NEVER BETTER PREPARED.
"I am reminded of old Bill Devine out in my district. Devine was on his way home from a political rally, and his skin fairly oozed alcohol. Passing through a field he kicked up a rattle-snake which emitted a warning. Bill drew himself up with digUified solmenity, eyed the reptile ■with lofty contempt, and said: 'Strike, darn you; you will never find me better prepared.'"
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 79, 3 April 1926, Page 21
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68NEVER BETTER PREPARED. Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 79, 3 April 1926, Page 21
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