said Susan . `` Well , Sophia Crawford , I felt as if I could ask anyone to go when I read last night that there were no children under eight years of age left alive in Poland . Think of that , Sophia Crawford '' -- Susan shook a floury finger at Sophia -- `` not -- one -- child -- under -- eight -- years -- of -- age ! '' `` I suppose the Germans has et 'em all , '' sighed Cousin Sophia . `` Well , no-o-o , '' said Susan reluctantly , as if she hated to admit that there was any crime the Huns could n't be accused of . `` The Germans have not turned cannibal yet -- as far as I know . They have died of starvation and exposure , the poor little creatures . There is murdering for you , Cousin Sophia Crawford . The thought of it poisons every bite and sup I take . '' `` I see that Fred Carson of Lowbridge has been awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal , '' remarked the doctor , over his local paper . `` I heard that last week , '' said Susan . `` He is a battalion runner and he did something extra brave and daring . His letter , telling his folks about it , came when his old Grandmother Carson was on her dying-bed . She had only a few minutes more to live and the Episcopal minister , who was there , asked her if she would not like him to pray . ` Oh yes , yes , you can pray , ' she said impatient-like -- she was a Dean , Dr. dear , and the Deans were always high-spirited -- ` you can pray , but for pity 's sake pray low and do n't disturb me . I want to think over this splendid news and I have not much time left to do it . ' That was Almira Carson all over . Fred was the apple of her eye . She was seventy-five years of age and had not a grey hair in her head , they tell me . '' `` By the way , that reminds me -- I found a grey hair this morning -- my very first , '' said Mrs. Blythe .
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