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19th.— I went with Dawson, the factor, to 

 Carntyne. Stepping over a little ditch, it being very 

 slippery, I slipped back, nearly up to my knee in mud ; 

 I could not pull my foot out again, so I tumbled down, 

 wet all my side and my arm up to the elbow. I went 

 into Beardmore's and got his ambulance man to scrape 

 me and washed my hands. But I had to get back to 

 Edinburgh, so I went to Queen Street station, got 

 into a carriage and got the guard to lock the door. 

 I then took off my trousers and hung them out of the 

 window ; took a newspaper and put it inside my 

 drawers. Luckily, I had a pair of shoes and stock- 

 ings in my little bag. On getting to Edinburgh 

 I bought a pair of drawers ; and got some tea at the 

 New Club and went to bed till my things were dry. 



Aberdeen Hospital Saturday Fund. — It was the 

 practice at Aberdeen to hold sports, the proceeds to 

 be given to the funds of the hospital. This year the 

 Provost had got permission for a detachment of the 

 New South Wales Lancers to attend, a squadron of 

 this regiment having been quartered at Aldershot for 

 six months for cavalry instruction. Veterinary 

 Lieutenant Young of Fife Light Horse, who is also 

 veterinary professor of the college, got permission 

 for a squad of Fife Light Horse to attend. Un- 

 fortunately it was on iith and 12 th August, when 

 every Scotsman wished to shoot grouse. The Swan 

 trophy was competed for in Edinburgh. Fife won. 

 Forfar did not do so well as usual, so their Major 

 would not allow them to compete at Aberdeen. 



We went to Aberdeen and put up at the Imperial 



