Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-07-02
Mrs. Gavett's Box.

III @'fOO Il 100 % , 4uDI6 Is
not kinder hearted, more benevo-
lent woman in Detroit than Mrs. Cav
EFT. Last year she was on the com
mittee to canvass for aid for the
grasshopDer sufferers, and this year
she intends to send them large box
of her own getting UP. She had
Gavett bring up box the other day
and when it had been placed in the
shanty she put on calico dress, tied
on check apron, and rambled round
the house to pick up enough srti-
cles to fill the box and have it sent
off the next day. Her greatest an1-
iety was the fear 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 hus-
band threw away two years ago.
'I'l send that for one thing" she
unused as she held it up. Il don't
know, though-that's pretty good
coat. Put a patch on that eIboV
and Thomas can wear it half the
summer"
She placed it on a chair, and took
down one of her old dresses.
"I'll make some farmers wife glad
with this" she said, as she shook
out the-fOlds and held it up. etLet,s
see? Why, there isn't a hole in
either sleeVe-skirt all right-waist
almost good as new. l believe I can
sell that dress second hand for
enough to buy me bracelet
The dress was laid beside the coat.
and she hauled out GaYett's boots
The heel of one was run over, and
there was a hole in the toe Of the
other.
''They'n do for some one to plough
in" she soliloquized, as she took
them over to the light. Some farmer
all! Why, these are good bOotsI I be-
lieve l could get them fixed up for
so cents so that Thomas could wear
them half the winter. l don't be-
lieve in throwing anything away
CfGu IL VIC dlO hCn Ons
The boots were set aside, and abe
took down bundle of children's
clothing.
"Ah! l can send these and make
little hearts glad!' she whispered as
she united the bundle. ''The chill
dren have outgrown them, and they
will be prize to some Kansas
Sakes alive! but these garments are
almost as good as the day they were
made up! l believe can sell them
to the washerwoman for at least 81,
and as soon as l get 81 moro ] can
buy me ReY braid.
She tied up the bundle and stuck
her head into the closet and brought
out another dress,
ga hole in each elbow-skirt torn
half of" she unused, as she turned it
over. I'll send this anyhow. Some
mother can take it and get enough
cloth out of the skirt to make her
little girl a bran new -. Here
what was l thinking of? Why, this
| is exactly the stuff / want for the
blue stripe in that new rag carpet.
If I'd known this dress was in the
house I'd cut it up last week"
She unlocked another closet, peer
ed in, and hauled out Gavett old
oveEcoat-one worn out and stained
and kicked around for a year.
'TThat viii do splendidlyP she
said, as she held it up. at isn't very
nice, but some farmer can wear 1t to
chop in. All! hold onl | want thai
lining to make cushion to my rock
ingc6air, and Jennie will want these
bnttons,for her string, and the rest
Of the cost will make beautiful rug
to Law infront of tho lounge. I'd
ike to send it, but probably some
one else viii send better oIie,S
She rummaged around for q full
hour, and when she got through the
chamber, her floors, were piled high
with old "duds." Those she meant
to keep were placed on the right
those she meant to send away on
the left. On the left was wall
basket made of hoop-skirt wire
She hadn't sent the box yet, but she
meant to. She knows that all should
contribute to the relief of the suffer
ing and distressed.
The 'cheekiest" performance on
the part of tramp yet heard OF, Is
reported from Hartford, where three
of that fraternity called at q house
the other day, armed With a raw
shad, which they said they had Just