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Gone WestIlr Iim Hrr*! monglt, whene'er hr die. Who ttiftkrt the ioUi McnftcrFat unlay, October 12lh, came tbs tad news that Pte. Arngrimnr Grandy had l«e*n killed in action.II** «i* bom on Mav llth, IHA, and had aprut moat'll hi* sliort life at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Grandy. Afftcr finishing lh«* common school he took a short btwinfw course in UmMiprf, and thro twrarue a gra in buyer. and held that occupation up to the time ofenlistment. lie was called to thePit Arnyrimuf C randycolora on March 19th. went overseas • •on April 2nd and fell in action on French aoil the 27th a# Feptemlier last. Ilia military carreer was not a long one.Hhortly before joining the urtny young A rngrimur luid won the sweet maiden heart of Misa Gudlaug Ingi-bjorg It jn mason of Klfme. a ho inti-ously prayed for and awaited hissafe return. But drcpmstatictMt shift! dsginin, ami now he waits for her,1 ami the rest, to eons to him.What « blow the tragic news have I men to her ami to hi- relatives we ran well imagine, for many of us, who knew him comparatively little, keefily fe**Mhe sting. He was such a favorite. A kindly iiifrfiuqplly, j peculiar only to thoae w ho are nn-consrious of their importance, seemed to pervade every act, and hi* nature was refined iiy n womanlytenderness* so uncommon to the strong. He would rather *1ep a-ide than tread on a worm or crush u flower. Much less would he by word or dead t injure his f«dlnw. lie was so |?ood—perhaps too flood and tender for thisi unfeeling world. We in-tinet iwly think of I lie old saying: * Those whom the jt«hIh love^lie young. KiprtimV hears it out.It i- unusunl to And o man imbued w ith ar much wpnt And admiration for the lieautifiil a* Arngriniur was. No phase of the lieautifiil e*cop» *ed hi*liotii'e. whether it was poetry or painting, bird or beast. song or sculpture, the wonders of the aurora or the divinity of sunset. \\ henever I'liAniv afforded, his soul worshiped at the shrine of beauty.He was not of the light hearted, jovial type. At times he even evinced i f a thread of melancholy. It was apparent to him that life was no idle game, hut coofUuit strife; hut he realised that in the struggle lay life's dignity and worth. Military life mold not he congenial to auch a nature; I | hut all he had was freely given when hi* country called. In one of his I last let! cm lie aaya: ►'I “t 'anada is more than welcome to all my energies, to my life and blood if need lie. Tlwre is nothing that she ever gave me that she is not entire-• ly welcome to.Nor did he fear death, for on another occasion he wrote: I am confident that death ia live most glorious adventure of the aou).’v This ter- 1 rcatrial life is not entirely void of pleasurable adventures; but for him ' who must of all venerates the beautiful and good, the entrance to the life ' lieyond wi)l Iw- the most gloriwu*. Therefore we should not mourn over a 1 | friend gune by, but rather treasure live conviction that he who sacrifice* 1 hi* life for others ha* lived enough, however short his life may Is*—J. K '
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Wynyard Advance
Wynyard, Saskatchewan, CA
Thu, Oct 24, 1918
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