The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-18

l you to get Off?' shouted the SerSean'
 and the victims turned meek, swim
 ming eyes upon him, feeling the satir
 as added insult to jury And again
 Did that lame horse throw you off? on
 your fellows are too good together.
 He then let the section dismount ant
 rest awhile Then he said: Noun without stirrups." The struggles of th recruits were various and ludicrous tt
 get aboard. Only the more Timber
 iointed got their elbows over and upoi
 the horses backs. T have been wound
 ed about fifteen thousand times, yet
 can get up quicker than any of you.
 cried the sergeant. To man who coul(
 not spring six inches from the ground
 he walled, "Oh, if had rifle you't jump high enough You ought to joir
 corps that wears carrots for spurs
 and three men to a donkey"
 A late conner, who hurried to put or
 his spurs. possibly his first attempt
 was addressed with, They are put or
 wrong, ofcourse. Why don't you put
 them around your head? No wonder this war still goes on. Go home to your
 mother" They were trotting again What do you clutch hold of the sad
 dle for? Fall off, if you like. but don't
 do that here" Here, you! don't catch
 your horses mane and pull his head
 ders'' Now then. don't look at me; l there's plenty of better-looking men
 than me. Look to your front" Aha,
 my man. you're off again. Well, go
 back to quarters; a shilling day for you, and dismounted duty will suit your l case" Holy poker, my boys! We'll get wagons and put you people in them,
 and carry you about the country to all the fairs Now then; I tell you again, don't look that way at me; look to your front. I don't want to be poisoned or struck dead" When you ride in sim
 gle file I want your horses head to be four feet from the crupper of the horse
 in front, and by crupper I don't mean
 the next horses head nor the end of his tail. but his hind part Right about is
 not left about. Ste-e-dy! Don't laugh,
 man, or giggle youll give the horse the pips. or frighten him into a fit of the staggers. Ahl don't look at the ground,
 the paymaster is not here. The last
 time he was he lost his money; but, that's been found You'll fine none on this course, my man. l don't suppose you ever rode in a cab. but you may have in a riksha, from the way you loll in the saddle. Sit up. Now you are jaunty, but anybody could ride horse going at walk; yet it will take you just ten years to learn that much. And othink this corps and others have ad- vertised in the newspapers for recruits, only good shots and good riders are taken on the strength of the regiment, pay 5s. day And you lot have had the face to take the job on.
 If my seat had been half hard as your cheek, I'd never feel tired or sore on service. Now then, young fellow, never mind your horse coughing. A cough shouldn't pull you off like that. Really some of you are too fine. You ought to be put in glass cases And I've heard some of you bold fellows say that the British cavalry was no good Goodness, goodness, gracious. There's a heap of difference between their 1s. day and your 5s day. Why, of | course, you ought to be just five times as good. l say, why didn't you fetch your mother when you joined. She'd nurse you It would be good thing for some of the poor horses if a few of you fell off and died Now I want you >to that one is not 'wann. Numbers one to six. Prove! Put your hands in front of you. I don't want you to push them out like windmills from your shoulders. You might all get | blown off that way, Now you are go- ng to let the reins lie lose on the horses 1 neck, and not touch them. I warn you that if you make a mistake here you are liable to drop dead Don't look at | me, and don't answer or argue. You | are in the Army now. and the only per sons allowed to think in the Army are less. But keep your ears open. And you call that riding? { Dh! oh! Here's more arms and more horses for the Boers T-r-r-r-rot out! You're all asleep. My! my, poor horses, low you fellows bump and roll about lpon them You'd all be arrested for ,ruelty to animals if there was a mem per of the society within 1000 miles of you. What are you doing? I want to zee every horse in line or you'll get lurst. Stop! stop! whats this? l said l -I-i-IUl liul llIIp. on. II | HdUn turned religious I would use the fit ex- ,ression for my blessed feelings this minute. Now, T-r-r-rot!" The bridoon ein is the one nearest his eyes. His yes are higher than his nose and mouth. (They had not improved in heir seats at the trot.) Tut tut, any ,aly fool can sit in a saddle when the lorse is wooden one, or is standing till Now brace up! be soldiers and arn your five shilligs a day
 Why don't you hold on to the saddle with both hands; one is not enough for .ou. R-R-R, let go! I want you to uide the horse, and not the horse to uide you about You won't get your ischarge, mind, even if you can't ride We first reduce your pay. That's the CIV order from Pretoria, Money or the ,ant of it, has been the ruin of you oys, Yes, that's it. dig your spurs 'eil into him, and get a good hold on he. flesh of his Hanks, then you cant l lmble off. Turn your toes in. You are ne warmest lot ever paraded You may l Q missed, but none of you will ever be , 'anted. Don't look as if you'd lost f our sweethearts because you have lost f le stirrups. The horses are laughing { { you. If they switch their tails you f rop off as if struck by lightning You e lould really ride inside the horses: ou'd be safer there. I suppose you f assed your eXamina ton in riding when 6 Oi1 en1jsta62 YoIl. YnUEt have dope if