HIS COLLEGE LIFE. 
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The warm affection and spiritual solicitude Tom 
Comber felt for his brothers, Sidney and Percy, form 
a beautiful feature in his character. And there is no 
doubt but that to his influence should mainly be 
referred their decision for Christ, and their consecra- 
tion to missionary work. Many were the letters of 
tender love that passed between the brothers. We 
insert here, as having been written from college, two 
of these epistles addressed to his youngest brother 
Percy when about the age of fourteen : — 
“ My dear Brother, — I have not forgotten that 
to-morrow is your birthday ; I thought of it the first 
thing this morning, and you may be sure I did not 
forget you in prayer to ‘ Our Father.’ I very earnestly 
wish you many happy returns of the day, and hope 
that with you each year may be better, truer, happier 
than the last. 
“ I often feel, Percy, that I should like to see more 
of you. I so seldom come home, as almost nine 
Sundays out of ten I go somewhere to preach, and 
during the week I am so busy that I feel I ought to 
work all night long ; and so — as I can so seldom get 
a sight of you — I want to propose that you write to 
me every week regularly, and I will write to you as 
often. It will help you in spelling, writing, and 
composition, and I hope will be helpful to you spirit- 
ually. Sid used to do so every Monday evening, but 
he now is coming to see me every week instead. 
Suppose you choose an evening when you can best 
spare an hour, and devote it regularly to writing to 
me. Show this to ma (his stepmother), and tell her 
what I say; P will pay for postage, and I am sure 
she will give you paper and envelopes. I enclose a 
stamp to begin with, and shall expect a letter from 
you before a week is over. I have got a little pocket 
dictionary here for you, which Sid can bear to you 
when he comes to see me next. 
“ I have often wished, my dear Percy, that you 
