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well of all imrutlepce,' said /,

try to 90 further TO night
They all want 10 see their moth
crs, said !, and Just then it came in
to my mind that | hoped my son
Charles who had been II soldicr-an
officer he had got to be, mind you
wanted to sec his. aul would soon.
I've been wounded, as you see,
said he.
Don't 60 showing ME your hurts,
said |. They buy 'en, 20 they tel
me, TO go begging with now. read
the papers. | tell yeauI I'm principlcd
SOS our clergyman. again living any
thing. unless IL !. through some vel
organized society. Tramps are my
denominations. And as Tor keeping
you all night, you cau't expect that oI
decent foks--sop
Drusllla came to the door. and said
Let him stay. aunty.' with her lip
again, but | took no notice.
SO he went, and this time did no,
come back, | SIT down BY the fire. and
listed t. the wind and sl, ct. and felt
the warm fire, aId 'melL the baking
cakes. and apple. stow NJ, and tea
drawing on the kitchen stove. and
ought to.havc been very comsor able
but | wasn't. Something seemed too
be tugging at my hear, all the t.ua.
| gave the fire poke, .nd liz an
other candle to cheer myself By, and
wen, to my work DO aet to get the
sock had been knitting for Charlie ;
and "a | went TO get 1t saw some
thing lying on tho floor. | picked i,
up. Ii was an old tobacco pouch,
ever 20 much like the ono gave Char.
lie, with fringe around it, and written
on it in ink, &C. +. to Il. H. and in-
side was bit Of tobacco, and an old
pipe. and letter; and when
spread it out saw At the top, MY
dear SON.
| knew the beggar must have drop
ped it, and my heart gave one big
thump. rs though it had been turned
iuto hummer.
Perhaps his story was true, and he
had mother shiYered all over
aud the FIRE, and the candles. aud the
nice and comfortable smell. might
just ~ well not have been at all,
was so cold aud wretchod.
And over aud over again | had to
say TO myself what bad heard my
pastor say so often. Never give any-
thing to cnapcs boggars, my dear
friends ; always bestow your charity
on worthy persoa-, through well-orcan
lied societies, before | could ret bit
Of comfort. And wba, and old fool I
was 10 cry, | thought, when found
my cheeks wet.
But did not cry long. for while
sitting there dash crush and jngie
came ! sleigh over the road, aud il
stopped at our gate, and heard M
Charities voice crying: 'Halloo,
Co.her" | vent to the door, and
had him in his arms-my great, tall
handsome, brgwn son. And there be
was in his uuiiorm, with ais pretty
shoulder straps, Gnd hearty IS il b.
had never been through any bard
ships. He had to leave me to put up
his horse, and then | had By the lire
again my own boy. Aud Drus.ila,
who had been up stains, and had been
crying, came down ell IN a au.ter-
for they were like brother aud sister
aud he kissed her, and she kissed him,
and away she went to Sc; the table
toe supper.-liow Charlie enjoyed
them. But once. in tho midst Of all
| turned very palo, Sor DrusiIla said,
What is the matter Aunt Fairfax ?
| said othin-, but | though | heard
soueth 0; like the Ghos. OF step, go.
ing Irdmp, tram, over the frozen
spow; KIDD oliks the ghost Of u voice
crying; Let me lie on the floor be-
fore the fire, and give me 4 kind OF u
crust kind o'like seeing some one
that bad u mother, dropping down on
the WINERY road, and freezing and
8 Irv'ng to deal h there.
Charlie and drew up together by
the ire, when tea was over, aud he
told Us things about tho war, Id nov
or beard OF before how tho soldiers
81 lered, and what weary marches
and sDorS rations they sometimes bad
Aud be tod mc bow his Ito had been
sci upon, and hs was badly wounded
aud bow at toe risk Of his own life, Il
.ellow soldier bad saved him aud car
f'si him away, Sighting his way back
10 cawp.
I'D pever have ssen you but for
him, saws my Cba,lie. And it the,e's
. mao l love, IL is Rob H9dway-the
lsa,est, best follow. We've shared
each others ra,iOus aud drank from
the same cIoteea maDy q time and
Il sver bad brother didn't think
noys Of him.
Why don't you bring him homo to
see your mother, Charlie Z" said l.
Why, I'd love him too say,hins that
could do ios him, for tbs mau who
saved NY sons lie, eoalda't be soough.
Send ior him Charlie But Charlie
shook bis heae aud covered bis face
with his hands
'Moshst,' said he, Il dout know
Rob hadway is alive or dead
Today. While l was s,ill in the ranks
he wss iaken pj'sones. Aud the pris.
ons ave peor PAGES to live in, mother
I'D give my right baod 10 BE- able to
10 him any good bot l cant ind no
trace OF hin. Aud no has . mother,
Too; she lives al Gresnbank--pooro old