. Jackanapes. Daddy Darwin's dovecot. The story of a short life . ed;and he over-fatigued himself and got a chill, and hadto go to bed, and took The Sweep to bed with him. And it was when he could play at no soldier-game, except that of being in hospital, that hemade up his mind to have a blue dressing-gown ofregulation color and pattern, and met with the diffi-culties aforesaid in carrying out his whim. CHAPTER X. Fills the room up of my absent child,Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me;Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words,Remembers me of all his gracious parts,Stuffs out his vac
. Jackanapes. Daddy Darwin's dovecot. The story of a short life . ed;and he over-fatigued himself and got a chill, and hadto go to bed, and took The Sweep to bed with him. And it was when he could play at no soldier-game, except that of being in hospital, that hemade up his mind to have a blue dressing-gown ofregulation color and pattern, and met with the diffi-culties aforesaid in carrying out his whim. CHAPTER X. Fills the room up of my absent child,Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me;Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words,Remembers me of all his gracious parts,Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form. King John, Act iii. ONG years after( they were written,a bundle of letterslay in the drawerof a cabinet inLady Janes morn-ing-room, carefullykept, each in itsown envelope, andevery envelopestamped with thepost-mark of Ash-olt Camp. They were inLeonards hand-writing. A childishhand, though goodfor his age, butround and clear ashis own much coaxing and considering, and afterconsulting with the doctors, Leonard had been al-. 94 LIFE IS MADE UP OF LITTLE THINGS. lowed to visit the Barrack Master and his wife. Afterhis illness he was taken to the sea-side, which heliked so little that he was bribed to stay there by thepromise that, if the Doctor would allow it, he should,on his return, have the desire of his heart, and bepermitted to live for a time in Camp, and sleep ina hut. The Doctor gave leave. Small quarters wouldneither mar nor mend an injured spne; and if hefelt the lack of space and luxuries to which he wasaccustomed, he would then be content to returnhome. The Barrack Masters hut only boasted one sparebed-chamber for visitors, and when Leonard and hisdog were in it there was not much elbow-room. Asort of cupboard was appropriated for the use of Je-mima, and Lady Jane drove constantly into Camp tosee her son. Meanwhile he proved a very good cor-respondent, as his letters will show for themselves. LETTER I. BARRACK MASTERS HUT, The Ca
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