. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . t, as the cadets wereallowed to wear their hair much longer than was usual in thearmy. There used to be another singular character who got assistancefrom the cadets, a man of the name of Eraser, who was gener-ally known as Beardie, because he wore a long beard, a veryunusual thing in those days. He was a man who spoke correctly,and represented himself as a gentleman. He was, it is believed,well connected, and got some slight help from his was a sort of King of
. Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note; by Colonel H. M. With an introduction by Lord Roberts of . t, as the cadets wereallowed to wear their hair much longer than was usual in thearmy. There used to be another singular character who got assistancefrom the cadets, a man of the name of Eraser, who was gener-ally known as Beardie, because he wore a long beard, a veryunusual thing in those days. He was a man who spoke correctly,and represented himself as a gentleman. He was, it is believed,well connected, and got some slight help from his was a sort of King of the beggars, and was referee in thedisputes of the tramps. He had a remarkably handsome, thoughsinister face, and was said to have served as a model for thehead of our Saviour. The cadets constantly helped him, and fitted him out, but atlast they got tired of this, and threatened that if they found him 294 A D DIS C O M B E on the College side of the railway bridge, they would cut ofthis beard. After this, he used to stand mournfully on the bridgelooking towards the College, somewhat suggesting the Peri •JUDAS, A STUDY-MAiN. It has been stated that towards the close of the existenceof the College the air and tone of cadets changed very much. ITS HEROES AND MEN OF NOTE 295 They seemed to have but Uttle respect for the expiring institu-tion. Nothing appeared to have remained sacred to the last ofthe cadets—men of any standing walked any how about thepavement, that alone was enough to make one shudder, thebarber was jeered at, andMother Roses wishes ignored. Thena truly awful story was told of how discipline had relaxed, andeven the great David Bruce was trifled with, that figure whichin the old times was almost a symbol of Majesty was scoffinglyalluded to. 1 say, David, a degenerate cadet was reportedto have said, if your stomach was six inches higher what astunning chest youd have ! If that story is true, and for my own part I do not believeit for a moment, it
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