" And, when they were alone, he added,--
"But, Tom, don't tell her. She can't bear it as we can. Poor little
Sunshine!" And, to show how well he bore it, the father hid his
face, and sobbed like a woman.
"No, I won't say any thing," said Tom Burroughs in a strange, choked
voice. And so we come back to Mrs. Legrange wistfully saying, "It
seems so strange"--
And then, with the patience of a woman, she put aside her own great
grief, and added,--
"But, Teddy, I am going to do something for you; and what shall it
be? You wish to be educated; do you not?"
"O ma'am! but I've give it up now."
Mrs. Legrange smiled at the sudden enthusiasm and the sudden blank
upon the boy's face, and answered, almost gayly,--
"But I have not given it up for you, Teddy.-By the way, Mrs.
Ginniss, is that your son's real name?-his whole name, I mean?"
"It's short for Taodoor, I'm thinkin', ma'am; but joost Teddy we
alluz calls it."
"Ah, yes! Theodore. That is a very nice name, and will sound better,
when he comes to be a lawyer or doctor or minister, than Teddy.
Don't you think so?"
"Ye're right, ma'am: it's a dale the dacenter name uv the two; an'
Taodoor I'll call him iver an' always," said Mrs. Ginniss
complacently.
"I was thinking more of what other people would call him," said Mrs.
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