The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-13


daughter If she would write to m
sometimes when I'm in India. Will yol
let her?''
Mrs. Farquhar looked puzzled how
to reply, then she said: II certainl,
think it rather a strange request, Mr.
Fuller. and l hardly know what to say
but why do you wish is?'' seeing hi
look of utter disappointment at hei
words.
why do wish it?'' He repea ted the
words slowly, then suddenly looking
at the kind notherly face before him
because she is good, and l have nc
mother. Can you not understands
My poor boy" Mrs. Farquhar re.
| piled. Il think l understand. You
think my little girl will be good in.
fiuence for YOU. In that case she may
certainly write to you. She is
very ignorant as vet of the world.
and consequently will not dream of il
being anything out of the common in
writing to you"
Il know she won't" the young fell
low put in earnestly. And Mrs. Far
quhar, may l write to you too when
I'm out there9''
by all means, my dear boy. / will
be your mother. remember. and Dulce
shall be your sister. and Dulce and I
will write you all the home news every
mail Now do You feel ha ppier in your
mind. eh?"
THANK you ever so much, and in
deed do"
Poor young fellow" said Mrs. Far
quhar to herself after he had gone.
IF my dear boy had lived he would
have been just his age. I'm very glad
he asked Us to help him." And a few
quiet tears would flow from the eyes
OF the woman who could never forget
the child she had lost, yet glad that the
boy who had no mother came to her
for sympathy.
1t was Hospital Sunday, about a year
after Terence had left for India, and
Dulce in company with her father and
mother was at the garrison church.
The chaplain had taken for his text
the words: BE pitiful. be courteous"
the idea of sympathy being the great
alleviator of the burdens of the world.
Those who cultivate a ready SYM
pathy with suffering of all kinds he
said, do more for the glory of God
than in any other way. for that is the
true meaning of the Christ-life: it is
Gods own charity, which covereth a
of sins.
After the sermon was over, there
was hush over the vast congregation.
the rough soldiers had been touched
by the words of the preacher and re-
minded of the benefits they themselves
had received from band of self-saeri-
icing men and women who. taking
upon themselves the burden of nursing
the sick. illustra ed in a practical way
that Christ life.
Then came that most beautiful hymn
for almsgiving: Lord of Glory who
hast bought US. with Thy life blood
Is the price" The magnificent hymn
vas sung throughout with a ring of
rue feeling, and when it came to the
words but oh best of all Thy graces,
rive us Thine own charity Dulce's
mind few back to a far different scene.
sceHe III conservatory. where the
cent of mignonette from her own
bouquet seemed to permeate every
hing. And she remembered the
words young fellow had spoken to 1
Ter, and how she had promised to pray
or him always And then and there /
he thanked God for having given her .
he thought, and so helped fellow
reature by her sympathy. "And God
less and keep him now and always"
he went on to pray.
Any letters from India. Dulce?" her
,other asked a few days later when
he mail was due.
NO, mother, | can't understand it,
his is the first time Terence has ever
Kissed since he left. l hope he is not
poor boy, all alone out there"
Here's treat for you. some lovely
-esh flowers. The generals wife has
ist sent them up for the patients"
nd Sister Agnes put down bowl Of
lost exquisite dollhouse flowers by
lie bedside of the young subaltern who
as stricken down with fever He
Irned his flushed face gratefully to-
ards them, then exclaimed: "Mign- I