my head q. The time
that DRAKE ea.led me q coppe. head.
This was the origin Of the term.
MIS- I'll. is a managing woman. She
makes trousers for our son, Alexander
Then,is'oc.es, out Of mine " hen I've done
With them. re can get through tEree pair
10 my ore, ordinarily, and am obliged to
20 keep n.2l supplied.
occe suggested that < q stt be within
, The resources OF at and industry 10 make
Kim ra!~o2t OF new material.
Mrs. OIL said positively taa: i: couldn't
be done. l:wouId ruin Us. Sic concud-
Ell i wss oaesper 20 c.l. q PAR had pad
twelve dollars for.
J ssbse quen.ly soand u1on enquiry
that Few cloth for ;ha. purpose co,.ld have
beer D1CSh: Tor abou: two dollars.
] vent.-ed - tel Mrs. OF. xpec.inr
q triumph OF :aa.e toresigh. over female
lack OF Judgment.
She gave ne a ,ool, O: sco-n, as she
wanted % Know i had asked the price Of
trimmings
Trimmings were too much for me
I have been ;..rAid Of trimmings ever
since.
Trimmings, ! suppose means Buttons
an! things.
IN addition 10 clothes. .he soon Of cur
Eocse runs W other expenses.
the 10y q father feels, when ai:er day
laborioa. exercise at the office, wres: ing
WITH steel pen, he re.arrs - his dc mes
-ic retreat and is me: az the gate Nv
smiling cAe-aG.,E, who in tones tina. 80 10
his fond parents heart, and makes I IA
forge; BIS troubles, with, Hello, pa give
me a per.y."
CIR hand ias.irc,:ve.y goes 10 re sea.
OF your affections, your pocke, ar.d draws
forth the coveted coin which IS prom by
inverted IN nolasses candy.
Sue kUSDy.--We have j: from good a.,-
thoritt that Sue Mundy is nc: a female. IS
IS generally believed, but IS in realty Je-
rome Clark, a son OF Hector NJ. Clark. C
simpson county, KY, and cousin 10 Eon.
Beverly l.. Clark; also cousin % TaEGv
CLARK, now In the State prison for roDt.rg
The mails. lie as about - years G! age, @.
medium female stature, small fee; and
hands, face bea-d.ess and quite handsome,
voice SOFT and teIninine-ail together n,ak-
ing counterfeit; SO perfect that even John
Morgan. on y certain occasion, Mls:ock
him for 3 female. lie belonged 20 Morcan's
command, and was with hum en- LIS raid
through Ohio. His first experiment a. de-
ceplon n female attire, was played of 4. To-
en- his commanding General. He was
neatly dressed Ia Nloomor costume, wore a /
fancy military cap, containing a X Of .e- |
down carelessly over his shoulders. Tins
atsired, he was introduced 10 Lis cnies:ain
by some Of his comrades in arms as Ms /
Sue Mundy, who under the iyYekis.i b.e |
of patriotism. was earnestly |
solci.ous TO obtain position 70 his oom-
mand favorable 10 The deve.opmec: al re.
highly intensified sympatn.es ard .-oS.ss
n behalf OF the rebellion. MORAN, struck !
with the beauty and heroic bearing cf ri IS /
MunGy, at cnee consented % .Lro.l ter, I
aud give Ter desirable posii,tu. Eut On /
inIulrirC partisaiarly IN reference 20 her I
name, she replied, Jerome c.arE. SIR /
when he merrimeat resulting from hls /
successful ezT.e-l rleu. bad sut.aet!, Nor
gan remarked, "All night. boys, We VII I
have Use for Sue MunGy.' /. followed /
hat CLARK, IL tie character Of Sae N.rCv. II
lnvai liable service 20 John Nor I
gan.
Ten Sons X TEE u. s, AE&Y-M-s. iii
"a Ann Upright, Of the town CT W.nneba-
90, IN this county, has furnished zen soEs |
Tor the United States army. a. :he open
ng of the WAY she had thirteen sons ard & I
number Of iaugh:e-s-heirs of ter former
husband, Mr.. Arrow Merchant, Iate of,his
soun.y, deceased. Early in TIE war, eight
Of the Merchant brothers VOLUNTEERED. il
he military service OF their coan:yy, and
sub-equ en.ly two more OF tie brothers s.e
coming Old enough, entered the service ~
80. One OF the young Merchants was
killed az Island 30. 10, another g. tie bat
lie before Atlanta; a :h:rd vas brought
rom the army sick and died here at hc ne.
others have been wounded.
\ naDb2r Of mothers a Wrnehago
county have furnished from three % i've
sons III the cause Ct tie Union, bu; we have i
neither Known or heard Of any enc here or
slsew here, except Mrs. Upright, wno has
'ent ten brave boys to the battle ae.d.-
should the war continue, The yocnc soLs-
30: now old enough for the military ser
,ice-win probably join their brothers IN
he army. Mrs. u, the mo-her IS che o.
he intellige Mt and patriotic women Of our
ountry. She is still in vigorous and &C
i've life, and we hope may long i've 10 en-
oy the blessings Of the glorious Govern !
nent for the preservation Of which she has !:
acrifced SO much. Such . mother de-
erves a handsome pension Rorxfcrd
IU) 6eoister. I
WA correspondent: Of The Richmond !
Dispatch, writing from Wilmington, on tie
5.h Of Decem Der, Of the bcmba:Gmen: OF !,
Fort Fisher, says: ]