TRY A SMILE
— THE TANK BUMPED. Into the path of a li ne of rumbling through the village $2 a distressed old lady. With - clank, the line pulled up, and 2? to the side of the leading tan? lady called to the driver: 5 “Young man, did you notice a G pound of butter up the road’";? dropped it.” ’ ’ “Gawd, missus,” came the « “now you mentions it, I reme# 'ow I did feel a bit of a bump.” ; ' General: What would you'dofj *•* * * ; , ' • ■' It was supper-time and Jig foster-mother gave him custard a prunes. The little evacuee refused eat the prunes. “God will be very angry. with for ■ not doing as you’re asked,” was told. At midnight a violent thunders! sent the hostess hurrying into Jimi bedroom. The room' was empty, downstairs she found him gobb the prunes. , When he had finishet looked out at the lightning. “Hell of a racket to make abb couple of prunes,” he mumbled. - J
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Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 19, 6 September 1940, Page 8
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159TRY A SMILE Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 19, 6 September 1940, Page 8
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