The irate cook glared at the intruder, and then broke out:
“See here, me lad. Your business is to serve your country.”
“Yes,” interrupted the recruit, “but not to eat it.”
A GENTLE HINT
The British soldier is never at a loss when sarcasm is needed, and an example of his readiness was seen only the other day.
A long route march had been in progress and the officer had been none too patient. Several times he had had occasion to speak strongly to the men. At last, on the march home, the order came, “March easy”—the time when songs are indulged in. There was no call for “Tipperary” this time, but unanimously they started singing, “Kind Words Can Never Die.”
A MATTER OF PUNCTUATION
Bix—“I see there’s a report from Holland that concrete bases for German cannon have been found there.”
Dix—“Don’t believe a word you hear from Holland. The geography says it is a low, lying country.”