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and walked to the window. Suddenly the uproar hushed,
for the voice began again, but this time it was a hymn :

“ WhiJe Shepherds watched their flsuks Ljy nighty
AJ1 seated on ltie ground,
The ::ngiil of tlltr Loi'd came dbwn,
Aud glory shone around.1'

Verse after verse was sung", the men pouring out of their
tents and huts to listen to the music,

,LAIl glory be to God on high,
And to the thrill t>c pcace ;
Good will hfctieeforth from Heaivan to men
Begin and never cease ! "

sang the singer to the end. When the strain died away
there was dead silence.

The General finished his letter and sealed it. Carefully
folding up the little one which lay before him, he replaced it
in his pocket, and going to the door, summoned the orderly
who was just -without.
“ Mail that at once,1* he said.

“ Yes, sir.’'
“ B y the way/' as the sohlier turned to leave, “ who was
that singing out there just now? I mean that last one? who
sang 1 Dixie/ and the hymn/’
"O n ly a peddler, sir, I believe.1’

The General’s eyes fixed themselves on the soldier.
"W h ere did he come from ?*’