40 REMINISCENCES OF 



as usual, Spicer got off to examine, and said his feet 

 were " all flat ". He had lost both fore-shoes ! 



Frank Willoughby, brother of Lord Middleton, a 

 first-rate good fellow, good horseman and keen sports- 

 man. He died in India. 



Fred Isacke, capital fellow, very good-look- 

 ing, had a beautiful voice and sang nicely. His 

 brother married Miss Wedderburn, Birkhill. He 

 married Miss Mary Fortescue in 1846, when I was 

 quartered in Dublin, and I was his best man. Her 

 father appeared in nankeen trousers and a blue coat 

 with long tails and steel buttons. When the clergy- 

 man in the service asked, "Who giveth this woman," 

 etc., he shouted out, '' I do," and made the roof of the 

 chapel rattle. 



Our uniform was : Red jacket (double-breasted), 

 blue facings, gold embroidered collar, a short bob- 

 tail ; wore belts outside the jacket, a gold sash for 

 balls, blue over-alls, red stripe, white trousers in sum- 

 mer, Wellington boots ; no mess waistcoats, dined in 

 stable jackets buttoned up ; lancer caps, square top, 

 very heavy, and blackcock's tail plume. Armed with 

 lance, sword (curved pattern) and pistols, white sheep- 

 skin and blue shabraques. 



The regiment was very well mounted — great big 

 well-bred horses with bang tails, which had just come 

 into fashion. Our men were very good-looking. 

 Lord Loughborough would not take any man under 

 5 ft. 9 in. 



At that time privates when off duty wore their 

 swords, and in the event of street rows were some- 



