A BUS COLLECTION
It was a sad day for Mr. nnd Mrs. Thomas .Tones and their two daughters when they turned their backs 011 their old home at Nant-y-Ffrith in North Wales.
They were leaving their farm and setting out for Canada, and their departure was all the sadder because they could not afford to take Jack with them.
Jack was their sheepdog. Ho had to be tied up so that he could not follow them, and their hearts were heavy as they said good-bye to. him and turned away, never expecting to see him again.
But Jack did not mean to bo left behind. Ho tugged hard, and though he hurt liis paw in his struggles ho wrenched himself free and caught up his friends as tliev were boarding a bus for Birkenhead. Passengers seeing him limping toward the bus took pity 011 him when they heard that lie was to be left behind, and in a few minutes four pounds were subscribed, the amount needed to pay his fare to Canada, where 110 is to begin a new life in company with his old friends.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23339, 6 May 1939, Page 9 (Supplement)
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187A BUS COLLECTION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23339, 6 May 1939, Page 9 (Supplement)
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