THE BOY'S SACRIFICE. He was a good little bov. and verv thoughtful, ft was during a long r,pell of dry weather, and be had heard of the great scarcity of water throughout the country. He came to his mo r her and slipped his band into hers; Mamma,” he said, is it true that in some places the little boys and girls have scarcely enough water to drink?” “That is what the papers sav. mv clear.” “Mamma,” ho presently said, “Id like to give tin somethin’ for those poor httle boys and girls.” His mother gave him a fond look. les, dear. “ And what would you like to give un ?” Mamma, he said, in his earnestway, as long as the water is very, very scarce. I think 1 oU S llt to give up bein’ washed I”
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 242, 26 September 1914, Page 2 (Supplement)
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137Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 242, 26 September 1914, Page 2 (Supplement)
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