MILITARY AD VENTURES. 1 1 



old horse "Jack" whenever he traversed 

 it, and each time we used to declare 

 should be the last ; notwithstanding our 

 determination, the next time anything was 

 wanted these resolves were forgotten, poor 

 old * l Jack ' ' was pulled out of his comfortable 

 stable and attached to our outside jaunting 

 car, and off we would set to toil and crawl 

 up the precipices, by courtesy called a 

 road. Poor "Jack," as well as being old, 

 was dreadfully fat, and it was pitiable to 

 see him toiling up the steep hills; yet, 

 notwithstanding his distress, we were cruel 

 enough to urge him on both with voice 

 and whip, for, if these adjuncts were 

 not freely used, neither jaunting car nor 

 Jack would have ever reached their des- 

 tination, not to speak of the getting home 

 again at night, when we would arrive half- 

 dead and depressed, feeling thankful that 



