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Show REPENTANCE. The chastening of the English people is fast being wrought in South Africa, That there are many who deeply repent re-pent that the British nation was led to an unjustifiable war by Mr. Chamberlain Chamber-lain is beyond question. Notwithstanding Notwithstand-ing the national srlde that finds expression ex-pression in the shiploads of Englishmen English-men who are daily deported for South Africa, there is noticeable in the English Eng-lish press a growing sorrow, if not a sincere repentance for the rash acts of Mr. Chamberlain. The following from the Westminister Gazette undoubtedly voices the real feelings of countless thousands of Englishmen: Eng-lishmen: Lord God. whom we besougnt so late. Thou wouldst not suffer us forget Thy Name and our weak human state-Have state-Have patience, Lord, a. little yet. Today no pomp of empire fills The wintry land: amazed and awed Ve watch Thy slowly grinding mills Mete out to our just reward. Today, by foemen sore beset. Dismayed we draw our destined lot. "Ve prayed to Thee "Lest we forget, And, even as we praj ed, forgot. AVith foolish, rash, vain-glorious words And sorry self-sufficiency We boasted, girding on our swords. As those who lay their armor by. Wherefore the curse upon us lies Of warriors all unready found, Of braggarts blinded to despise Their foe before their trumpet sound. Hnmbly we call upon Thy Name, j Ere sounds once more the grim assault, W do confess. O Lord, with shame Our fault, our very grievous fault. Give black our fathers' stern disdain Of idle brag and empty boast. So shall we stand erect again And face unmoved hostile host. |