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THE JOTTINGS OF JAKE. And it did come to pass, that in the month laughingly knowr as Blazing July (in times of old) the voice of Jake spake forth, and did say to one who's second pip shone brighter yea even brighter than the sun, get thy scribes and produce unto me a missive wherein is written the happenings within the cohort. And from that time until the printing of said missive there was great mutterings and gnashing of teeth, save one in Baker who had not the wherewithall to gnash. And it fell the lot Jake to jot on subjects not covered by other scribes, which was indeed a task of great magnitude, since many of the happenings had not taken place at that time. There vere published oft times,and many, sundry orders that the members of the cohort should not take unto themselves pieces of elastic. or Lands of rubber with which to support their nether garments. But iiny there were who heeded not the wisdom of thei Lord, eni rangressed And he, being a fair XXXXXXXX (censored) J rewarded thee and did charge they that were of tender years five Shekels per foot, they that were of more senior years seven and one half shekels per foot, and they that were of many years service ten shekels per foot. To those who were in authority and wore stripes upon their sleeves he did smile, saying the greater the authority, the greater the reward, render unto thy pay bloke the sum of fifteen or twenty Shekels. And all were no amused. In the second month of the Summer term, two of our number did take great charges and oft at the Boxes, Pill, Defence for, which for many years had rested by the Gate colony, hurting not anybody — a fact which one is led to believ§_dig_anger_thes§,two, afor they did tber themselves against it with great ferocity, but moved it nOt - and they did receive hurt, and their chariot of steel Was like unto a tin of Compo cast aside upon the mountains of the land of Wales. And after a sojourn in the house of sickness they returned, one with a.nose, the other with much plaster round his nether regions for had he not kicked the Boxes‘ Pill, Defence for. Upon the serenteenth day of the seventh month, the sun shone, and the Leader of many souls, yes even he whose countenanc« is oft time seen at an early hour, did look upon the cohort with favour, and they that did slave with much paint, much timber and -much direction in the gentle art of scrounging were rewarded for the Leader was pleased, and the heart of Alf, was raised, for ,was not his home stripped of all save the kitchen sink. And it came to pass, that for three days and three nights, little whoops of glee issued forthsfrom the holy of holies, and the name of Steevens was oft mentioned ...... There were also many who dressed themselves in garments which were whiter than white, and cavorted upon either side of a net used by the fishermen of old, passing to one and another balls, hitting Jr missing said hills with strangely shaped bats of wood held apart by string muttering strange oathes to each other, saying Fifteen love —- so great was the loving that Baines of Baker did have countenance red with envy, for was he not the greatest lover of all time, and had he not the teeth marks for proof for all to see —~—- Many and oft did they that took unto themselves pencils of lead, much chewed, and pens of ball and ink, write upon the merry and joyous happenings in the fair if oft time dampened land of Wales, wherein the cohort did cavort right merrily, but they t} scribed, scribed not of the bogging of Jake — but the happenings |