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Elias Howe, the inventor of the sewing machine, who was serving as a private in the ranks, stepped forward, pulled out his cheque book, and wrote on the spot a cheque for 20,000 pounds, which he handed to his colonel for the use of his comrades. ELIAS HOWE THE INVENTOR OF THE SEWING MACHINE WHO WAS SERVING AS A PRIVATE IN THE RANKS STEPPED FORWARD PULLED OUT HIS CHECK BOOK AND WROTE ON THE SPOT A CHECK FOR TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS WHICH HE HANDED TO HIS COLONEL FOR THE USE OF HIS COMRADES
astness of the people who supported him. That support was given with a liberal hand. Probably never since the days when the people of Israel stripped themselves of their jewels to build the tabernacle, did a nation contribute of their treasures so eagerly and whole-heartedly as the American nation at this crisis. Private individuals subscribed vast sums of money, teachers of schools voluntarily gave up a fixed proportion of their salary, churches and societies made regular collections, farmers carried their produce into the camps, and women devoted their skill to nursing the sick and wounded. The highest honour that men could claim was to serve in the ranks of the army; and rich and poor alike shouldered the musket and slept side by side upon the field of battle. On one occasion the money which was needed for the pay of a New England regiment was delayed, and it was feared that the families of the soldiers, as well as the soldiers themselves, might in consequence be placed in distress. AGNIFICENT STEADFASTNESS OF THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED HIM THAT SUPPORT WAS GIVEN WITH A LIBERAL HAND PROBABLY NEVER SINCE THE DAYS WHEN THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL STRIPPED THEMSELVES OF THEIR JEWELS TO BUILD THE TABERNACLE DID A NATION CONTRIBUTE OF THEIR TREASURES SO EAGERLY AND WHOLEHEARTEDLY AS THE AMERICAN NATION AT THIS CRISIS PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS SUBSCRIBED VAST SUMS OF MONEY TEACHERS OF SCHOOLS VOLUNTARILY GAVE UP A FIXED PROPORTION OF THEIR SALARY CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES MADE REGULAR COLLECTIONS FARMERS CARRIED THEIR PRODUCE INTO THE CAMPS AND WOMEN DEVOTED THEIR SKILL TO NURSING THE SICK AND WOUNDED THE HIGHEST HONOR THAT MEN COULD CLAIM WAS TO SERVE IN THE RANKS OF THE ARMY AND RICH AND POOR ALIKE SHOULDERED THE MUSKET AND SLEPT SIDE BY SIDE UPON THE FIELD OF BATTLE ON ONE OCCASION THE MONEY WHICH WAS NEEDED FOR THE PAY OF A NEW ENGLAND REGIMENT WAS DELAYED AND IT WAS FEARED THAT THE FAMILIES OF THE SOLDIERS AS WELL AS THE SOLDIERS THEMSELVES MIGHT IN CONSEQUENCE BE PLACED IN DISTRESS
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