Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: IN BOSTON, 1864 CHARACTERS Mrs. Beacon, cutting out clothes. Mrs. Collins, sewing. Mrs. Dillingham, sewing. Miss Eaton, packing box for soldiers. Fannie, aged eleven, knitting. Gertrude, aged twelve, knitting. Barbara, aged six, scraping lint. Capt. Dillingham, in uniform, arm in sling. Capt. Hill, in uniform, leg bound in splint, crutches. Costumes of 1864 Scene: Sitting-room of Mrs. Beacon in Boston. Entrance left. Table right center. Curtain rises on the ladies sewing for the soldiers. Barbara sitting on the front of center table, scraping lint. Mrs. Beacon standing cutting cloth at the back of same table. Capt. Hill and Miss Eaton at left of stage, packing box. Capt. Hill has bound-up leg resting on chair. Fannie and Gertrude, right front. Mrs. Collins, left center. Mrs. Dillingham, right. Mrs. Collins [To Mrs. Dillingham.] If I were you I would face that with the bias; it goes faster. Mrs. Dillingham I will; I'm glad you spoke of it. Barbara [Stretching out her little arms.'] Oh, I'm so tired scraping lint. I want to play with my doll. Mrs. Beacon [Standing by table.] Poor little Barbara! she has been a good girl. Every day she comes over and works for the soldiers. [Lifts her down.] There, Barbara, you've worked enough. [barbara plays around with her doll to left of Capt. Hill. Mrs. Collins How is your Captain, Mrs. Dillingham? Did I hear that he was going back to the army next week? Mrs. Dillingham His arm is nearly well. I can't keep him home much longer. [Enter Capt. Dillingham.Capt. Dillingham Good-morning, ladies; good morning, Captain. [To Hill.] Every one busy as usual. Now don't move. I'll find a seat on the table. [Sits on table.) Do you know, Miss Eaton, I only heard yesterday that Mrs. Bix...