_Translated by Father Pasquale Maltese_
This is an extraordinary revelation of the heart of an Italian
soldier. It is the last letter to his mother written by a young
poet who fell on the Isonzo leading a platoon in battle. Father
Pasquale Maltese, pastor of the church of St. Anthony, New York,
translates it for _The Parish Monthly_ as an "inspiration to the
youth of every land."