"President Lincoln:
"My Dear Friend,—Do you know
my big brother George? He is such a
good boy! He never teazes us, or the
cat, or anybody. Mary O'Reilly (that's
our kitten) always rubs her coat against
his legs when he comes home; so you see
that is a sign that he is never cruel to
animals. He once tried to teach a crab
at Long Branch to dance the polka, but
he didn't hurt it; no, indeed!
"Please, my dear friend, to make him a
General, with a long sword, saddle,
bridle, and a whack fol de rol; though
I don't know what that is—I heard a
soldier singing it—and I will come and
hug and kiss you as hard as a rock.
"Clara and Anna say, they will hug
and kiss you too, if you will make George a
General; only you must promise not to
scratch their faces with your beard, as
papa sometimes does—just for fun, you
know. Besides which, my dear friend,
they will give you a mitten apiece. How
would you like that? They make lots
for the soldiers, out of skeins of long
yarn; mamma says you are a famous fellow
for spinning splendid yarns yourself.
Ours is dark blue; but mamma says,
yours are all the colors of the rainbow,
and a great deal of black besides; and
everybody is delighted with them, and
all the soldiers love you, and I am your
"affectionate friend,
"Johnny."
I should not be in the least surprised,
if the good President should answer this
letter after he sees it here; and send his
answer to Mr. Appleton for Johnny. If he
does, I will tell you all about it, as sure
as my name is Aunt Fanny. Meanwhile,
you must know that the fifty-seven "little
play mittens," as the children called them,
and the eighteen pairs, which they had
made this time, and which they called
their "two story mittens," have gone to
the brave soldiers. Do tell me, my little
darlings, how many have been sent altogether;
now that we have come to the
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