Little Boy
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Horace doted on the sweet-natured little boy; Mary grew obsessed.
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By the time Ferdie was six months old, he had reportedly written his first spirit communication in pencil: “I love this little boy, God bless his mama.”
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“He doesn’t even look like the little monkeys. He’s much bigger, and looks just like a little boy when he’s standing up; and is he ever smart. I don’t believe anyone could catch him in a trap.”
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He looked at me and said, “You know, I saw a painting once that showed a little boy and his grandpa crossing a stream with a wagon and team. The little boy was driving. The name of the painting was ‘The Big Moment.’
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Grace Bell, who is in her 30s and was born without a viable womb, says her little boy Hugo, who is now 10 weeks old, is "simply a miracle".
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