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taken their positions on either hand the minister began the services by reading appropriate passages of Scripture. As he said "Earth to Earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust" the heavy sound of falling earth was thrice heard in the grave. The reading ended. The chaplain knelt in prayer, and the whole party as if move by one fervent impulse fell on their knees with him. To me this was a remarkable scene. There was an old man with long and matted hair, his hand clenched, weeping as he thinks perhaps of after times more peaceful and more Christian. Another with eyes closed and face raised toward Heaven in entreaty, maybe. And here are two little boys scarce a dozen years old fair haired innocent looking kneeling with us, too, A kind mother taught them this. They were Ambulance drivers)

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