THE REASON OF IT.
He was a raw recruit. jusi, cnrollotl hi a cavalry corps, and paying his first in (in. riding paddock. vcr horse." said the instructor. Tlie recruit advanced, took the bridle .uinui'i'lv. mill examined his mount with jji'cnt, care. U hat's i(. <.'o(, (hj s .si rn j> round it iisked. poinlinir in the u'irth. Well,' explained the instructor, solenly. "von >ee, all our horses 'a.ve a ]<" CII sense of hiiinor, an' as the some'ave sudden (ils of laiHiler when they see the recruils, put hands round °eni lo keep Vm lYom hurslin' their m-US! '• Pinny's wrr. ■\n irishman named 'Pat Oarr was met W un I'.mrlishman one dav. who said lo him: "What's your name?" "CaiY" said Pat. <ll. well/' said Uio ]\ng]islnnan, you re the first car I ever saw going without an ass. so you're a great sight to mo." "fjegob!" said Pat. "You'ro not the first ass I saw going without a car, so you're no sight to me."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 138, 2 December 1911, Page 9 (Supplement)
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166THE REASON OF IT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 138, 2 December 1911, Page 9 (Supplement)
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