A weary recruit was having his first day of Cavalry drill. His brain was reeling,
his hands were trembling, and another section of his anatomy felt like a piece
of raw beefsteak. The company was charging across the field in a full gallop
when the captain suddenly cried, "Halt."
The well-trained horses halted in their tracks, but the recruit, caught by surprise,
went sailing over his horse's head and landed a dozen feet beyond in a magnificent
cactus bush.
The Commanding Officer came galloping over to him, "Who in the hell told
you to dismount?" he cried.