DE WET’S LITTLE JOKE.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 21 February 1901, Page 4

DE WET’S LITTLE JOKE.

The following amusing story about Commandment Da Wetfis told in a private letter received lately by a Glasgow reader of M.A.P. from an officer serving with the Army in South Africa. The in question writes as follows: —“ Three Aeomanry scouts were taken prisoners by the now redoubtable General De Wet near Lindley. Do Wet, who does not care to be burdened with prisoners, told these three yeomen, on being brought before him that ho had an important despatch for General Bundle, and if they would personally undertake to deliver it to the , General he would give them back their liberty. Naturally, they were elated at the proposal, and all three gave De Wet their word of honour to deliver the missive into General Bundle’s own hands’ They received it, a large envelope, well sealed, and with all the outward appearance of containing some important document. Possibly they may have thought it contained a proposal from De Wet to surrender. In any case, they lost no time in saddling up, and _ covered the ground in no time. On reaching Bundle’s headquarters they insisted on handing the letter to the General personally, and on his opening it—the three braves stiff standing as his audience —read aloud the contents as followsTo General Bundle. Dear sir—Please chain up these three devils, aa I can catch them every day.—Yours, De TVet.”

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