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IK. inc. Ilow, when he Ii;i.j ;i, rival for Oil r affections ill 

 lli<- ;idvent of our lit ,t In. n, no jealousy entered liis 

 nolile hcai 1, hut, he followed |.|i;it, child and loved liim, 

 l.ecaii .e he knew he \v;i.s Hie idol of those he loved so 



\\ell. Is it then, Hi, i.l, when th6M things are 



mentioned in our l.innly circle, lh;il :ni ;i Heel ional < and 

 Icndd lie.-n-li -d \\ilc. ;md mother should feel her heart 

 swcllin..; ;ind I he teai-drop.S eome, <|..wn her cheeks? 

 while I would ;r,.|, ,,, v , ): ,|,ei- l.iirned ii|. ,ide, d<.wn, look- 

 in"; I'" i- wli;il, I could nol tell. The depth of love Don 

 h;id lor IIM could only he nir.i ,111 cd hy hi.; life; for his 

 life \\;i ; devoh-d j.ous, ;uid no eli i I d < \ e r e ntvcd knowl- 

 < 'd ,i .In- did. lie did nol, forget- wh;il, In; one.; uii- 

 <lei'st(od, l.ul hi , cniisLud. desire, w;i : lo h'trn soiuc- 

 iliing now. It Wiis not n , to give him Ion;; |,, s . 



.sous ; merely show him onee, ;md he never lorjn.l, his 

 (';i. hue's. When we flunk of hisdenlh, how he was 

 ill (he primn of life, how we loved him, ;u.d Iheii sl.iiin- 

 hle over some wnrtlihiHH c,ur in i\\c. si reels, we < .umol, 

 lielp l)iii> feel lh;il, with <1 with hum. in hein^s, 



<|e;iih h.ves a sliiuni;;- in, ill.. \Velnrie.| him <,n (he 

 hillside, like ;i \v;nrior, his valuables deposited in l.lio 

 ";i'ii,ve with him. Mvery nioinin^ when Ihe sun risos 

 from his eoiieh, he she(|s his r:ivs ;md w;irms Ihe eiirl.l) 

 that encloses Don's renuni i ; lh<-u rell.-ets hue.k his 

 li-dil on Mi.- IM.SOIH of (he Mississippi, the Htivn.ni on 



whieh |)on .in.l | passed so m;inyh;ippv I rs fo<;vl her. 



'I he silelll live; sliilid sellliliels over his !M;iVe, ;ind llu; 



summer winds phi.y ;colin music throii;di I hei i I ops, 

 ;i nd .sin-- :,;id reipiiems for Ihedepiirfed de;id. I le u.i ; only 

 ;' dog, :ind \ .1 he \\;is my Pylhi.is, ;inl would h;i\e died 

 I'"' inc. 'i hen; sliind., no moniim< nl I.. m;irk hisgravo, 



