YULE SMILE I ! POETRY ON PARADE. ' he battalion recently received as fecruit a young man of education h culture, who had failed to make h in other vocations. On his first ’i on the parade ground he was exited by several hours of marching r rnd down. stand at ease!” ordered the officer list. Gow wonderful is death!” muttered | recruit. pc officer turned like a flash. Aho said that?” he demanded. pe culprit smiled wanly as he re--111: “Shelly, I believe, sir.” I♦♦ * * . Lie British pilot-officer returned h a raid into Germany. lorry to be three hours late, sir,” Explained to his commanding offi•l “I misunderstood instructions and bed the leaflets under people’s ts.” I *** . * b it Recruit: Is the air always clear "\nd here ? !d Hand: Yes, except when it is ring from the parade ground. I’ - (i * * * * , i i..... Jiirse: Oh, dear me, your tempera - is very low! fl meruit: Well, you’re not so hot (’■self. J®,
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Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 10, 5 July 1940, Page 7
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