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respectful duty,’ and I know the sender is a
fine, strong young market-gardener ; but some-
times I look back a few years, and instead of
the lovely roses, and the big, healthy giver,
I seem to see a faded dusty bunch of wild-
flowers, held towards me by the little hot
hand of a tired child with large blue eyes,
and I hear a timid voice say, “Please ‘m, it’s

J. Cole; and I’ve come to stay with yer!”
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