5/30 There is murdering for you, Cousin Sophia Crawford. The thought of it poisons every bite and sup I take." "I see that Fred Carson of Lowbridge has been awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal," remarked the doctor, over his local paper. "He is a battalion runner and he did something extra brave and daring. His letter, telling his folks about it, came when his old Grandmother Carson was on her dying-bed. 'Oh yes, yes, you can pray,' she said impatient-like--she was a Dean, Dr.dear, and the Deans were always high-spirited--'you can pray, but for pity's sake pray low and don't disturb me. |