Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-04
Mrs. Gavett's Box.

There is not kinder hearted, more be-
neyolent woman in Detroit than Mrs.
Gavett Last year she was on the COM
mittcc to canvass for aid for the grass
hopper sufferers, and this year she intends
to send them large box of her own get
ting up. She had Gavett bring up a box
the other day, and when it had been
placed in the shanty she put on calico
dress, tied on a check apron, and rambled
around the house to pick up enough ar
ticles to fill the box and have it sent off
the next day. Her greatest anxiety was
that the box was too small for one-half
the things she wanted to send.
Opening a closet door she took down
an old coat, one that her husband threw
away two years ago.
an send that for one thing" she
unused, as she held it up. ~ don't know
thou h-that's pretty good coat. Put
patch on the elbow and Thomas can
wear it half the summer"
She placed it ON a chair and took down
one Of her old dresses.
an make some farmers wife glad
with this" she said as she shook out the
folds and held it up. Lets see! Why,
there isn't hole in either sleeve-skirt
all right--waist almost as good as new.
I believe can sell that dress second
hand for enough to buy me bracelet"
The dress was laid beside the coat, and
she hauled out Gavett's boots. The heel
of one was run over, and there was hole
in the toe of the other.
They'll do for some one to pillow in,o
she soliloquized, as she took them over to
the light "Some farmer-ah Why these
are good boots. l believe l could get
them fixed up for fifty cents so that
Thomas could wear them half the winter.
/ don't believe in throwing anything away
even If we are we'll off"
The boots were set aside, and she took
down bundle of children's clothing.
"Ah! | can send these and make little
hearts glad" she whispered as she united
the bundle The children have outgrown
them, aud they will be a prize to some
Kansas Sakes alive! but these gar
.ments are almost as good as the day they
were made up! believe can sell them
to the washerwoman for at least two dol
lars, and as soon as get two dollars more
l can buy me new braid"
She tied the bundle up, and stuck her
head into the closet and brought out an
other dress. $50
"a hole in each clbow-skirt torn half
off" she unused as she turned it over.
"I'll send it anyhow. Some mother can
take it and get enough cloth out OF the
skirt to make her little girl bran new
-. Here, what was l thinking of Z
Why, this is exactly the stuff / want for
the blue stripe in that new rag carpet. If
/ had known this dress was in the house
j d have cut it up last week." ssl
She unlocked another closet, peered in,
and hauled out Gavett's old overcoat--one
worn out and stained and kicked around
for year.
"That will do splendidly" she said as
she held it up; ut isn't very nice, but
some farmer can wear it to chop in. All!
hold on! l want that lining to make a
cushion for my rocking chair, and Jennie
will want these buttons for her string, and
the rest of the coat will make beauti-
FIJI rug for the front of the lounge. I'd
like to send it, but probably it wouldn't
be appreciated, or probably some one
else will send better one"
She rummaged around for a full hour,
and when she got through the chamber
her floors were piled with old "duds."
Those she meant to keep were placed on
the right--thosc she meant to send away
on the left. On the left was a wall basket
made of hoopskirt wire. She hasn't sent
the box yet, but she means to. She knows
that all should contribute to the relief of
the suffering and distressed. Detroit Free
Press.