THE MITTEN SERIES [Illustration: Tent where George went to Church.] [Illustration: Willie's Portrait of Jeff. Davis.] THE ORPHAN'S HOME MITTENS; AND GEORGE'S ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF ROANOKE ISLAND. BEING THE SIXTH AND LAST BOOK OF THE SERIES. BY AUNT FANNY, AUTHOR OF THE SIX NIGHTCAP BOOKS, ETC. NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 443 & 445 BROADWAY. LONDON: 16 LITTLE BRITAIN. 1863. * * * * * Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by FANNY BARROW, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. * * * * * I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO MY DEAR LITTLE LIZZIE WAINWRIGHT, THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF A FAITHFUL AND VALIANT SOLDIER OF CHRIST, THE DAUGHTER OF A LOYAL AND BRAVE NAVAL OFFICER, AND THE NIECE OF A FRIEND I RESPECT AND LOVE. * * * * * CONTENTS. PAGE THE ORPHAN'S HOME; in which is introduced "NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS" and "THE MINISTER'S STORY," 7 THE BATTLE OF ROANOKE ISLAND, 96 THE LAST OF THE MITTENS, 127 MISS SECESH, 134 * * * * * THE ORPHAN'S HOME. It was now the second week in January, 1862. One evening, Aunt Fanny came to see the children. In an instant, she was surrounded, and hugged, and squeezed, and kissed, till she was certain they had loved a pound or two off her weight; but then they put it on again before she left, by making her laugh so at their capers and talk, that she said she thought she could feel the fat growing; so that made it all square and comfortable. "I read such a charming little poem in the 'Independent' some weeks ago," said Aunt Fanny. "Tell it to us! we want to hear it!" cried the children. "How do you suppose I can remember seven long verses? I do recollect one or two, but that is because I suspect the writer had you children in his eye when he wrote them. "Oh, Aunt Fanny!" said little Willie, in a reproachful tone, "we didn't get into the poor man's eye. You ought to be ashamed to tell such a story!"