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Ember?" said the Ducklows, triumphantly. The news went abroad. Again
congratulations poured in upon the returned volunteer. Everybody
rejoiced in his good fortune,--especially certain rich ones who had been
dreading to see Miss Beswick come round with her proposed
subscription-paper. Among the rest, the Ducklows rejoiced not the least;
for selfishness was with them, as it is with many, rather a thing of
habit than a fault of the heart. The catastrophe of the bonds broke up
that life-long habit, and revealed good hearts underneath. The
consciousness of having done an act of justice, although by accident,
proved very sweet to them: it was really a fresh sensation; and Reuben
and his dear little family, saved from ruin and distress, happy,
thankful, glad, was a sight to their old eyes such as they had never
witnessed before. Not gold itself, in any quantity, at the highest
premium, could have given them so much satisfaction; and as for coupon
bonds, they are not to be mentioned in the comparison. "Won't you do
well by me some time, too?" teased little Taddy, who overheard his
adopted parents congratulating themselves on having acted so generously
by Reuben. "I don't care for no cowpen bonds, but I do want a new drum!"
"Yes, yes, my son!" said Ducklow, patting the boy's shoulder. And the
drum was bought. Taddy was delighted. But he did not know what made the
Ducklows so much happier, so much gentler and kinder, than formerly. Do
you? THE AUTHOR OF "SAUL."[A] We are not one of those who believe that
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