THE LIMIT.
A traveller noticed a number of men working in a field and stopped for a chat with the fanner who owned the land. “Most of these men are ex-sol-diers,” explained the farmer. “Oh, really!” replied the other. “They’ are all privates, I suppose?” “Well, as a matter of fact, they aren’t,” said the farmer. “There are one or two privates, and one of them was a corporal. But one is a major and one a colonel.” “And are they all good men?” “Well, the privates are pretty good on the whole, and the corporal isn’t had at all.” “What about the major?” “Oh, he’s only so-so.” “And the colonel?” “Well,” replied the farmer hesitatingly, “I’m not going to say anything against a man who’s been a colonel in the Army, but I’ve made up my mind that, whatever happens, il’m not going to hire any generals! ’
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Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 95, 20 May 1938, Page 3
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