First Tommy. "WHAT ARE YE GOING TO DO WITH IT?"
Second Tommy (with tiny prisoner). "FIX IT ON THE BONNET OF THE GENERAL'S MOTOR-CAR."
MATILDA
(From our Adjutant's Diary).
The depôt has decided that Matilda is a notable puppy. I could not tell you her particular make, but our motor cyclist artificer described her as a "1917 model; well upholstered but weak in the chassis and unreliable in the differential on hairpin bends; in fact, built for comfort and not speed."
Matilda became a celebrity all in one day. The C.O. wrote the following chit to her master:—
"O.C.-'A' Company.—If your dog must stroll into my orderly-room, will you please see that she is kept reasonably clean? Please take necessary action, initial and return."
Matilda was bathed and sent back for inspection to the C.O., with a chit from O.C. "A" Company, pointing out that, as he couldn't initial her, he had put his office stamp on her tummy and hoped it wouldn't rub off.