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Updated: June 14, 2025
At aboot four-thirrty P.M., Lance-Corporal Ness reported this man tae me for refusing for tae obey an order. I confined him." The Captain turns to the prisoner. "What have you to say, Private Dunshie?" Private Dunshie, it appears, has a good deal to say. "I jined the Airmy for tae fight they Germans, and no for tae be learned tae scrub floors " "Sirr!" suggests the Sergeant-Major in his ear.
They are in charge of one Simson, recently promoted to Captain, supported by that hoary fire-eater, Sergeant Carfrae. The party numbers seven all told, the only other member thereof with whom we are personally acquainted being Lance-Corporal M'Snape, the ex-Boy Scout. Every man wears a broad canvas belt full of pockets: each pocket contains a bomb. Simson briefly outlines the situation.
'I'll tell ye what it means, onyway, said Lance-corporal Jake; 'it means that we'll be gettin' a move on afore we're mony days aulder. Macgregor did not enter into any of the discussions which followed. Having hurriedly made himself as smart as possible, he took car for Glasgow, and there caught the ten o'clock train for Aberdeen.
He picks up the first of these, and reads "Private Dunshie. While on active service, refusing to obey an order. Lance-Corporal Ness!" The figure upon the prisoner's right suddenly becomes animated. Lance-Corporal Ness, taking a deep breath, and fixing his eyes resolutely on the whitewashed wall above the Captain's head, recites "Sirr, at four P.M. on the fufth unst.
The Boer then shot at Lance-Corporal Harvey and Private Pearse, who were standing together with their hands up above their heads, the shot wounding Private Pearse and killing Lance-Corporal Harvey. Here is the evidence of the murder of the wounded at Vlakfontein on May 29, 1901: Private D. Chambers, H Company, 1st Batt.
Besides, neither the British nor the German soldier with the possible exception of the Prussians has been able to stoke up that virulent hate which devastates so many German and British homes. A certain lance-corporal puts the matter thus: "We're fightin' for somethink what we've got. Those poor beggars is fightin' cos they've got to.
Bobby explains to him modestly what he has been trying to do. "Yes, I heard you," says Wagstaffe. "You take a breather, while I carry on for a bit. Squad, stand easy, and tell me what you can see on that target. Lance-Corporal Ness, show me a pit-head." Lance-Corporal Ness steps briskly forward and lays a grubby forefinger on Bobby's "mine." "Private Mucklewame, show me a burn."
She drew a letter from her pocket, and handed it to me. It was addressed from France to Lance-Corporal Goyte, at Tible. I took out the letter and began to read it, as mere words. 'Mon cher Alfred' it might have been a bit of a torn newspaper. So I followed the script: the trite phrases of a letter from a French-speaking girl to an English soldier. 'I think of you always, always.
Sandy will likely be a general, and who knows but I may get to be a lance-corporal!" There was more in the same light strain and a note for Christina from Sandy, saying he was taking the officers' course and she must remember when he came home to say "sir" to him when she addressed him. But Christina did not read the letter through at first.
From Nampoung to Bhamo is an easy walk of thirty-three miles. This is usually done in two stages, the halting place being the military station of Myothit, which is fourteen miles from Nampoung. On leaving Nampoung, an escort of a lance-corporal and two soldiers was detailed to accompany me.
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