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'Yes, I thought I should; but as soon as I began to pray about it I knew it was coming back, and so I got better.' 'Well,' said Nancy with a sigh, 'I won't ever try to get your button again; but if you were to die before me, I wonder if you would let me have it then? I would take great care of it.' YES I THOUGHT I SHOULD BUT AS SOON AS I BEGAN TO PRAY ABOUT IT I KNEW IT WAS COMING BACK AND SO I GOT BETTER WELL SAID NANCY WITH A SIGH I WON'T EVER TRY TO GET YOUR BUTTON AGAIN BUT IF YOU WERE TO DIE BEFORE ME I WONDER IF YOU WOULD LET ME HAVE IT I WOULD TAKE GREAT CARE OF IT
s he could go. Snow was falling, but he heeded it not, and burst into the kitchen a little later in a breathless state of excitement. His mother knew already, so was prepared for his news, but she was not prepared for the handsome adornment now on her boy's coat, and his grandmother and uncle were equally pleased and gratified at the colonel's kindness. Teddy's prayer of thanksgiving that night touched his mother greatly. 'O God, I do thank You. I knew You would answer me, for You knew how dreadful it was to live without my button, and You knew how unhappy my heart was about it, though I tried to be brave, and not talk about it. Please, do help me to take great care of it, and never let me lose it again!' The next morning before breakfast, Teddy ran off to tell Nancy, and to show her the long-lost treasure. She was quite as delighted as he was, but said, a few minutes after, 'Button-boy, do you remember telling me you couldn't live without your-button? You said you'd pine away and die.  DOWN THE AVENUE HOME AS FAST AS HE COULD GO SNOW WAS FALLING BUT HE HEEDED IT NOT AND BURST INTO THE KITCHEN A LITTLE LATER IN A BREATHLESS STATE OF EXCITEMENT HIS MOTHER KNEW ALREADY SO WAS PREPARED FOR HIS NEWS BUT SHE WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE HANDSOME ADORNMENT NOW IN OUR BOY'S COAT AND HIS GRANDMOTHER AND UNCLE WERE EQUALLY PLEASED AND GRATIFIED AT THE COLONEL'S KINDNESS TEDDY'S PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING THAT NIGHT TOUCHED HIS MOTHER GREATLY O GOD I DO THANK YOU I KNEW YOU WOULD ANSWER ME FOR YOU KNEW HOW DREADFUL IT WAS TO LIVE WITHOUT MY BUTTON AND YOU KNEW HOW UNHAPPY MY HEART WAS ABOUT IT THOUGH I TRIED TO BE BRAVE AND NOT TALK ABOUT IT PLEASE DO HELP ME TO TAKE GREAT CARE OF IT AND NEVER LET ME LOSE IT AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING BEFORE BREAKFAST TEDDY RAN OFF TO TELL NANCY AND TO SHOW HER THE LONG LOST TREASURE SHE WAS QUITE AS DELIGHTED AS HE WAS BUT SAID A FEW MINUTES AFTER BUTTON BOY DO YOU REMEMBER TELLING ME YOU COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR BUTTON YOU SAID YOU'D PINE AWAY AND DIE
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