Frequently
the parting from dear friends and close relatives is for an indefinite time, marking the end of a certain stage of one's experience, and the bitterness and regret felt because of the parting are apt to overshadow the sweetness of happy memories.
The
belief that death is inevitable is all but universally held among human beings and so is the belief that the older a person becomes, the more likely he is to die.
Penny
and Jerry, with their mother and father and Jimmy, a little friend, started out one day for the woods where they hoped to find a Christmas tree for the children's schoolroom.
