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attentions"
IL am indeed glad" he said, that
you enjoyed your short stay with us.
We should all be sorry if you had not"
"Ah, | did enjoy it," cried, ccstatic-
ally. How much enjoyed it | can
not say, because words will not ex-
press my feelings. You were all SO
good to me, and your mother was So
motheriy.''
could not think of any word that
conveyed my meaning SO well as the
word motherly. No other word covered
the full definition of my feelings, be-
cause no other word in the English Ian
guagc SO completely embraces all the
good and noble qualities of the woman
heart. In that ono word had expressed
all felt, and all that Mrs. Cornell had
been to me. saw instantly that my
companion was pleased at what said,
for glow Of delight overspread his face
and twinkle of satisfaction sparkled
from his eyes,
81 am glad you like my mother" he
said, proudly. ''She is noble woman,
and better mother no one ever had.
do not know how anyone who is ac-
quainted with her could fail to love her.
This may seem like boasting, but I'm
sure there can be no harm in it, for
good, faithful mother is entitled to all
the praise her children can bestow."
1t did not seem to me like boasting
at all, but, on the contrary, / thought
it extremely nice in this broad-shoul-
dered, manly son to speak SO warmly
and unhesitatingly in praise of his
mother. thought it highly commend
able in HIM and respected him for it.
knowing the value of the love of
such mother" he continued, after q
pause, 81 know how to sympathize
with those who have been denied that
boon. can imagine, impcrfectly of
course, what you have missed by being
mothcrless. can realize, to some ex-
tent how desolate and dark your life
has been"
involuntarily shuddored at the mem
cries his words called up, and he, noting
the action, continued in a different
strain.
1.-THE past is over" he said. land as
it cannot be changed, it is best to dwell
as little as possible on it's sorrows, but
to fill our minds instead with thoughts
of the future. You WILL no doubt, find
a comfortable, happy home with your
cousin, and in short time be able to
gain many good, kind friends. There
is prospect of long, useful life be-
fore you, because you are capable of
doing much good in the world and are
disposed to employ your talents for bet
tering the lot OF mankind.
II is impossible to describe the effect
these sober, earnest utterances had on
me. They were spoken quietly, unos-
tentatiously, and were, apparently,
simply casual remarks, having no inten-
ton of instructing or advising, yet they
reversed the whole train of my thoughts
and put into my mind 4 new system OF
ideas. Previous to that moment had
suffered my mind to be charnel-house
of sore grievances, my thoughts being
occupied entirely with recollections of
the bitter suffcrings l had known. I
had never dreamed of looking forward
to the birth OF a new and brighter ex-
istence, and, above all, had never en-
tertained an idea of the bare possibility
of being able to administer in the least
degree to the betterment of humanity
and its conditions.
Now everything appeared to me in a
different light. The future opened be-
fore me like glorious panorama sur
rounded by halo of hope. My mind
bounded up out of the darkness of grief
and reveled in the light of happiness.
/ Twas new being and lived in a new
world. / was happy, hopeful and
thankful. My soul was free of its old
servitude to grief, as was free of the
old servitude to those at home.
My companions quick eyes saw the
alteration in my manner, little suspect.
ing that his words had wrought it. He
eyed me curiously for some time, evi.
IDENTITY deeply perplexed by my strange
appearance, then, in a tone of marked
surprise, said:
'Now you are al. animation and life
while moment ago you were listless
and Respondent. never saw SO grea
a change in one in so short time. MAY
ask from whence it comes?"
do | appear much changed?"
asked, looking up with smile.
wonderfully" he replied.
"For the better?" | continued.
"Assuredly," said he. "Your feature.
are radiant with the pleasure of antici
patton and your eyes sparkle with tn,
light of hope. One would think 70,
very happy"
Il am" replied. Tnever was hap
pier in my life."
well, Pm glad to see it," he re
marked, after short pause, looking a
me rather doubtfully, ''but l am at
loss to account for so sudden an alters
tion in your manner"
'Then I'll tell you," said I. "Yo,
are the cause"
"Ir' he questioned, in surprise. :"
don't understand"
''By remark You made a momen
since" explained, ''you opened to my
mind the possibilities of the future
showing that could grow out of m,
present condition and become not onl,
happy woman, but a useful one. Tha
is something that l never thought O
before, and the idea came to me like
revelation, opening dazzling prospect.
before me-"
81 am indeed rejoiced," he said, eff
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