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He was standing on the hearthrug with his back to the fire, and putting his hand into his pocket he drew out a small box and placed it in the child's hand. 'Open it, and tell me if you recognise the contents.' Teddy lifted the lid, and then a gasp, and a cry of ecstasy broke from him. 'Oh, my button, my own button! HE WAS STANDING ON THE HEARTHRUG WITH HIS BACK TO THE FIRE AND PUTTING HIS HAND INTO HIS POCKET HE DREW OUT A SMALL BOX AND PLACED IT IN THE CHILD'S HAND OPEN IT AND TELL ME IF YOU RECOGNIZE THE CONTENTS TEDDY LIFTED THE LID AND THEN A GASP AND A CRY OF ECSTASY BROKE BEFORE HIM OH MY BUTTON MY OWN BUTTON
e soldier,' said Colonel Graham--'the "button-boy," as I hear he is called. Some of you remember his story told in our schoolroom to the regiment passing through in the summer, and we weren't surprised to hear of his narrow escape from death from trying to regain his button. But perhaps you've forgotten all about it, youngster? A button isn't worth much sorrow after the first pang of its loss is over.' Teddy's face was a picture: the blood rushed up to his forehead, his eyes flashed, and with clenched hands he said boldly, 'Do you think I could ever forget my father's button, sir? I'd rather have it back than anything else in the world! And I'm going to get it back, too!' 'But it's at the bottom of the river, isn't it?' 'I don't know where it is, but God does, and I ask Him every day to send it back to me. I'm quite sure He will, and I think it will be this Christmas.' The ladies exchanged glances. '"Fact is stranger than fiction," certainly,' said the colonel. 'Now, my boy, come here. AVE HIM A KINDLY GREETING THIS IS OUR WOULD BE SOLDIER SAID COLONEL GRAHAM THE BUTTON BOY AS I HEAR HE IS CALLED SOME OF YOU REMEMBER HIS STORY TOLD IN OUR SCHOOLROOM TO THE REGIMENT PASSING THROUGH IN THE SUMMER AND WE WEREN'T SURPRISED TO HEAR OF HIS NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH FROM TRYING TO REGAIN HIS BUTTON BUT PERHAPS YOU'VE FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT IT YOUNGSTER A BUTTON ISN'T WORTH MUCH SORROW AFTER THE FIRST PANG OF ITS LOSS IS OVER TEDDY'S FACE WAS A PICTURE THE BLOOD RUSHED UP TO HIS FOREHEAD HIS EYES FLASHED AND WITH CLINCHED HANDS HE SAID BOLDLY DON'T YOU THINK I COULD EVER FORGET MY FATHER'S BUTTON SIR I'D RATHER HAVE IT BACK THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD AND I'M GOING TO GET IT BACK TOO BUT IT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER ISN'T IT I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS BUT GOD DOES AND I ASK HIM EVERY DAY TO SEND IT BACK TO ME I'M QUITE SURE HE WILL AND I THINK IT WILL BE THIS CHRISTMAS THE LADIES EXCHANGED GLANCES FACT IS STRANGER THAN FICTION CERTAINLY SAID THE COLONEL NOW MY BOY COME HERE
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