Do not be ashamed, my lad, if you have a patch on your elbow. It is no
mark of disgrace. It speaks well for your industrious mother. For our
part, we would rather see a dozen patches on your clothes than to have
you do a bad or mean action, or to hear a profane or vulgar word
proceed from your lips. No good boy will shun you or think less of you
because you do not dress as well as he does, and if any one laugh at
your appearance, never mind it. Go right on doing your duty.
[Illustration: {FIVE DEER.}]