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12 kindly answered, "I will find something for you to do.  But first tell me all about yourself."

Thus encouraged, the old man told his story. It was the common history of loss of property and friends, and the approach of want with declining years. T saw that pride and native independence was strong in Markland‘s bosom, feeble as he was, and unable to enter upon any serious employment; and his first impulse was to save his feelings at the same time that he extended to him entire and permanent relief. This he found no difficulty in doing, and the old man was soon after placed in a situation where but little application was necessary, while the income was allsufficient for the eomfortablecomfortable [sic] support of himself and grandchild.

The flowers offered with a purely humane feeling, proved to be fadeless flowers; and their beauty and perfume came back to the senses of the giver when all other flowers were dead or dying on his dreary way.—.