CAUSE FOR THANKS.
The Spartan mother was pale and resolute. Her hand trembled as it rested upon the armoured shoulder of her only son about to go forth to battle, her red lips were set sternly and her eyes were dry. * My boy,’ she said solemnly, ‘ come back with your shield or upon it, ami thank your lucky stars it’s only war and not football.’ With her benison then he departed.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue XIV, 2 April 1898, Page 432
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71CAUSE FOR THANKS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue XIV, 2 April 1898, Page 432
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