Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-03
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KlPLING DESCRIBES
CANADIANS IN CAMP
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that officer reflected But it's going
TO thin the voting lists ut home"
y good many OF the old South Afr!-
present and awtully correct Men last
met as pr!vates 1T between De Aar
and Belmont We're captains and ma
jors now, while one lad who, to the
best of his ability. had painted Cape
Town pink in those fresh years. was a
grim non-com. worth his disciplined
weight in dollars
II didn't remind Dan OF old times
when he turned UP at Valcartier dis
suised as a respectable citizen" said
my informant. Il jus; roped him in
Tor my crowd. Hes father to EN-
He knows"
And have YOU many CHEEKY souls
coming on" I asked
Not many: hut it's always the same
with a first contingent. You take
everything that offers and weed the
bravoes out later"
We don't weed" said an officer Of
artillery. ANY one that has had his
passage paid for by the Canadian Gov
eminent stays with us till he eats out
OF our hand. And he does They make
the best men in the long rum" he add
cd thought OF Il friend OF mine who
is now disabusing TWO or three old
soldiers in n service corps Of the idea
that they can run the battalion. and I
, laughed The gunner was right "Old
soldiers, after little loving care,
become valuable and virtuous
a company OF foot was drawn UP UNI
der the lee of fir plantation behind
us. Thcy were miniature OF the army
as the army was OF the people. and
one could feel the impact OF strong
personality almost like a blow
IF you'd believe it," said a cavalry
man, we're forbidden 20 cut into that
! ~ lnf
OF II may we have! We could make
shelters for our horses in a day out
OF that stuff"
But it's timber" sasped Sacred,
! tame trees"
"oh, We know what wood is. They
nurrl-by the pound. What's wood
| for. anyway
And when do you think we shall be
allowed u eo?' some one asked, not
for the first time.
by and by" said l. And then
you'll have TO detail half your army
70 see that your equipment isn't stolen
from YOU"
What" cried an old Strathcona
Horse Nrc we going to be with those
hlanky Qneenslanders again." He
looked an%iously toward the horse
buking sin,
was thinking Of Your mechanical
transport and your travelling work
shops ana few other things that
you've got. You won, have your
horses stolen"
"D'you mean TO hint that Strath-
cona's ever stole horse he asked
NO. No more than the Australians
and got away from those large men
on their windy hilltop. and slid
through mud and past mechanical
tranSpor; and troops untold toward
Lark I'M. ON the way | passed three
frcsh-cui pine sticks. laid and no;ch.d
one atop OF the other 10 shore up a
cavinE bank. Trust Il Canadian or q
beaver within gunshot Of standing
timber,
Engineers and Appliances.
Lark rIill is where tho Canadian en-
"inc"rs live, in the midst Of Il protligate
abundance OF tools and carts, pontoon
wagons, field telephones and other
mouth watering gear. Hundreds of
! tin huts are being built there but
/ quite lcisurcly, by contract noticed
/ three workincn. at II o'clock o! that
/ Monday forenoon, :,s drunk as Davy's
SOW. r"elinG and shouting across the
! Landscape" So far as ] could asccr-
] tain. the workmen do not work extra
! shifts. nor even, but hope this is in
correct. on Saturday afternoons: and 7
! think they take their full hour at
| noon these short days
Every camp throws up men one has
! met at the other els! Of the earth:
: So OF course, the Engineer G.. O. was
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