Show THE TIlE MORE HANK HAliK THE LESS WORK lets Clen Corbin n It few t V days before b fore his hla departure for or the tho told toil In Washington u a story wherein militarism blended pleasantly with farm life lite 4 A friend of oC mine ho he said was In the country during the tho harvesting nf ot the Ih abundant crops crotis My friend went out Into IUlo the fields ono one day dR 10 ansi fell tell Into Inlo conversation with a farmer The rhe farmer was 1 a 1 dry thin old nina man While he lie talked he kept his eye fixed ll llon on oil hl hIs farm hands They too were werl elderly hale handsome fellows tell OW erect and Ind supple despite their gray hairs hair Ye see ae them tham hands o 0 mine gald the farmer fanner Ye cold my friend I 1 see ate them Well Sehl every one on o a them hands Id Is Isa n a war star veteran elemn The nigh one on Is in a colonel the lii fore one Is II n II major mAJori the short follow fellow IB Is n II captain and the two 10 with the Ihl lit tong long Ion iii reach Is la privates II I Well Voll well said Mid my m in friend All veteran tl liS eh oh And how hoI do they the work those veterans of ot yours our Them two tso privates Is II good 1000 said salt the farmer critTer I would ask for tor forno no better hands h I How about the tho 0 The captains pretty good Rood too tool l fJ bithe the tho major good Soso olo nut Hut the colonel h w Is J he heIt hep p It j be he right night tho the farmer answered for or mo too to say 0 anything against n it man that has hai gone rone through the war and come cottie out with the tho rank of a 1 colonel It lt be lie right night nut It be Just Theres one thing thins though I will nay en nod that Is that I wont wont ever hire no ale |