She had a smile and a kind word for every one as before; she had eaten
mechanically; but she had lain with wide-open eyes all night, and
still no one had seen a single tear upon her cheeks. This was why they
feared for her; they said,

"She must weep, or she will die."

Some one came into the room and spoke to her.

"The breaker boys, who asked to come this morning, are here."

"Let them come in," she said, "and pass through the parlors and look
upon him; and let them be treated with all kindness and courtesy."

"They have brought this paper, containing resolutions passed by them,
which they would like to have you read."

Mrs. Burnham took the paper, and asked the woman to wait while she
read it. There was something in the fact that these boys had passed
resolutions of sympathy that touched her heart. She unfolded the
soiled paper and read:--

Wee, the braker Boys of burnham braker in mass meeting met Did
pass thease res'lutions. first the braker Boys is all vary sory
indede Cause mister Burnham dide.

second Wee have A grate dele of sympathy for his wife and his
little girl, what has got to get along now without him. third wee
are vary Proud of him cause he dide a trying to save John Welshes
life and pat Morys life and the other mens lifes. fourth he was