of the citizens in Douglas County. Some of the teachers here on Mte Oread
gave $100. and others $75, because they were told that eighty-five to
ninety per cent of this money went to you boys overseas. I thought it
showed a wonderful spirite

However, there is a certain rich man in town that gave $6.50 and they
listed him on one of the early Special Gifts lists. So shocked was I at
such a coincidence that I told the Kiwanis Club at a luncheon gathering
that this small, niggardly gift on the part of this wealthy man would doubt-
less call for a similar episode that happened to another wealthy men when
he knocked on the Pearly Gates of St. Peter and asked admission. They asked
him by what right he would expect to enter those pearly portals. He said
because he had not been a bad man, and they asked him is he had ever done
any goody He pondered quite some time in trying to recall any specific
instance of good that he had donee St. Peter appointed three angels as
a committee to hear his case. After sweating him for some 30 minutes this
wealthy fellew recalled that he had walked up Massachusetts Street one
evening before Thanksgiving when it was snowing and bitterly cold. He
passed along by the Crown Drug Store and just abeut fifty feet past there
was a Salvation Army lass in a booth ringing a bell and holding out her
coin kettle. This rich mn stated that he went on past about thirty steps,
then retraced his steps and re recalled distinctly that he dropped three
pennies into the brass kettle. The angels went into executive session,
cogitated, meditated and deliberated, and finally they came to this decision:
"Let's give him back his three pennies and tell him to go to hell."

This is exactly the way I feel, and personally I would have liked to
give this fellow back his $6.50 and told him where to go.

But we have a better direction from Lt. Warren Hodges, who sent us
the admonition of Pfc. Harold Fleming of Ft. Bragg, N.C. Doubtless most
ef you boys have seen this in Stars and Stripes, but for many of mr boys
on this side we repeat it -=

First Epistle to the Selectees

 

le Lo, all ye miserable sinners, entering through the Gate of
Induction into the Land of Khaki, hearken unto my words;
for I have dwelt in this land for many months and mine eyes
have witnessed all manner of folly and woe.

Ze Verily have I tasted of the bitter Fruit of TS and drained
the dregs of the Cup of Snafu:

Se Gird up thy loins, my son, and take up the olive drab; but
act slowly and with exceeding care and hearken first to the
counsel of a wiser and sadder man than thou:

4, Beware thou the Sergeant who is efélled First; he has a
pleased and foolish look but he concealeth a serpent in his
hearte

5e Avoid him when he speaketh low and his lips smileth; he
smileth not for thee; his heart rejoiceth at the sight of
thy youth and thine ignorance.

6. He will smile and smile and work all manner of evil agains t
thee. A wise man shuns the orderly room, but the fool shall

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