"AN UNSOPHISTICATED KID"

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2970, 6 January 1917, Page 8

"AN UNSOPHISTICATED KID"

LAD OF' VERSATILE AGE. -.' "How old are you?" asked the chairman,of the Military Service/Board of iha youthful-looking appellant. Appellant: Seventeen. , Chairman: Seventeen; You have not appealed' on the ground of being under age! Do you intend that ground to stand? ! . Appellant-: Yes.. ' " " ~ Chairman: Have you a birth certificated Appellant: Yes; hut I did not bring it with mo. .": . i.

.; ■ Chairman: Can you got it ?' V Appellant: Yes, trot not t->-day. My a-ontie has gone out and locked the box. "'''.-..'■ >

Mr. D. M'Laren (a tnemherof the board): Did you fill in tho National Register:' '.■'.'. i

' Appellant: Yes. •• ' ■ Mr; M'Laren: What age did you state'in it?

Appellant: Twenty. Tha boardilaughed. , ' ' ; Mr. M'Laren: Well, there's tho 'cause of the trouble. See the trouble vou've put yourself and everybody elso to.

Military Representative (Captain Walker): You have rendered yourself Hable to gaol for that. People should ,-not make false declarations.

Chairman: What did you do that for? "'••■•■•..

Appellant: 1 wanted to get away, but since, then I have changed ray mind.

Chairman: He looks under age, anyhow. '-.'., ', •

Military Representative: He does. Chairman: Wo will adjourn the matter till the next sitting of the board here.- = ' ■ :'

Military Representative: Ho looks an unsophisticated kid, anyhow.