The story of my life ; or, The sunshine and shadow of seventy years / by Mary A. Livermore ... with hitherto unrecorded incidents and recollections of three years' experience as an army nurse in the great Civil War, and reminiscences of twenty-five years' experiences on the lecture platform ... to which is added six of her most popular lectures ... with portraits and one hundred and twenty engravings from designs by eminent artists ...

DICK'S TAILOR-MADE CLOTHES.

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to the mirror to behold themselves, and blushing with pleasure at Dick's compliments.
"You look very handsome in your tailor-made clothes!"
said Laura, whose eyes beamed brightly on her gallant
brother.
"Yes," said Dick, contemplating himself with satisfaction; "I aint gwine to have no more clothes cut an' made
by Ma an' Aunt Aggy. I'm gwine to have that Richmond
tailor make 'em. Pa does, an' so will I."
"You must not become a man too soon, my son;" said
Mrs. Henderson affectionately. "I cannot afford to lose my
boy for several years to come."
" Gracious, Ma! I reckon you'll have to, for I aint gwine
to wear no more of them baggy breeches you make for me.
I'm ashamed of 'em!!"