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148 HENRY'S BIRTHDAY.
visit to Mrs. Fenton's — of the thimbleberries —
of his calling to inquire about the sick boy — of
sending to Mrs. Starr a bouquet — and of the
plan which had been laid to do something for
Jemmy Stubbins. He mentioned, too, — just
mentioned, — the conversation
he and his mother
had about sending clothing to Africa ; and he
went very particularly into an account
of what
he had done for the fowls.
I hardly need say that Mr. Williams was well
pleased with the report, for how could it be
otherwise ? Even the younger members of the
family heard it with their eyes and mouths all
open. Sarah said,
" Why, mother, Henry is be
"
come quite a young missionary !
Mrs. Williams said, in reply, that she hardly
knew whether he was most of a missionary or a
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