And bid thy legions turn their swords to mine shares.'


Mine shares seems to fit the case better than ploughshares.
There's lots more about the blessings of Peace, shall I go on
reading it?"

"If I must make a choice, I think I would rather they went on
with the war."



REGINALD'S CHOIR TREAT



"Never," wrote Reginald to his most darling friend, "be a
pioneer. It's the Early Christian that gets the fattest
lion."

Reginald, in his way, was a pioneer.

None of the rest of his family had anything approaching
Titian hair or a sense of humour, and they used primroses as
a table decoration.

It follows that they never understood Reginald, who came down
late to breakfast, and nibbled toast, and said disrespectful
things about the universe. The family ate porridge, and
believed in everything, even the weather forecast.