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Benjamin of the family reached home under the care of Dr. J. Byron Hayes, who was sent to Washington after him. I went over to Mr. Noah T. Clarke's to see him and found him just a shadow of his former self. However,
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Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
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(He was quite handsome and young.) He asked her how long she had lived here and she told him nearly all of her brief existence! She said if he had asked her how old she was she would have told him she was so young that Will Adams last May was appointed her guardian. He asked how many there were in the family and she said her Grandmother, her sister and herself. He said,
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They are Christians, I suppose.
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Yes, she said,
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Indeed, he said.
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I would like to see her. Anna said she would have to be excused as she seldom saw company. When he arose to go he said,
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My dear young lady, I trust that you are a Christian.
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Mercy yes, she said,
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He said he was very glad and hoped she would let her light shine. She said that was what she was always doing--that the other night at a revival meeting she sang every verse of every hymn and came home feeling as though she had herself personally rescued by hand at least fifty
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He smiled approvingly and bade her good bye. She told Grandmother she presumed he would say