DIED WITH A SMILE.
A pathetic .story is told by a wounded soldier, now home, of an Irishman. "We came on him," he said, "after one of the fights on the Aisne. 'What can we do for you ?' wo asked tenderly, for we could see he was not long for this world. 'Can yon whistle?' was tho surprising reply.
"Two of us said <ye could, and asked what he would like. ' A Nation Once Again,' he < eplied.
"Tommy Burke 'whistled a few bans, and the dying man's eyes were fixed on Mm firmly all the time. When it was over he held out his hand to Tommy and said 'Thank you, lad; it does me heart good to hoar the ould tune for the last time this side of the grave.' Then he turned over and diod with a smile on his face."
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Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13728, 17 March 1915, Page 2
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143DIED WITH A SMILE. Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13728, 17 March 1915, Page 2
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