Thinking of Home
You needn’t worry about us. We are more concerned about you at home, and only hope that you are being well looked after in our absence. If we find that our loved ones are not being cared for, we will never forgive those responsible. That’s my little “grouse,” done with now, and I can tell of the happy times we’re having here: Anonymous.
[II. THINGS BY THE WAY]
Hark! I hear the tramp of thousands,
And of armèd men the hum!
Lo! a nation’s hosts have gathered
Round the quick alarming drum,
Saying, “Come,
Freemen, come!
Ere your heritage be wasted,” said the quick alarming drum.
Bret Harte.
The French people were like mothers to us, giving us food, money, and wine. It is a pity to see them leaving their homes and having nowhere to go: Pte. W. Irwan, 1st East Lancashires.