"Every night and morning I say my prayers before that picture," he continued quietly, all the laughter out of his voice. And there was something profoundly stirring about the solemnity with which he added,
"If it's God's will that our country shall be saved, there is the man will save it!"
The boy looked up at him.
"Sir," he said, "Nelson will save the country, if we can save Nelson."
IV
THE GARRISON
CHAPTER XXXV
THE SOLDIER'S MOTHER
Kit told his tale.
The Parson listened without a word, his hands folded, and face inscrutable.