conytoseewhereitcamefrom。Whatshesawdoubtlesstouchedthemother—heartinher。Shecaughttheeyeofthetatteredurchinclingingtothepillar，andradiantlysmiledonhim。Then，prob—
ablythinkingthattheKingwasabsorbingtheat—
tentionofthegreatassemblage，sheindulgedinalittlediversion。Leaningfarforward，shekissedthetipofherlacehandkerchiefandsweptitcaressinglyacrosstheboy’sbrowncheek，smilingdownathimasunconsciouslyasifsheandtheenrapturedyoung—
sterwerealonetogetherintheworld。Thenextinstantshehadstraightenedupandflushed，forthewatchfulcrowdhadseentheepisodeandwaswildwithenthusiasm。FortenminutesthepeoplecheeredtheQueenwithoutceasing，andforthenextfewdaystheytalkedoflittlebutthespontaneous，girlishactionwhichhaddelightedthemall。
Onemoresentimentalrecord，andIshallhavereachedanothermile—stone。AsIhavesaid，myfriendMrs。AddyleftmeinherwillfifteenhundreddollarsformyvisittoEurope，andbeforeIsailedherfather，whowasoneofthebestfriendsIhaveeverhad，madeacharacteristicallykindpropositioninconnectionwiththelittlefund。Insteadofgivingmethemoney，hegavemetworailroadbonds，oneforonethousanddollars，theotherforfivehundreddollars，andeachdrawingsevenpercent。interest。