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The young woman lying in bed looked pale and delicate but f~~:h~l~~~~~ink better of me and her features were of a somewhat "There now," said her mother-in refined cast, and formed a strong law, Mrs. Roundbe who was acting contrast with that of the short, as nurse, "I wouldn't advise you to heavy-set elderly woman with a take any extra worry child. We white cap upon her head and a know you're weak, but that's only plaid shawl wrapped around her natural. Fretting won't do you any shoulders and a spotless [white good; in fact, it may help to make apron over her dark dress, who was you weaker. Your clergyman was bustling around the room, "putting in this morning and he said you things in order, just tidying up a must not fret; you'll do yourself an bit," as she would say herself. injury, and that's what I said too." Many years she had lived in that "What did the clergyman say house. It was there she brought up about the child? Did he say she's her seven children and a loving going to live?" Asked the sick wo- mother she had been to them all, especially to her blond-haired, blue " 'Mother Roundbe,' says he to eyed boy. George was the only boy me, 'if you tell me that child is in the family, and mighty proud she goin' to die, I'll baptise her at once. was of him. Taking the corner of But, says he, 'though I'm no great her apron she wiped her eyes. The judge of babies, yet I'd say that first bit of trouble she experienced child is going to live and grow to with her family was when George be a big strong woman. Look ather announced his intention of leaving little hands; see how she has them home. She had hoped to start him clenched. They're clenched with de in one of three professions; a termination to live. She's a real clergyman, a Doctor, or a teacher. little fighter, mark my words. And But George showed no interest in take good care of Margaret. Re any of these professions, he wanted member, that child's future depends to be a sailor. True to his ancestral on his mother pulling through. instincts and a strong will of his You've a great spot of trouble right own, he announced boldly his de now, my dear woman, but it will ~~r:i:.ation to leave home and go all work out well, I'm sure!" IIAnd so, says I, sir, my son ain't "My only boy," complained Mrs. such a bad lad at that, but I must Roundbe, "he has decided to leave confess I don't understand his con home and sail to foreign lands." It duct of late. A better boy than he was only after a lot of persuasion never lived, 'till he took those that the loving mother gave her con foolish notions in his head and went :~~'t.much against her better judge- away. But I still think he'll come back. I wish he would for your "The lad is doin' no good at sake," added the old woman, while home," said his father, "and perhaps drying the tears from her wrinkled he never will. 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It might cure him of that foolish idea, and However, nothing came of the then he would settle down quietly connivance, and Mother Roundbe's in the old homestead; or perhaps ne next great trouble was that George has made a proper choice. Maybe instead of making love to Mary Mil the sea is his true calJing; if so, ler, picked the woman of his choice, he'll do beUer in that field than in Jane Coleburn, the daughter of the any other." proud widow who lived in a neat So George went off to sea, and cottage at the end of the road. He George came home again, hale and had picked this girl himself, and hearty. like any other young man he held to "Fed up with the sea, George?" the idea that as the girl was to be asked his father. his wife, and not his family's, he "Not a bit of it," replied George, was the one whose desires and in- "the work was a bit hard at first, ~~~~i:t~:r~ust be fully satisfied on but I soon got over that. What's more the captain has told me on Little was known about the Cole his next trip aboard,he's going to burn's family history, but it was sign me on as able seaman, and he's said that they had been very well ~~~~~.~, me in the chief mate's to-do atone time, and their present circumstances was brought abou\ So George had discovered his by a reckless and no-good son,who true calling. A sailor he was by brought ruin on the heads of his nature, and a sailor he was by family, and whose name was seldom choice. Mrs. Roundbe put up with if ever mentioned in their home. it as best she could. She missed him It can be better imagined than de terribly during his absence, and felt scribed the wave of indignation that as proud as a peacock every time was aroused in the Roundbe home he came home with some little when it became known that George present for her; SQurvenirs from his was engaged to that high and travels in foreign lands. Mere mighty Jane Coleburn; and Mrs. trifles, no doubt, and hardly worthy Roundbe was not without sym of notice by an indifferent person, pathizers in her hour of trouble that but a mother would value them at her only son had not chosen to their worth,forshe knew what they marry someone of his own social meant.