From them Facundo received the appointment of Sergeant-Major of Militia, with the powers of Comandante de Campaña, or District Commandant.

They have found out I am a good judge of horses, and know all about their complaints, so the sergeant-major told me yesterday I shall get on very well in the Indies, if I keep a sharp look-out.

As the cricket-field is the only level piece of ground in the district, the cricket committee began to lose its grip upon the situation, and were only saved from ignominious failure by the enterprise of the British Army, in this case represented by Sergeant-Major Kippy, D.C.M., who was recovering in the best of spirits from his third blighty one.

"WHAT'S THE MATTER?" Sergeant-Major.

Sergeant-Major Gordon that he had seen several hundred bodies taken from the river.

Within a few days he was a private soldier; he was killed, as sergeant-major, while bombing a trench on August 18, 1916.

He was assigned to Battery H, First Artillery, and conducted himself so well that he was promoted from the ranks to be sergeant-major.

"NOW, SERGEANT-MAJOR, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THIS MAN WAS DRUNK?" Sergeant-Major.

" The Sergeant-Major.

I HEARD TWO SOLDIERS IN THE TRAIN TO-DAY TALKING ABOUT THEIR SERGEANT-MAJOR IN A DREADFUL WAY.

THE WOMAN (And Augustus Grabble; General Murger; Sergeant-Major Lawrence-Smith; Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Gosling-Green; Mr. Horace Faggit; as well as a reformed JOHN ROBIN ROSS-ELLISON.) IV.

Too late, Captain Da Costa bethought him of telephoning to his wife (to telephone back to himself imploring him to return at once as she was parlous ill and sinking fast), for even as he stepped quietly toward the telephone-closet the Sergeant-Major bustled in with a salute and the fatal words: "'Ere's the General, Sir!"

But the Sergeant-Major had by this time fully explained to the sweating Captain Trebizondi that he should have given the order "Form fours.

In time I was compelled and I became Sergeant-Major of the Volunteer Rifle Corps here and husband of awellde mortuis nil nisi bonum.

HE USED TO BE MY SERGEANT-MAJOR.

One, a big sergeant-major, towered over the others; he had the colours of the South African campaign on the breast of his worn khaki blouse and stood very straight as if on parade.

The sergeant-major shook hands, and taking the proffered seat by the fire, watched contentedly while his host got out whiskey and tumblers and stood a small copper kettle on the fire.

"To look at," said the sergeant-major, fumbling in his pocket, "it's just an ordinary little paw, dried to a mummy.

If it was, you'd be a general instead of only a sergeant-major.

It was clear that the young man's courage had failed him, and, with grey head erect, elbows working like the sails of a windmill, and the ends of the nightgown streaming behind him, the sergeant-major bent his steps towards home.

" "Keep my word?" repeated the sergeant-major, almost choking with wrath.

Where were you?" "You were not there," said the sergeant-major.

I'll go there again to-night, and I'll dare you to come for me?" "Dare?" said the sergeant-major, choking.

" "Sergeant-Major, take his name down.

So that the line might not be out done, I offered my sergeant-major's banner-screen, but I am sorry to say they declined it, which made me jealous.