Johanie and the Egyptian Question.
"Pa, what is England sending more troops to K^ypt for ?" '* To rescue SVolsetey, my son." " What is Wolseley there for V 1 *« To rescue Gordon " "What was : Gordon sent there foil" "To restore peace." " Who whs lighting?" "Well, nobody was. The Mahdi had an army raised, tliongh." "Pa, do the British own that country 1" "N«», mf B«iit M ' ■■•■ "Then they are campaigning m the wrong ward, ain't they ?" "It lonks that way, Johnnie. Now run along and carry m that coal for your mother. You're too inquisitive."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 138, 16 May 1885, Page 3
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93Johanie and the Egyptian Question. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 138, 16 May 1885, Page 3
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