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lamp as big as a dumbbell somewhere
in our neckS.
One herculean medico was hoisted on
the heads of his brother lrishmen and
addressed the crowd. 'BhoyS, ye see
before We a credit to the country and
the Anglo-SaXon race, and sivinteen of
the luckiest divilS in the country. We
who were not SO fortunate will follow
in due course. but in the meantime
me bucks, Wen jiSt drink the hilth OF
the said sivinteen and show them that
we appreciate them as Edinburgh
medicoS, Three cheers and Edinburgh
alma mater ones, too, for our friends,
the Linseed Lancers." The cheers had
scarcely died out when the whistle
blew and the train began to glide out
amid the strains of the Soldiers of
the Queen" and as we entered the
Carlton tunnel we could still see the
immense crowd waving banners, sticks,
hats, or anything they could lay hands
on.
In due time we reached Aldershot,
headquarters of nearly every English
regiment. We were fitted out with
khaki touristerS, boots. socks, puttieS
and everything else necessary to the
soldier going out on a campaign. Ten
days hard drilling, stretcher bearing
ard field hospital practice, and we were
paraded for sailing orders. The COM
handing officer made short speech,
wished US Godspeed and safe return,
and we marched to Woolwich. Here
we were quartered in none too healthy
huts, relics of the Crimean days, and
here first we learned soldiers life as 1t
is in peace times
The work we had to do was unique.
L. for one, was told off to wash the
windows of the quartermaster's parlor.
for mutiny," was the calm reply. L
saw no alternative, and in surly
temper did the job as badly as posi-
BILE The quartermaster's wife watch
ed me with an amused smile 90
declare, you're a volunteer she said.
Yes. madam. but not Of the pioneer
window cleaners" She gave me six
pence when / had finished. l looked at
the coin and then at her, then l laugh
ed: | couldn't help myself, L yelled she
gaZed at me in profound astonishment,
then offered me a whisky and soda,
which / declined with thanks, and hav-
ing given the youngster the slXpence'
] retired.
Next day 1 applied for duty in the
cookhouse. and made complaint to the
colonel that I was ordered to do work
unbecoming a soldier. He laughed. lie
was afterwards court martialed; out
more anon.
NV application for leave to see my
sisters in London was fatty refused,
so l took French leave, and OF course
was caught The officer was a fellow
student Just qualified. Il understand
YOU were refused leave, he sad;
understood the same 1 replied, What
are Won doing here, them THE same
thing as you. yourself. - And that isl
Looking for the nearest bar we ad-
iourned and 1 introduced my friend 10
every American tempter under the
sun He was a teetotaler, TOO, Dy IN
cIination, but royal fizz proved 100
much for him. ''Thash all H. ne ssI'.
when l had him in his cab. Don let
ANYTHING worry you tall, I'm old
friend: Charing Cross Hotel GaoDy.
And to such mean wiles we had TO
descend to save ourselves
Two DAYS before sailing we attended
service at St. Bartholomew, ana AFTER
wards an immense dinner was given US
Mt the headquarters of the London VOL
untcer medical staff corps, where we
were reinforced by twenty more meol-
COS and sixty laymen V NJ. = - men
We marched down to Cannon street
station. accompanied by 100 volunteers
whose services were required IN Eng
lend. and the bands of the London v
NJ s. C.N Our Edinburgh send-off was
a great one but faded into absolute IN
significance before the great-hearted
Ioudoners' farewell. The mob was
? enormous. even the 1000 police VINO
marched at our side could not Keep
them away from US. by the tlHle W.
reached the station the mob had as
( s11r7ed such immense proportions that
We were utterly blocked. At length,
With the aid of the police we reached
the station yard. Here. the pubic
was not admitted, and while We Were
-,araded 20 hear our last orders OF
English soil. the people cheered ihces-
have since heard the din of a bat
- md the fearful row that a thou-
sand or two Of niggers can raise ou1
never in my life have 1 heard sucn
volume Of sound as that for Wnlch ina