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He had taught us how to live and he seemed determined to show us how a Christian should die. He said he wanted
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Grandmother and the children to come to him and have all the rest remain outside. When we came into the room he said to Grandmother,
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Do you know what the doctors say? She bowed her head, and then he motioned for her to come on one side and Anna and me on the other and kneel by his bedside. He placed a hand upon us and upon her and said to her,
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All the rest seem very much excited, but you and I must be composed. Then he asked us to say the 23d Psalm,
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The Lord is my Shepherd, and then all of us said the Lord's Prayer together after Grandmother had offered a little prayer for grace and strength in this trying hour. Then he said,
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Grandmother, you must take care of the girls, and, girls, you must take care of Grandmother. We felt as though our hearts would break and were sure we never could be happy again. During the next few days he often spoke of dying and of what we must do when he was gone. Once when I was sitting by him he looked up and smiled and said,
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You will lose all your roses watching over me.