"That's the worst of womenthey will make a beastly fuss and sacrifice themselves when nobody wants them to.

And then, maybe, while everyone discusses On what rich foods their dear commands shall dine, And (most efficiently) the Padre fusses About the birds, the speeches and the wine The Corps-Commander sends a fleet of 'buses To whisk you off to Christmas in the line.

To-day it has taken its place as one of those accepted miracles which are worked without heat or headlines by men who do the job nearest their hand and seldom fuss about their reputations.

To hurt his pride the more, in every direction military squads with bayonets fixed were smartly fussing from one small domicile to another, hustling out the laggards and marching them to encampments on the public squares.