. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . SKETCH OF BRUCE. do you want to be looking at your toes To which P—,who was not a stickler for discipline, replied, Ah! Darby,youre jealous, you havent seen your own toes for 20 years ! ITS HEROES AND MEN OF NOTE 23; The other sergeants were Reid, Murray, Cook, Foye and. SKETCH OF SERGEANT REID. Malster. The first-named was not liked, he was considereduntrustworthy, and by no means straight-forward. He was 238 ADDISCOMIJl-: chiefly employed in the lithogra
. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . SKETCH OF BRUCE. do you want to be looking at your toes To which P—,who was not a stickler for discipline, replied, Ah! Darby,youre jealous, you havent seen your own toes for 20 years ! ITS HEROES AND MEN OF NOTE 23; The other sergeants were Reid, Murray, Cook, Foye and. SKETCH OF SERGEANT REID. Malster. The first-named was not liked, he was considereduntrustworthy, and by no means straight-forward. He was 238 ADDISCOMIJl-: chiefly employed in the lithographic dei)aitmcnt and in keepingthe accounts of the College. Sergeant Murray, alias Squasher, was a short podgy was somewhat fond of his glass and, although kind-heartedand generally indisposed to give annoyance to cadets, was attimes cranky, and several times is reported to have given noticeof irregularities to the orderly officer which he would not havedone, had he been in his right mind. As already stated he hada weakness for drink, which threatened every now and then tosever his connection with tin- College, especially when after about he reappeared with an unmistakable cut across his explaining that this had occurred by his accidentallytripping over a kerb-stone in the dark (bemg of course as soberas a judge), a cadet used solemnly to ask if the kerb-stonehadnt jumped up and hit
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