The morning call., 1891-07-13
REBUKED BY THE DUKE.
An American Citizen Who Was as Guilt.
as the Prince of Wales.

An American Citizen Who Was as Guilty
as the Prince of Wales.
Robert Anderson, who sells cutlery on
the great bridge in this city, was nearly
cashiered from the British army for exactly
the same offense for which the Prince of
Wales apologized to the English Parliament
a fortnight ago.
Upon Andcrson's breast glitter. when he
is in full dress, the medal for distinguished
service in the field, the long-service medal
the Turkish medal and the Legion OF
Honor. the. latter conferred upon him by
Louis Napoleon at the instance OF Marshal
Canrobert, commanding the French con-
tingent in the Crlmea.
Corporal Anderson was serving in the
Thirty -third Regiment, the famous lighting
corps of which the Duke of Wellington was
Colonel in his less distinguished days. An
derson was fond of game of cards, and he
would often take a pack with him into the
trenches before SebaStopol. He did not
play baccarat, but he was an eXpert IN the
humble game of twenty-fves. The stakes
were Of course small, for "A corDoraPs pay
at that time was only shilling day, and
he needed that and more To bny things
which the commiSSariat should have sup
piled.
One day when the Russian redoubts let
up some of the forces IN the trenches were
reduced, and Anderson among others was
relieved.
That afternoon he Strayed into the Turk
iSh lines and entered regimental canteen,
where he found hajildar from kars who
con,d play twenty-fves.
The Methodist and the Mohammedan sat
down to play, and the hajildar lost all the
contents of his haversack. for they had
nothing but food t. stake.
The hajldar howled over the hunger in
store for him, and, unlike Sir William Cor
don-Cumming, he tried to make 1t appear
that his stakes were less.
Anderson hated cheat, and he punched
the hnllldar'S head. A row ensued, and
blood would have been shed but for the ar
rival of two officers of rank.
One of the officers vas Omar Pasha, CON-
mander of the Turkish army, the other was
an English General of Division.
81 see one of these men belongs to my
command" said the latter. Come for
ward. tina. 1hirty-third man." and then
Corporal Anderson found himself in the
house of Hanover, George William Fred
erick Charles, Duke of Cambridge and Gen
eral OF Division.
Explain this disturbance" said the
Queens cousin in his most imperiouS tone.
The corporal told the story.
Gambling, Ell? and with soldier of in
ferior rank" "a hajildar is something be-
tween a private and a corp1raD
Anderson ventured to remark to Cam
bridge that he didn't think he was doing
any harm.
"Hafm, sir. There is always harm in
violating the Queens regulations. You have
violated the articles of war and yOu will go
back to your regiment under escort a pris-
oner."
The royal moralist looked and acted as if
Anderson's innocent game Tor n ration of
mule meat had jeOpardiZed the success of
storming the Mhlakoff. and had imperiled
the entire army and that of the allies.
Between brace of rrd-skirted Turks
Corporal Anderson was led to the guard
tent and was made close prisoner until the
will Of his Royal Highness should he made
known.
Next day an order came to him to be tried
by regiuental cOurt-martial, but bafore the
rising Of the next sun the Russians had ad-
vanred and every fighting soldier was
needed.
The forts we're stnrmed and taken, and
Corporal Anderson had most CALAMITY won
his medal for bravery.
81 don't think the Prince of Wales COM
mitJed any less sin than | did in carrying
my pack OF cards into the trenches" said
Anderson, on recalling his experience. II
didn't get any chance 10 apologize, though.
The Duke had me between a file before |
could say Jack Robinson. l wouldn't have
apOloEiZrd to that internal hajildar, any
how. | fairly Won the stakes"
(R. L. special to y. Y. Press.