I shall be very glad
when the necessities of the country will permit me to lay aside
the insignia of rank and, returning to Rossville, subside into
plain Henry Frost again. If you ask me when this is to be, I can
only say that it depends on the length of our struggle. I am
enlisted for the war, and I mean to see it through! Till that
time Frank must content himself with acting as my substitute at
home. I am so well pleased with his management of the farm that I
am convinced it is doing as well as if I were at home to
superintend it in person. Express to Mr. Waring my gratitude for
the generous proposal he has made to Frank. I feel that words are
inadequate to express the extent of our obligations to him."
Some years have passed since the above letter was written. The
war is happily over, and Captain Frost has returned home with an
honorable record of service. Released from duty at home, Frank
has exchanged the farm for the college hall, and he is now
approaching graduation, one of the foremost scholars in his
class.
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