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noble spirit which was temporarily extinguished that 

 my child's life might be prolonged ? 



In the sunniest corner of our garden is a flower 

 bed, carefully rounded and tenderly kept. It is bor- 

 dered by forget-me-nots ; while in its centre white 

 carnations, arranged to form the single word 'JACK,' 

 bloom through their season. But whether the flowers 

 of summer or the snows of winter lie above that 

 mound, they are a constant emblem of the white 

 body and pure spirit of my dear departed friend, 

 GENTLEMAN JACK. 



