PREPAREDNESS.

Bruce Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 43, 4 June 1917, Page 3

PREPAREDNESS.

Representative Gardner (who has enlisted) in an address in Providence on preparedness chaps are respectively like danger of invasion the pacifist and the perparedness chaps are respectively like Willie and Johnny. Willie and Johnny had been very naughty, and were sent to bed by their mother. As they lay side by side footsteps were heard —it was near evening—and the two culprits realised that their father was mounting the stairs. They turned pale. 'l'm going to fold my hands as if I'd been prayin',' said Pacifist Willie, 'and then I'll pretend to be asleep when he comes in. But Preparedness Johnny was already bustling swiftly about the room. 'l'm goin' to put on my pants,' he said, 'and line 'em with a newspaper.' "