Mrs. J. Wilcox of Lumberton received the following the other
day form her son Sgt. G.W. Thorndyke, Co. C, 17th Eng., in France:
Now here goes a line to mother,
The best of all the
lot,
With a simple little message
Just a sweet
forget-me not.
It’s sent to her from some one
Sealed with a kiss
of love,
To wish her joy and comfort
And blessings from
above.
May if find her well and happy
As the morn I went
away,
May it make her burden lighter
As she works from
day to day;
May it chase away the
wrinkles
From her
apt-to-worry brow
And keep that smile a-smiling
Till we’ve finished
up this row.
There’s a brighter day a-coming
For us and those
back home;
There’s ships of joy and happiness
To sail us o’er the
foam.
And sights will be most wonderful
As loved ones greet
each other—
But none will be so tender
As when sonny
greets his mother.
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