RETORT COURTEOUS.

Shannon News, 5 February 1926, Page 2

RETORT COURTEOUS.

Till-: POLITE SCOUT. Tlie boy scout of to-day is nothing if not habitually cheery and resourceful. As indicating the readiness of e'tort which is sometimes displayed by these bright youths, a story which has obtained considerable applause may be told. The scoutmaster of a jet-fain troop A\as, in accordance with In- customary procedure adopted by all bey scout troops on their meeting nights, carefully inspecting the cleantimws and turn-out of his batch of \oimgsters. Walking round,, he stop-' yed be-fore one of the more recently-i-nrolled scouts. After looking him up and down' for a minute or two, he said to him, "Jones, your face is very dirty. What "would you say if I was to come out on a troop night with a face like that?" The reply of Jones was. a model of that discreetly son answer which turneth away wrath. "Please, sir," ho said, "a scout Js courteous, and L should be too polito to mention it." It can be understood that the scoutmaster did not proceed with the subject. A glowing commentary upon this incident is provided by the statement in an American journal that 'if you need a courtesy, aid or direction, just look around for the first' gleam of khaki and walk right up to it"