The men of a certain regiment had made some complaints respecting the scarcity of food, but the colonel, a strong believer in the go-away-from-the-table-hungry maxim, saw no grounds for increasing the supply.
At last, however, the climax came.
The gunnery instructor had one day been explaining to a squad of men the advantages of different sights, when the colonel appeared on the scene and began to ask questions on the subject.
“Can any of you men tell me what a fine sight is?”
“Yes, sir,” came the reply from a private.
“Well, what is it?”
The private saluted. “Two dinners, sir, on one plate,” he cried.
SERVIAN WOMEN
There is no country in the world where women occupy a more dignified or honored position in the home than Servia. The Servian idea is quite different from that of the Turk, who keeps his women behind shut doors, or the German, whose ideal woman is a good hausfrau. In Servia the woman is the companion of the man.