146 The Course, the Cainp, the Chase 



the foot of the stairs, with the weapon pointing directly 

 up. There was no help for it ; the prisoner was obliged 

 to stop, or he would have impaled himself on the sword, 

 and he was promptly made a prisoner by the guard 

 and handcuffed. Being sentenced to imprisonment, he did 

 not rejoin us till we had left Dover and transferred our 

 quarters to Shorncliffe, shortly before which I had been 

 appointed adjutant of the battalion. Soon after rejoining. 

 Private Brown happened to be passing along the cliff walk 

 between Sandgate and Folkestone, and meeting a well- 

 dressed civilian at a very narrow part, where there was 

 only room for one at a time, as the other did not make 

 way for him, Brown threw him over the cliff. It is very 

 precipitous, and it was fortunate indeed that there happened 

 to be a ledge, on which the gentleman fell, or he would 

 have been dashed to pieces at the bottom. When arrested 

 Private Brown was almost like a wild beast. He had an 

 admirer in the regiment, a Private Thomas, and the two 

 resisted the escort sent to arrest Brown, and a desperate 

 fight ensued before they were mastered, and dragged face 

 downwards to the guard-room. When there they acted 

 like furies, breaking all the glass, and yelling at the top 

 of their voices. When food was given to them they broke 

 the plates, and when water was brought they smashed the 

 tin vessels also. After warning them more than once that 

 if they did not become quiet strong measures would be 

 used, to which they paid no heed, we proceeded to carry 

 out the plan I had devised, telling them at the same time 

 that they would be released again the moment they agreed 

 to behave themselves. 



Their arms were tied together behind their backs, and 

 their legs above their knees, so that they could not walk 



