Show The Stove Meter of Rank It has been generally supposed that and in life wen ow their dignity grade to their heads rather than to their heels but here is u Blue Grass native who ESVS it isnt so in his State Yes sir said the Kentuckian as the sat by the stove on whose top grace fully reposed the pedals of that indi udual you kin tell a mans rank in this Slate thusly If you see a man with his feet 011 the top of the stove hes a gineral but if his feet is on that rail I about half way up hes a kernel and if hp keeps them on the floor hes a major Ah yes said his companion Thats good so far as it goes But how are you going to distinguish a captain or lieutenant Stranger we dont go no lower than major in Kentucky |