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Updated: May 13, 2025
"Sivin an' fifty men sittin' on the bank av a canal, laughin' at a poor little squidgereen av an orf'cer that they'd made wade into the slush an' pitch the things out av the boats for their Lord High Mightinesses. That made me orf'cer bhoy woild wid indignation. "'Soft an' aisy, sorr, sez I; 'you've niver had your draf' in hand since you left cantonmints.
Some av the throops was camped round Jumrood, an' some went on to Peshawur to get away down to their cantonmints. We came through in the early mornin', havin' been awake the night through, and we dhruv sheer into the middle av the mess. Mother av Glory, will I ever forget that comin' back?
An' be was a moild man! But I'm digresshin'. 'Tis a shame both to the rig'mints and the Arrmy sendin' down little orf'cer bhoys wid a draf' av strong men mad wid liquor an' the chanst av gettin' shut av India, an' niver a punishment that's fit to be given right down an' away from cantonmints to the dock! 'Tis this nonsinse.
Fwhat d'you take me for? she sez. "'A woman, sez I; 'the prettiest in barricks. "'A wife, sez she; 'the straightest in cantonmints! "Wid that I dropped my arm, fell back tu paces, an' saluted, for I saw that she mint fwhat she said." "Then you know something that some men would give a good deal to be certain of. How could you tell?" I demanded in the interests of Science.
The dhriver come up afther the battle, swearin' he tuk a hand in repulsin' the inimy. Benira was sick wid the fear. We escorted him back, very slow, to cantonmints, for that an' the chill to soak into him. It suk! Glory be to the Rigimintil Saint, but it suk to the marrow av Lord Benira Thrigg!" Here Ortheris, slowly, with immense pride "'E sez, 'You har my noble preservers, sez 'e.
"'Gharri dhriver here, dhrunk, sorr, sez I; 'I've found his gharri sthrayin' about cantonmints, an' now I've found him. "'Oh! sez the Capt'n; 'fwhat's his name? I stooped down an' pretended to listen. "'He sez his name's Jungi, sorr, sez I.
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