| Show WHY SOLDIERS GLAD RAGS old kaspari remark seems to pretty well cover the modern idea as to warfare old kaspars nork was done and he before his cottage door was sitting in the sun oh pretty pretty exclaimed his attle grandchild as some soldiers marched by going to war they re sure pretty assented old kaspar knocking the ashes out of his pipe but objected grow ing grave all at once does not their gay apparel make them easy marks for the enemy s shot would not soberer habiliments lessen the ter in battle i owing to your sex old kaspar rejoined you don t know much can t you see that these glad rags and shiny guns berve to stir the patriotic ardor of those who stay at home and pay the tamest of course it matter how many men are made crow s meat in the front so long as the money keeps coming soberer habiliments indeed and old kaspar laughed scornfully |
