ON HIS FURLOUGH.
The children of the reading class wera reciting, and as they read the teacher asked the meaning of the various words. Finally the word " furlough '" was encountered. " What does ' furlough ' mean ?" asked, the teacher. There was no immediate reply, and the teacher asked ibe question again. A little girl held up her hand. " Well, Mary, tell us what ' furlough ' means." " It ineanß a mule," baid Mary. " Oh, no," replied the teacher, " it doesn't mean a mule." " Indeed, it does," said Mary. " I have a book at home that says so." •' Well," said the teacher, now thoronghly interested, "you may bring the book to school aud we'll see about it." The next day Mary brought the book, and in some triumph opened to a page where there was a picture of a soldier standing ' beside a mule. Below the picture were the words: " Going home on his furlough."
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3030, 24 January 1899, Page 6
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150ON HIS FURLOUGH. Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3030, 24 January 1899, Page 6
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