DON'T STAND WATCHING.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 1348, 8 December 1931, Page 3

DON'T STAND WATCHING.

■ . *. During the American Civil War it happened that some logs had *to be removed from one place to another. As only a few ' men were at*, hand it. was, very hard work. . ' A Colonel, who was present, stood aside giving orders, and encouraging the men, but he did not attempt to help with the work. Presently an officer m civilian dress came' along, and seeing the soldiers struggling very 'hard/ with' the Colonel standing idly by, said to the latter : "Why don't you give a hand yourself, as there are so lew men ?' '.'. "Sir," replied the other, - £ -I am ai ; Colonel." ""Oh, indeed," said the officer. "I .beg _your pardon," and saying this, he at once proceeded to help with the work/ When air the logs had been removed the officer turned to the Colonel and said: {< When you are short of men another time., call your Commander-in-Chief, and I will help you again.''* Never stand idle watching others work and strain themselves, when' by "putting your own back, into it," as > the saying goes, you could help to re- * lieve the pressure.