FOR HONOUR AND HER

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2892, 3 October 1916, Page 3

FOR HONOUR AND HER

_jU yesterday afternoon's meeting Mr. Virgo road out to his audience an appeal which has frequently been placed before meetings of soldiers which ho lias addressed, and numbers of tho men lirvo afterwards asked him for copies of it. In . answer to tho request of, several ladies who attonded yesterday's meeting, the appeal is reproduced bolotr: — Sbinowhero a, woman, thrusting feaif away, ' Faces tho future bravely for your sake, t Toils on from dawn till dark; from day to day ' Fights back her tears, nor heeds tho bittor ache; She loves you, trusts you, breathes in prayer your name; Soil not lier faith in you, by sin or , shame. Somewhere a woman-—mother,■-. sweetheart, ■■ wife, Waits betwixt hopes and fears, for your return, Her kiss, hor words, will cheer you in the strife, When Death itself confronts you, grim and stern: But let her' image all your reverence claim When base temptations scorch you with their iiame. Somewhere a woman watches —thrilled with pride,. Shrined in,her heart, you share a place with none, She toils, she waits, she prays, till side by 6ide You stand together when the battle's done. 0 keep for her dear sake a stainless name, Bring back to her a manhood free from shame I