SAVED FROM FREEZING TO DEATH. 



WhejST Bobby Smart was six years old he was left to the care 

 of his Uncle James, who lived in the country. His aunt took him 

 to his future home, and at the station he saw his uncle for the first 

 time. 



Bobby was lonely and sad; his uncle often treated him with 

 harshness, and even cruelty. The cold winter had come on early. 



Bobby was the only boy about the farm, and he had to work very 

 hard. His clothing was unfit for the winter weather, and he 

 often suffered from the cold. 



Among the duties which this poor boy had to perform was that 

 of tending a flock of sheep. One afternoon, when there were signs 

 of a snow-storm, he was sent to drive the flock to the barn. He 

 started for the field, but his clothes wei-e so thin that he was be- 

 numbed by the intense cold. He sat down on a large rock to rest 

 himself. He felt strangely tired and cold. In a little while he 



