Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
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"what do 1 think OF blinkin' con
scicntIous oblectorT answered key
Honey from the corner OF the firebay
well. what With this bloomiD' war on
and blokes goin' west BY the thou
sands. pacilst or conscientious objec-
tor Is one OF two things. he's either a
blinkin' coward or a bloody pro-Ger-
man. But It's funny the way some o.
them blightcrs, with their West End
ideas back In BIighty. changes their
minds when they gets out here In the
mud. and gets their nrst glimpse OF a
wooden cross. IT'S either lrin'
sound up against wall, bloomin
v. G. Victoria Crosse or rest ia
peace sign over their nappers for
them. A strange thing It IT, but true;
those blokes never 20 through the
trenches In an ordinary why like we
do. IFS a case Of extremes no ln-be-
tween stun
-Next time you're on q burial party,
take a look al the third cross from the
left Ia the fourth row az you enter
she cemetery. You know that path
that leads through the orchard just of
the entrance Of that big X. 70. (Royal
Englneersj dugout; well. under that
cross rests blokc who back Ia Bllghty
profcssed 20 be o pacliist. lie wouldn't
hllnkin' well volunteer, not likely; they
had 10 draft him. an when they did he
refused 10 fight, so they stuck him IN
the n. G. G. tnoncombatant CORPSE and
handed him pick and shovel and put
him 70 rcpairin' roads and dlggln'
graves. Well, It didn't take long be-
fore he was properly fed up with his
Job, and he threw down the pick and
shovel and grabbed up a rifle an bayo-
net. oh, yes. he clicked It all right
and went west. In fact he was buried
in one o the graves he helped 10 dig.
I suppose some o. those college officers
called u the Iron Of fate or some 9TH
or blinkin' high.sounding phrase. but
we knows that II was only common |
ordinary luck. cause we all knows that |
n you're going TO get II. you'll get It,
no matter n you're a gentlemans son |
or a bloomn' chimney sweep.
This Brighter Tn telling about was
IN my platoon when / was In O com
pany, an he used 20 give me the prop
sr pip with his arguments against
fighting and The likes o. that.
"lhe first time l met him was Ia 81.
Armand our bat was ia the rest bill
let's awaitIn' a new draft before going
up the line again You see we had
clicked Il pretty rough az Fromelles,
an a platoon looked Ike bunkin'
squad when Il lined up for parade. /
WINS playing house IN that estaminet
Fight across from that bashcd-in
rhurch on the corner when his lnbor
'fttailon came through and took over
.liets Just opposite from the esta-
'inef. was sitting near a window
md watched them pass. A sorrier
lnnch Of specimens OF men l never ,
'Hw u turned my bilnkln' stomach 10
o0k al them. what with their pasiy
aces. Stooped-oyer shoulders and
Itraggiing gait Right then and there ,
dmired the Germans for their sys-
en- u universal military training. II
England had OF had little more OF Il
here never would have been war
nd right now we would be Ia Blighty
iih our wives and nlppcrs. instead OF
ittng here IN these bloody bitches
'clin' Tor shell 10 come over with
az name and number on II.
After the labor battalion took over
iilets several Of them came into the
siaminet and SAT- ut table near me g
hey started 20 discuss the war and
olce their opinions about The top
ats at home. This hloke I'm talkln' 3
bout was the loudcst OF the bunch
. seemed % have a Crouch on every
ling IN general. ! listened to him a
~ minutes chueking his weight about
uill Il bloody wei got on my nerves.
hucking up my game ~ house--and
Ind pald hals q frune foe my board.
OIL leaued over 10 him and said;
"'You must te one o. those bloomin'
directors we reads about
the papers. one a those hiIghiers
DO don't believe IN fghtln' but IS q
Hing 90 1T back Ia Rlighiy and let
blakes out here do your bloody =,
$780, t"t fNNf fANN ~ f'Ar A NtAtAA-
good screw (salaryl sitting on :.
eh stool IA some office ~
-fie tarned 20 me and answered: 81
= the likes o. you who volunteered III
r this war what Keeps Il goin'. II ~
q had an refused TO ge at first. there n.
'uida't De any warp ~
Il coaldn't see Il his way at an. and
mt right back az him With. Yes. and SD
II wasn't Tor US volunteering the a
'ody German fag would now be ny
( over buckingham palace aud King vo
erge would be IN the Tower OF Lon raj
D. en-
'iia thought a minute or two and yo
snered Well, what OF IL: one flags rir
good as another and as for the :
.omin' king shat did he ever do for an
but make you pay taxes SO he ed.