. Jackanapes. Daddy Darwin's dovecot. The story of a short life . nderness for— My dearboy, you re faint. Can you spare me for amoment? No, stay-— Major! What? What? My head drifts so — if you would nt mind. Yes ! Yes ! Say a prayer by me. Out loud, please; I amgetting deaf. My dearest Jackanapes — my dear boy — One of the Church Prayers—Parade Service,you know-— I see. But the fact is — God forgive me, ! - -1 m a very different sort of fellowto some of you youngsters. Look here, let mefetch — But Jackanapes hand was in his, and it wouldnot let go. There was a brief and bitter silen
. Jackanapes. Daddy Darwin's dovecot. The story of a short life . nderness for— My dearboy, you re faint. Can you spare me for amoment? No, stay-— Major! What? What? My head drifts so — if you would nt mind. Yes ! Yes ! Say a prayer by me. Out loud, please; I amgetting deaf. My dearest Jackanapes — my dear boy — One of the Church Prayers—Parade Service,you know-— I see. But the fact is — God forgive me, ! - -1 m a very different sort of fellowto some of you youngsters. Look here, let mefetch — But Jackanapes hand was in his, and it wouldnot let go. There was a brief and bitter silence. Ton my soul, I can only remember the littleone at the end. Please, whispered Jackanapes. 54 JACKANAPES. Pressed by the conviction that what little hecould do it was his duty to do, the Major, kneel-ing, bared his head, and spoke loudly, clearly, andvery reverently, — The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ — Jackanapes moved his left hand to his right one,which still held the Majors — The love of God — And with that — Jackanapes CHAPTER VI. Und so 1st der blaue Himmel grosser als jedesGewolk darin, und dauerhafter dazu. JEAN PAUL RICHTER. ACKANAPES death was sadnews for the Goose Green, asorrow just qualified by honor-able pride in his gallantry anddevotion. Only the Cobblerdissented ; but that was his said he saw nothing in it butfoolhardiness and vainglory. They might bothhave been killed, as easy as not; and then wherewould ye have been? A mans life was a manslife, and one life was as good as another. No onewould catch him throwing his away. And, forthat matter, Mrs. Johnson could spare a child agreat deal better than Miss Jessamine. But the parson preached Jackanapes funeralsermon on the text, Whosoever will save his lifeshall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life formy sake shall find it; and all the village wentand wept to hear him. JACKANAPES. Nor did Miss Jessamine see her loss from theCobblers point of view. On the .contrary
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