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The cockneys were so pleased with the foreigner, 

 and Humble for interpreting, that they gave' 

 them about ten shillings. When the liberal 

 cockneys had left Hmnble said, "Yorkshire haS' 

 been ower mony for them cockneys this time," 



It was about the same year when a retired 

 Indian officer marched into camp with a soldier- 

 servant and a monkey. The latter seemed to 

 take a dehght in imitating his master in every 

 way, even so far, it was said, as to using the same 

 tooth-brush. This was not considered a desirable 

 acquisition to the officers' lines, so a Cheshire 

 volunteer officer and I one night let down his> 

 tent. It feU with a crash ; pole, lantern, sword, 

 etc., but it neither awoke master or man. Pre- 

 sently there was a cry of " tent down ! tent down !'" 

 The Camp Commandant, who was soon on the 

 spot, and not in the sweetest of moods, asked 

 who had done it ; there being no wind, he said 

 it was impossible to have fallen by itself. The- 



