In The Beginning there was chaos, and the chaos was the Infantry,
and the Infantry was afraid, for the Infantry was alone.
And Fear was with the Infantry, and they cried unto the Lord, saying,
"Lord, Save us, for we are afraid!"
And the Lord harkened unto their pleas, and set certain of them upon
Beasts of burden, donkeys and jackasses and mules,
and these the Lord called Cavalry.
Then the Infantry and the Cavalry together cried unto the Lord, saying,
"Lord, save us, for we are aftraid."
And the Lord thought, and saw that Infantry and Cavalry are as babes,
And the Lord made to allay their fears.
The Lord spoke unto them, saying, "Lo, and behold,
for I bring unto you a noble race of men, keen of
eye and wit, with great strength of head and heart and hand,
and with courage and spirit undaunted,
and they shall be called Artillery.
And the Artillery shall light the darkness of your night and you shall
tremble before them.
For when you require shot, they shall bring forth shot,
and when you require shell, they shall bring forth shell,
and when thou hast need of cannister,
cannister and yet double cannister shall they bring forth"
And the Lord gave unto the Artillery to be their own, great pieces for
Field and Siege and Garrison,
and Mounted and Horse and Foot and Flying,
Howitzer, Gun and Mortar, and huge balls
Wondrously wrought.
The Infantry and the Cavalry beheld these things,
and as sheep in the fold, knelt before the Artillery
and their Pieces, and the Lord was well pleased.
And now abideth in harmony, Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery,
and the greatest of these is the Artillery.