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Show A Labrador Mother. In his article on the people of the 1.a-brador 1.a-brador coast, in Harper's Magazine. Norman Nor-man Duncan tells a pathetic ntory of a poor mother whom he met sitting with her child outside the Battle Harbor hospital: hos-pital: " 'He's always been like that.' she sali. 'He's wonderful sick. I've fetched un mi' bore f get the air. He doos better in the air, sur." she added. "Much, much better. Oh, ay, he does better In the air!' " 'He'll be getting better.' said I. "here in the hos' " 'He'll die.' she Interrupted, quickly. "I was glad that he was to dU. It would be better for him and f.r her. She would forget Ms deformity: she would forever have the memory of him lying warm upon her breatt warm and lovely; for, in this, memory Is kind to women. " Tou have another?" " 'No, sur; 'tis me first.' "The child stirred and complained. She lifted him from her lap. rocksd him. hushed him. drew him close, rocking him all the time. " 'And does he talk?' T asked. "She looked up. In a glow of pride; and she answered me. flushing gloriously, while she turned her shining eyes once more upon the gasping babe upon her b res t v -He said "mamma" ONCE! "And so the I-abrador 'llveyere' is kin with the whole wide world." |