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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 261, 31 December 1914, Page 3 (Supplement)

KLKVKX SONS AT WAK: EIGHT J)KAI). MOTIIKK'S CALL TO SOJJHKU TO AVFNGK HIS DHOTMKHS. Ono of the French ongineons attached to the living hase at Hominy lin* ki ccivcd a letter lrom his si«ters and iv ! touching message lrom his niollier. who ! has lost eight out of her eleven sons iu • the war. ! Thi s letter, with its simple appeal to • th L . remaining sons to continue, to do their duty to their country and to th's 'son to go and avenge the dentils ot iiis> brothers, has heen included in the orders oi' the day and read to the troops an a nohlu example: " f learn that Charles and Lucieii died on August 2Mh ; Fugone is liadly wounded. A.s for Louis and J'can. tliey arc dead also. Hose lias disappeared .Mamma weeps. .She says that von urn strong and will go and avenge them. " I hope that your officers will not refuse, .lean had the Legion of Honour. Follow him. They have taken all of us. Hleveii went to the war. Fight ar e dead. "My dear hrotiier. do your duty. That is all that is ashed of you. God has. g'ven you life. He has the right to take it again; it is mamma who says it. "We omhraco you with n full heart and we wish greatly to see you again.— Your Sifters. . . ." Sir Robert Hall, the famous astronomer, was rather fond of telling thv story of a correspondent who wrote to him' saying that, although he wru n grocer's assistant, his great anihition was to liecomo an astronomer. Hut Lo got hi.s ideas somewhat mixed, for this was ono of his sentences: "My mind finds no rest for the solo of her foot. save in one of the heavenly bodies" At a Christmas dinner in Washing ton a statesman was called upon after the meal to make a speech. Ho rose and bouan. — " You have hW giving your attention to a turkey stuffed with sago. You aro now about to K'vo your attention t 0 a (•ago s<ulfed with turkey-' 1

"F.vrn nt Christmas, nhon all tlio world is gav and clad." said the pro.V; l>eardo<l philosopher, "[how? arc wonil In come (o a man sad and solemn thoughts." , "Yes," agreed the young man who had no watch on the end of his chain, "and tho saddest and most solemn aro those that como to a fellow wh-n ho roads of the marriage of n girl to whom last Christmas ho gave a diamond ring, on which h 0 is still payinß instalments."

James, walking across tho fields with Irs father, saw a cow for the first time. "What is that father P" ho asked. "That is only a cow.'' "And what aro those things on hi* hendP"

" Horns." answered the father. The two walked on. Presently ths cowmooed. James was surprised. "Which horn did she blow, father? 1 " ho asked.