But not for thee the glory and the praise,
The medals or the fat gratuity;
No man shall crown thee with a wreath of bays
Or recommend thee for the O.B.E.;
And thou, methinks, wouldst rather have it so,
Provided that, without undue delay,
They let thee take thy scanty wage and go
Back to thy sunny home in Old Cathay;
Where never falls a shell nor bursts a bomb,
Nor ever blows the slightest whiff of gas,
Such as was not infrequent in the Somme,
But on thy breast shall lean some slant-eyed lass;
And she shall listen to thy converse ripe
And search for souvenirs among thy kit,
Pass thee thy slippers and thy opium pipe
And make thee glad that thou hast done thy bit.
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"SELF MADE MAN
Young widwep lady intelligent, wealthy wishing to remarie,
wishes to make acquaintance in a Swiss Sportplace with a well
situated english or american gentleman. Preference is given
to a businessman, self made, with fine caracter aged 35-45
handsome as the lady is it too."--_Swiss Paper_.
We foresee a rush of profiteers to the Alps.
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[Illustration: _Sportsman_. "THEY DON'T SEEM VERY ANXIOUS TO HUNT
TO-DAY, TOM."
_Tom_ (_exasperated by a bad scenting day_). "POOR THINGS, THEY'VE
ALMOST FORGOT HOW TO; THEY'VE BEEN SO BUSY GETTIN' OUT OF THE WAY OF
YOU YOUNG OFFICER GENTS SINCE YOU CAME 'OME.
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