Eye-witness; or, Life scenes in the Old North State, depicting the trials and sufferings of the Unionists during the Rebellion

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...is not a man to be intimidated into doing anything," was the emphatic reply; then, after a short pause,--" but do tell me, what the girls will wear to-morrow night?" "Oh, dear! that's what troubles the whole of us--(and still more despondingly) their pink silks are badly faded and their muslins wretchedly torn. They are worried to death nearly, for fear they shall not look as well as the rest." ' How cheap silks were selling, when I bought mine," said Annie, absently; "the nicest kind for a dollar a yard; fortunately I laid in a supply of thread, needles, pins, shoes, and frocks of various kinds. Why, they told me at the store, yesterday, that in less than a month not a thing of the kind could be had in the market."-"Yes, indeed, that's so. Not a pin, nor a spool of thread can be had here, to-day, nor this side of Newbern. I sent Dick there, this morning, and if there are none to be had in that city, the girls will have to stay at home from the ball, and it will wellnigh kill them to do that." "If they have nothing new to make up, what need have they of thread?" "Why, child, if they do not wear hoops they must tuck up their skirts. They could n't dance with them laying two feet on the floor, could they?" "They had better wear their hoops then." "That's very well said; but, to be honest about it, they have n't got any to wear; theirs are all broken up, and there are none to be had to replace them." ' I have three; but they are of the very newest style." "Yes, we all saw yours last Sunday. It sets your dress out awfully about the bottom; but if that's the fashion, no matter;" up came the chair and the capped head dropped again to the girl's blooming face; ...