Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1915-07-30 | Page 6 | Superfluous Grit

Superfluous Grit. During a particularly nasty ' dust-storm dust-storm at one of the camps a recruit ventured to seek shelter in the sacred precincts of the cook's domain. After a time he broke an awkward silence by saying to the cook: "If you put the lid on that camp kettle you would not get so much dust In your soup." The irate cook glared at the Intruder, In-truder, and then broke out: "See here, me lad, your business Ii to serve your country." "Yes." replied the recruit, -'but not to eat it."