A WAY THEY HAVE

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 185, 23 June 1916, Page 2 (Supplement)

A WAY THEY HAVE

By a piece of good luck the new recruit had been appointed orderly to hi' captain, and the latter was now giving him his instructions. "You ri-e at five o'clock," he sad. "-have your-elf. and clean your boots and eipiipmeitt. Then you clean my hoot-, buttons, belt, etc., -have me, see to my horse which yo i must gloom thoroughly and t-lca.i th.e ei|iiipnient. Alter that you go to your hut. he'p to -cue the breakfast, and alter buakfast loud a hand washingup. Ai ."ight o'i ha k von go on parade and drill till twelve The recruit, who-e face had been growing longer and longer, then mt errunU-d : •• |?eg pardiJ.i, sir. hut is th( r,«> anyone else iii the Army beside me?'' THE CHEAT QUESTION. Private .fenks is siiflVriug fiom ' onm iciice. It happened this way. Hi* comrade lilink- had received a small tin of sardines bv post. He was not sr-itish, but having distributed the other contents of the parcel from home among his companions in billet, he felt ju-tilied in hiding the sardines for Insole enjoyment, .leaks saw him. waited hi- chance, oiv-ned the tin. and at-' the contents. Ili-.ik- caught him jo.-t as the last -mall lish was disappearing. Then it was lie spoke tie- word* which are destined to haunt Jenkins all his llfis. ••'.I- nkv." he said, solemnlv, " in the daVs th it are to be. how will Villi feel when voiir little -on ash- you- T>adih- whom did von do in tin fire.a War-"