I think you deserve far more credit for bravery, than you would if you had rushed in impulsively without a thought of the real danger you were encountering." "Praise is very sweet from the lips of those I love; especially my mother's," he responded, with a glad smile.

"And what a nurse you are, mother mine! it pays to be ill when one can be so tended." "That is when one is not very seriously ill, I suppose ?" she said playfully, stroking his hair.

"By the way, it will take longer to restore these damaged locks, than to repair any of the other injuries caused by your escapade." "Never mind," he said, "they'll grow again in time.

What has become of the Smiths ?" "Your father has found temporary shelter for them at the quarter, and is rebuilding their hut." "I knew he would; it is just like him--always so kind, so generous.".