JUST WHAT IT WAS.
' It is stated that one of thehi/iast o.Ticers in the German army is very particular ili.it !iis soldiers are properly fed. He is in Ihe habit of making unaxpected visits to ilia barracus and inspecting the food in person On the occasion of one of these visits he met two soldiers carrying a steamin? boiler from the kitchen. "Put it down. Fetch a spoon,* he commanded. The astonished s.l«l ; •>•* looked at each other. One of them nisi 1 off, but reappeared in a few moments with a spoon. " I want to see what sort of soup you get," said the genernl, as he dived into the boiler with the spoon. ' VVhnt sort of devil's broth is that? It tastes like dishwater. What is it anyhow ?" " That's just what it is, your excellency," replied the soldier. "It's the water the dishes were washed in."
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 14 May 1891, Page 4
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147JUST WHAT IT WAS. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 14 May 1891, Page 4
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