THE GENERAL'S COW.
Some years ago the commanding officer of a military station, desiring the grass around the quarters to be protected while it was growing, gave strict orders to the sentries on guard that no one except the cow should be allowed to step over the grass. The next day the General’s wife called upon some ladies, and wishing to make a short-cut, walked across the grass from one path to another. • No one to piss here, madam 1’ said the sentry. The lady drew herself up. ‘Do you know who lam ?’ she demanded of the sentry. • No, madam,’ replied the impassive soldier, ‘ I do not know who you are. But I know you are not the General’s cow, and nobody else is permitted to walk on this grass.’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue VIII, 22 February 1896, Page 219
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130THE GENERAL'S COW. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue VIII, 22 February 1896, Page 219
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