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| Accession number | 912L : 2124/1 |
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MIDW La former . 1 observer c officer is g made in h weakness i regards tro for riding a man acc horsey . A a certain regiments status of th They and not consid exuberant y than the ot style than peculiarities The 9th a 1 RECIMT FUN OFFICE , Wednesday , Feb. 24 , 1872 . CASTE V. TRIBE . DESCEND , O Muse , and in fit terms describe , How the 9th Lancers served LIEUTENANT TRIBE , First of the tribe Non - Purchase , who obtain Commissions ; money , only , once could gain ! Petty annoyance ere his advent rose , Which prejudice , not after - judgment , shows . With little sense - but with discernment less They sent him off to Coventry to mess : Nor did their persecution then relent , They drove him further - from the Regiment . Not so ! the army will be scouted , when It has no officers and gentlemen ! Enquiry follows - GEORGE OF CAMBRIDGE , shrewd , Detects the feeling which their minds imbued ; Defeats the plot so wicked and so bad , And , reinstating TRIBE , defeats the Cad . Then DAME BRITANNIA calls before the school And thus rebukes each epauletted fool " My sons are brave by nature , and will all Defend their country at their country's call ; Think not that money - whate'er else it buy being wild , certain prete of a pronot regimental 5th enjoy th a Duke , wh ness , and se I H years to con As in t form of gig in smoking , Has the monopoly of courage high , Nor fancy well - filled purse or lofty strain Can claim advancement o'er the men of brain ! Nay more , remember , if again I hear Of such hase conduct I chall prov Lancers are Their mess plate , and 1 at the princ dress . The any other br when ordere than either Infantry . I popular whe with reason regiment , t fields since scarcely be their profess three gradua midnight oi are lively if n of affectatio unsociable w one of them manner with however , be the Lancer , foot - padding exception , he world's estim hunting - field and a being being bored . Society , he i what extrava ladies , who man , which up , he is a tl and should by chance a black - sheep get into a Lancer regiment the sternest of official orders will not procure toleration for the objectionable quadruped . VANITY FAIR June 17th 1976 GRADS 1ǝ8eue ] sast n ou อ ) on a to a NOHTV HL sər [ en e * օ qn e a pens Pack se te d quoquef in the map sosida e a te e әәлqхеј әәр uomes SONNE M osu әрин T PORTSMOUTH 9th Jan ارا G Punch 55 march REGIMENTAL EXCHANGES . 1875 ( Not mentioned in the New Bill . ) www 10 M JAN , NY M HAT SOME COLO NELS WOULD LIKE . To exchange the dominion of their wives for in dependent com mands . To exchange their paltry pay and comfortless country quarters for a Civil Ser vice competency . To exchange their honours , uniforms , me dals , and rank for means to lay by for age , and pro vide for their families . To exchange their brass scabbards and gilt spurs for the enthusiasm of a Sub altern . To exchange their dignified but vague superintendence of a half battalion for real hard work . To exchange their showy rank for the responsible autocracy of the Colonel of a Regiment , or the pleasant independence of the Captain of a Company . CORSETS DICKINSON ... WHAT SOME MA C'est égal , dites ce qui vous plaira , mais je serais désolé d'épouser une jeune JORS WOULD fille si célèbre par sa vertu ! ' LIKE . WHAT SOME CAPTAINS WOULD LIKE . To exchange the system of " Confidential Reports " for open , above - board accusations . To exchange the smoky , stuffy , twenty - four hours of guard duty , for billiard - room , S. and B. , or barrack - room , bitter , and bacca . To exchange the Purgatory of garrison life for the Paradise of a comfortable Staff appointment . WHAT SOME SUBALTERNS WOULD LIKE . To exchange the mechanical duty of inspecting raw beef and half stewed mutton for the dolce far niente of the smoking - room at the Rag . To exchange a profitless Parade for Squad Drill , or the Musketry Exercise , for a game of Polo or a Croquet flirtation at the Vicar's . To exchange the weariness of single - blessedness and the indepen dence of the mess - room for the too often imaginary double - blessed ness of marriage with a garrison belle . WHAT MR . JOHN BULL WOULD LIKE . To exchange a paper Force , commanded by Officers all good men and true but all more or less smarting under grievances , and com posed of a Rank and File with about as many deserters as recruiters -for a really efficient and contented British Army . Savez - vous ce qu'une fille vieille et dévote demande au moment de sa mort ? D'aller au paradis , parbleu ! allez - vous me répondre . Certainement ; mais elle demande encore autre chose . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Eh bien ! je vais vous le dire : elle demande de mourir EN SAINTE . AUGUSTE GOUTS . Punch 2APRIL 1873 THE CORONET AND THE COUNTER . THE proverbial effect produced by certain communications on manners of an opposite character appears to have been illustrated by the following extract from a speech reported to have been made by the UNDER SECRETARY OF WAR , in answer to the DUKE OF RICH MOND'S Motion for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into certain grievances complained of by Officers in the Army : C " If the position of the officers was so unbearable as had been represented , an exodus from the Army might have been expected ; but nothing of the kind had occurred , though those gentlemen would have been entitled to the full value of their commissions . " Had this language proceeded from the mouth of some occupant of the Treasury Benches in the House of Commons , it would not have been remarkable , that is , not more remarkable than a similar utter ance of ideas relative to officers and gentlemen by a member of a parish vestry , or a poor - law guardian . Spoken in the House of Peers , it shows what sentiments a nobleman may unlearn , and what notions he may acquire , by accepting service which brings him in contact with employers who conduct their business as though it were that of a commercial firm , consisting of partners whose views are bounded by commerce . That the foregoing specimen of parochial and mercantile eloquence is altogether unworthy of the MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE'S name cannot be affirmed , but that only because he bears , for one name , the name of PETTY . What the noble Marquis calls " an exodus from the Army " might indeed have been expected to occur if the Army were supposed to be officered by gentlemen incapable of any higher than pecuniary considerations . But in that case the term " exodus " would be objectionable . It would remotely imply an illiberal imputation of avarice and meanness to gentlemen of the Hebrew persuasion . TO BADMINTON PLAYERS . Billa Charlie di ass 2 лафо топ Juobias11 9o a9b10 fla THE SEALKOTE PETS , W Sl to I hear that the 5th Royal Irish Lancers , now quartered at Aldershot , emulating the example of their brothers - in - arms and good - fellowship , the 9th of blessed memory , ' are about to open a circus on Easter Monday . The performances will last for a fortnight , and will be conducted entirely by the officers and men of the regiment , and the proceeds will be devoted to a regi mental charity . The 5th , who are fortunate in the same riding - master as were the 9th , train their own horses , provide their own clowns , their own master of the ring , and in all respects their own staff , as did that regiment . The entertainment should be a very good and a very amusing one , and one well calculated to promote that spirit of bonne camaraderie which is so vital a principle in the well - being of a regiment . Those who be fortunate may enough to get an invitation to Aldershot during that fortnight should have a ' good time . ' The WORLD 12th April 1876 ba , bil Have a large assortiment of bats hand , suitable for all ages and both sexes . on 29111813 ia s - a . The Mirne Adverliter 1875 ' Mdlle . Dickinson , l'héroïne du procès Baker , est en train de faire le plus grand tort à la chaste Diane . Voici une couturière de la rue de la Paix , qui fait afficher partout des corsets très solides et très résistants , sous ce nom : |
