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the little fat girl; pained, that fate had destined such an unhappy married life for you. Beneath it all I saw the infinite love of a mother. How, out of six little ones two only remained in whom she centered all her hopes, for whom she directed all her prayers to God, and with whom she shared all their troubles. God bless such a mother. May her many hopes for them never be un-

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realized. If you were once happy, if you have found wedded bliss to be a deceptive term for conjugal misfortune, remember, my dear mama, that you have at least two jewels who love you more than your husband, who will some day make you as happy as you were before you met papa.

A mother's prayers are seldom unanswered, a son's love is always requited, and the combined supplications of two hearts