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My first thought was one of great thankfulness that I had never breathed

this last baffled hope to Joe How often, while he ith me in my

illness, had it risen to e of it, if he had remained with me but another hour!

"Dear Biddy," said I, "you have the best husband in the whole world,

and if you could have seen him by my bed you would have--But no, you

couldn't love him better than you do"

"No, I couldn't indeed," said Biddy

"And, dear Joe, you have the best wife in the whole world, and she will

ood, noble Joe!"

Joe looked atlip, and fairly put his sleeve before

his eyes

"And Joe and Biddy both, as you have been to church to-day, and are in

charity and love with all mankind, receive my humble thanks for all you

have done for oing aithin the hour, for I a abroad, and that I shall

never rest until I have worked for the money hich you have kept me