Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-02-07

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like to see Clytie Emily Northrop
says it's lovely; they had one at her Uncle
Johns.
Aunt Sarah had her cue, and clandes-
tine epistle was again dispatched to Cousin
Helen.
| 1t was Monday morning, dark and dis
NAL, the sky just ready TO your down rain,
the air chill and raw. Milly was busting
! the blinds in her room when heavy sound
broke on her ear. Cannon" she thought.
| She listened earnestly. sThere it is again
and bellsr Down stairs she flew.
Mother Carrie Aunt Sarah! Do you
hear that? There must be news! Lee
must have surrendered .ptE
Every one came Mrs Morgan from the
| Kitchen, where she was "scalding over"
sweetmeats, Carrie from her sewing, Aunt
Sarah from sorting feathers in the garnet.
All stood in the door-yaTd, regardless OF
the chill and damp. +r
"Only heart" cried 8Iilly. "How fast
| they fire! Oftener than once minute, /
should think Isn't it splendid? A great
| deal better than they did for Richmond
! Oh, / wonder what the news is =
"There's Mrs. Holman at her door" said
| Caroline. Perhaps she knows" Milly
| instantly ran across, but returned unen-
| lightened. Mrs Holman had heard nothing
"How ] wish we knew said Caroline
"Just listen to those bells! And see the
flags going up. I'm sure it must be Lee
they wouldn't make such a time for any
thing else There come the Changers down
to their gate. Maybe they can tell us. )" q
"Wait a minute interposed Aunt Sa
rah. "Theres a gentleman stopping to
speak to them. | dare say he has got the
news" -e-7 g I3s liz .a Ias4n
There was q most excited Capitalization
at the Changers gate; but the eager watch.
ers. across the. way caught only now and
then a word. Then Helen Granger ran
down the walk.
Lee has surrendered she cried. s'With,
all his army ''7 '''" .t.'l
"Oh how good!n said Milly. "Thank
God !" calculated her mother, fervently.
While Aunt Sarah leaned her head against
the gate-post' and fairly cried for joy
r. "We shall have peace soon, L hope" said
Carolina. iIa5ast ~ 't4.
And our boys viii be. coming home
again, said Mrs. Morgan. " All that are
left to come" added Aunt Sarah, with sor-
rowful recollection, Oh, if Charley had
but lived to see this day." And all eyes.
filled at thought of the brave young cousin,
far in his unknown grave, deaf to these re-
,joicings. lA HaI 81 '#
"But what news it isp' said Milly, as the
sense of it struck her afresh icst
"You may well say that" was her aunts
emphatic comment You never heard
such news in all your life before. and never
will again, if you live to be a hundred" 6
+ "The flag!" said Milly, breathlessly !;
"what are we thinking off,. Away she
scampered, and in five minutes more the
dear old colors waved over the group.
iS "And ilow," she said, " must 90 down
and get the papers, We never can waittill
father comes home"
The half-mile walk was a triilnplial pro-
gress, vocal with the peal of bells and the
thunder of cannon. Almost every house
hung out the Stars and stripes in honor of
the glad occasion ;,every one she met salu-.
ted her with joyful smiles. One old Irish
woman, an utter stranger, called out, 'sGood
news, honey!" and Milly felt like falling
on her neck and kissing her. In the town
all was tumultuous delight. Never had our
young friend known such an experience.
The raw April morning breathed balm the
odor of gunpowder was pleasant and re-
freshing she seemed TO tread on air.
"Here are the papers!" she said, flying
in on her expectant family. "It's all true;
you'll see the letters. That magnificent
Sheridan - H sf,la
"There must have been dreadful fighting,
though, to bring it to this" said Aunt Sa-
rah. " Our soldiers will be needing every
thing. | sent little to the Commission
last week, but believe must spare some
thing more. Just write line to the Treas
urer, Carrie, while | get my porte-mon-
naie."
Mo ono ,o,,ld .h++Io a+o, l;1 ~ xro,l. -, "A
day; the news must be talked over, and
projects of peace and reconstruction dwelt
upon. But after nights rest things fell
into their usual order again. Carries pre-
parations went ON with vigor, and were al
most completed, when a second express
package arrived.
"For Milly this time, said her father,
while Aunt Sarah prudently made her es-
cape from the room. When strings and
papers were removed, beautiful chrome
Autograph made it's appearance. Milly
went in search of her aunt, whom she load
ed with thanks and reproaches, both of
which were received with entire stoicisn
"After what you said the other day,
thought you would prefer it to a new dress"
was her only comment.
T Indeed l do! I had great deal rather
have it than any other thing"
"Well, then, if you've finished scolding,
we'll go in and take look at it."
The picture was held against the wall and
arranged in the best light 2 afHE&
"Pretty, isn't it,? said Aunt Sarah, COM
placently. i" I left it to Helen;I thought
she'd know what to get, she's around among
such things SO much. How rich that foliage
looks !" .e
Beautiful " said Milly. cts almost as
handsome as painting But" she added,
sorrowfully, "this cost as much as your al
paca, I'm afraid. That will have to follow
your silk. You will have nothing left but
| your bonnet and mantle"
"Who cares?" said Aunt Sarah, defiant
ly. "There's some comfort in spending
ones money for pretty thing like that l
never did fancy those stone-colored alpacas;
dull, plain-looking things; no beauty about
them anyway '''i .e'.i"
Milly bestowed admiring attention on her
landscape, but her aunt appeared uneasy.
"There want anything else in the package,
was there? she asked az f -
"Why, what should there be?" said Mil
ly, with open eyes. - 1..t'.l
Aunt Sarah gave no very definite answer,
and the girl, in her interest aboutthe hang
ing and framing of her treasure, forgot to
press the matter But with the evening
mail there came box; a box small but
mysteriously heavy; and this, also, was di
rected to Milly. She opened it with fingers
that trembled with excitement; it seemed
to this country maiden as if Aladdin S lamp
were at work in her behalf +,..,.s.r
Clytie! She knew it in minute! How
exquisite it1.f' '''H''
g Oh thic fic tor, much ~ Shp said -,.,