A KISS TO THE GIRL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10108, 16 October 1917, Page 8

A KISS TO THE GIRL.

A kka-to (’up girl at home! With thesn words ringing in their ears, Irish Guardsj wet into a memorable action recently. Ini a letter home the soldier describes the stir-1 i-injj fpoiip. “Remoinber, boys,” said tlie j chaplain. “you arc going over to-day ground, saiunited and sanctified with the blood of i your follow-countrymen. Those poor lads who limy b<' out thoro hoard onco, jus woll as you. the whistling wind over an Irish bog, the song of the lark over an Irish meadow, Ihe wild song of (lie sea breaking on Ihe Irish coast, and the happy laugh of an Irish colleen at the moonlit ctossvoads dance F.,r tints, thank God, it has over been, Fmin Cork to Galway’s shore. The lads tim loved old Krin’s dance Loved Erin’s honour more. As they lie out there they hear those, .sounds again. In a few minutes they will hear a sound that will ring from this battle-j field to the court, of the God of Hattie. In I Jess than ten minutes most ot you boys will j have joined them in heaven. You will stand before {be .dan of Sorrows, (he Captain of, Ins all. Say to Him, boys. ‘Captain, we are j [ not worthy, but through blood we come to | j You, and have no fear.' Mnrv’s Son won r i he ton hard on a man that dies for men." i Then the chaplain closed with the benediction, and the boys “went over” to gain renown in the “ball of battle. j