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'My boy, I am so glad for you to have these thoughts. Mother has often prayed that you may be one of Christ's little soldiers and servants. Now what shall I read?' MY BOY I AM SO GLAD FOR YOU TO HAVE THESE THOUGHTS MOTHER HAS OFTEN PRAYED THAT YOU MAY BE ONE OF CHRIST'S LITTLE SOLDIERS AND SERVANTS NOW WHAT SHALL I READ
d crimson and white roses close by; the birds were already twittering their last 'good-nights' to one another, and a soft, peaceful spell seemed to be falling on all around. 'I feel,' he said presently, as he gazed up into the still blue sky, 'as if God is waiting for me, mother.' Mrs. John did not answer. He added quickly, 'When did you enlist, mother; long, long ago?' 'Yes, darling, just before I married your father.' 'And when did father enlist? When he was a little boy like me?' 'Not till he was a grown man, sonny. He often used to say he wished he had given his heart to God when he was younger.' 'I suppose God will take little soldiers? Do you think I shall be the youngest He has?' 'No, darling; He has many brave little soldiers younger than you.' Another long silence, then a deep-drawn sigh from Teddy. 'I feel I have very big thoughts to-night, mother, and I get so crowded thinking. Will you read to me before I go to bed?' Mrs. John pressed her lips on the curly head so near her. NG AND THE GNATS HUMMING AMONGST THE TALL HOLLYHOCKS AND CRIMSON AND WHITE ROSES CLOSE BY THE BIRDS WERE ALREADY TWITTERING THEIR LAST GOOD NIGHTS TO ONE ANOTHER AND A SOFT PEACEFUL SPELL SEEMED TO BE FALLING ON ALL AROUND I FEEL HE SAID PRESENTLY AS HE GAZED UP INTO THE STILL BLUE SKY AS IF GOD IS WAITING FOR ME MOTHER MISSUS JOHN DID NOT ANSWER HE ADDED QUICKLY WHEN DID YOU ENLIST MOTHER LONG LONG AGO YES DARLING JUST BEFORE I MARRIED YOUR FATHER AND WHEN DID FATHER ENLIST WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY LIKE ME NOT TILL HE WAS A GROWN MAN SONNY HE OFTEN USED TO SAY HE WISHED HE HAD GIVEN HIS HEART TO GOD WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER I SUPPOSE GOD WILL TAKE LITTLE SOLDIERS DO YOU THINK I SHALL BE THE YOUNGEST HE HAS NO DARLING HE HAS MANY BRAVE LITTLE SOLDIERS YOUNGER THAN YOU ANOTHER LONG SILENCE THEN A DEEP DRAWN SIGH FROM TEDDY I FEEL I HAVE VERY BIG THOUGHTS TO NIGHT MOTHER AND I GET SO CROWDED THINKING WILL YOU READ TO ME BEFORE I GO TO BED MISSUS JOHN PRESSED HER LIPS ON THE CURLY HEAD SO NEAR
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