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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 1 (April 1, 1939)

The Sample

The Sample.

The Sergeant-Instructor was in despair, to the point of losing his temper. He angrily grabbed a recruit's rifle after a hopless exhibition of marksmanship by his squad. Hastily he took aim, fired—and missed the target completely. “Now that,” he said coolly, “is how you, Robins, do it.”

Again taking aim, he pressed the trigger hastily, and again he missed. “And that,” he exclaimed, trying hard to preserve his temper, “is how you, Hardaker, and you, Phillips, do it.”

In despair he fired a third time, and managed to score a bull. “There you are!” he almost screamed in triumph, “that's how I do it. Now, you careless good for - nothings, remember what I have shown you, and in future, do it my way.”