TRIALS OF A CAMOUFLAGE OFFICER.

Sergeant-Major. "BEG PARDON, SIR, I WAS TO ASK YOU IF YOU'D STEP UP TO THE BATTERY, SIR."

Camouflage Officer. "WHAT'S THE MATTER?"

Sergeant-Major. "IT'S THOSE PAINTED GRASS SCREENS, SIR. THE MULES HAVE EATEN THEM."