YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



faith and trust, and kiss the hand that sought 

 to aid me, though it had to give me pain, 

 that often his eyes were dim with tears as 

 he dressed my wounded breast, and aunt 

 Mary and poor mamma, who sat beside to 

 aid him, could not restrain their own. 





Aunt Mary had made me three pretty 



little harnesses of white strapping, with 



small gilt buckles, to hold the dressing in 



place, because she said I was too beautiful 



to wear anything unsightly, and every day 



I had on a fresh one. When the dressing 



was nearly complete, the doctor would say: 



'Little Fairy will never, never scold her 



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