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Show Just Folks By EDGAR A. GUEST BAY IT SADLY American-born Lady Astor announced an-nounced proudly today that all her five sons were going to fight for Britain. News Dispatch. Not proudly, Lady! Sadly, rather, tell It to us all! Say it grimly. If you choose to, that your boys have heard - the call. Say it softly, as you'd whisper something deeply you deplore. de-plore. As their mother, say It bravely but not proudly any morel Not proudly, Lady! Say It aa you would if they had died. It la time to strip from warfare every single touch of pride. Say it bitterly, I beg you, as they Join with ship or corps. Say it tenderly, or meekly, but not proudly any morel Not proudly. Lady! Coldly, rather, rath-er, say you've given five To that dreadful thing called warfare which no longer should survive. Say it calmly, as to duty; say it harshly, I implore. Or with motherly resentment, but not proudly any more. |