They wanted us to fight to-day;
We were to be a big surprise—
And I believe I've lost the way.
The Dawn of Peace?
"The Commissioners of H.M. Works, &c., are prepared to receive tenders for the supply of:
(a) Floor polish during a period of six or 12 months from 1st August, 1917.
(b) Arm chairs."—Daily Telegraph.
From an interview with an eminent playwright regarding a new farce:—
"Has my face a war object? Certainly it has, a very definite though an indirect one."—Liverpool Echo.
If it hadn't been so old a joke, we should have guessed that the author has a strong cast in his eye.