A TEMPERANCE LESSON.
A cavalryman had for the second time returned to the barracks in an intoxicated condition. His comrades saw a chance the second time to give him a little lesson. He had gone to bed and thrust his bare foot out from under his blankets, and they fastened one of his spurs on his naked heel. The trooper lay in a heavy and motionless sleep for a long time. At last he stirred, changed his position and dug the spur into his other leg. *Oh ! Help ! Murder !’ he shouted. Then be started up, struck a light, and looked at the spur fastened on his bare heel.
‘Well,’ he said, ‘if that doesn’t make me out a helpless idiot ! When I took off my boots last night I forgot to take off one of my spurs. I’ll never drink a drop again !*
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue II, 11 July 1896, Page 59
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143A TEMPERANCE LESSON. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue II, 11 July 1896, Page 59
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