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Show Had Eatn the Cones. During tho slcgo of Jlafeklng ono of the officers organized a concert, or "singsong," to keep up tho spirits o! tho men. IIo discovered, according to tho story ns It Is told In "V. C," that tho men had causa enough for low spirits. Heating of a sergeant in tho Highlanders who was a good performer, per-former, ho Rsl-ed tho man to contrlo-ute contrlo-ute to tho concert. "I'm sorry, sir. but I cannot." "Why?" asked tho offlccr. "You play some Instrument, don't you?" "I did, sir." "What was It?" "Tho bones, sir; but 1'vo eaten 'om," Youth's Companion. |