SAD FATE OF A SCHOOLBOY.
DUNEDIN, February 27, One of those cases-of cruelty to others of their own age, of which children arc sometimes guilty, occurred in Dunedin,<a" few days ago, and had a very sad ending. A little boy was in the habit of going home from school sopping wet, as if he had been paddling in the water. This occurred so often that the parents at last said that he would be punished if it continued. The wanting apparently had the desired effect, but later the boy wae seized with pneumonia, of which he died. Before his death he explained what had been the cause of his wetting wot. He had been " ducked by other children, and being afraid of the punishment with which he had been threatened, he used to loiter about until his clothes dried before going home. Then followed pneumonia. The feelings of the parents may be imagined, and knowing not who to blame, cannot help blaming themselves. Further investigations will probablv be made to find out particulars of the case.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8813, 3 March 1909, Page 3
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176SAD FATE OF A SCHOOLBOY. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8813, 3 March 1909, Page 3
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