Foresight
The instructor warned his men that they must on no account part with their rifles. A couple of nights later Pivate Brown was on guard. The visiting officer approached him and said, "Your rifle is dirty."
He replied, "I don't think so , sir, because I cleaned it."
"Give it to me," said the officer sternly which Brown did. Then the officer said, "Your are a fool, if I were an enemy in English uniform I could have shot you!" To which Brown replied, "I don't think you could, sir, Ive got the clip in my pocket"