Wednesday, January 16, 2008
RANDOM WWI POST
gibbons was discussing little necessary little thefts. taken cheeses before paid cause the train was leaving, but the talked of a troop train stopped at a little station. 6 soldiers with cold hands and feet got off and there was a large square stove, red hot, in the middle. one soldier stood on another's shoulders, detached the pipe. at the same time , 2 others placed poles under the stove, they lifted it off and walked away with it.
put it on their train car and stuck the pipe out the door. they had a nice toasty train ride.
the govt was charged 400 francs for the stove and 11 fr. for the coal inside.
the only theft to top the stove was a hive full of honey, plus all the bees inside. the bees covered the punishment.
gibbons was discussing little necessary little thefts. taken cheeses before paid cause the train was leaving, but the talked of a troop train stopped at a little station. 6 soldiers with cold hands and feet got off and there was a large square stove, red hot, in the middle. one soldier stood on another's shoulders, detached the pipe. at the same time , 2 others placed poles under the stove, they lifted it off and walked away with it.
put it on their train car and stuck the pipe out the door. they had a nice toasty train ride.
the govt was charged 400 francs for the stove and 11 fr. for the coal inside.
the only theft to top the stove was a hive full of honey, plus all the bees inside. the bees covered the punishment.
