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Show RATHER PAY THAN SERVE. Citizen Soldier's Unique Idea of the Duties of a Sentry. Australians still tell stories of the C. L. V.'s. although the war is a far memory. One, a member of the Stock Exchange, was left one wet and miserable miser-able night to guard a wagonload of goods. He shivered in the unsheltered place for some hours pondering many things, and then a bright thought struck him just as the colonel came around on his tour of inspection. "Colonel," he asked, "how much is this wagon worth?" "I don't know," was the answer. "Much or little, we can't afford to lose It." "Well, but colonel," persisted the amateur soldier, "you might give me a rough idea of the value." "About 200," said the Colonel testily. "Very well." was the answer. "I will come down to the camp and give you a chesk for the amount. Then I'll turn in. I wouldn't catch my death of cold for twice that much." What the colonel said is not recorded. re-corded. Melbourne Times. |