The Outpost Vol 1 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

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gen t le m en, w ho cl erve the U rder of ;\ler; l.
But the a mp i.. miles from a ny \\ here , P rces
is tLlr e mii ofT, )fa rk t-D rayton c ght miles
1\11 a v, aod \Vhilc!turc!t, Lhe neares l 'town .'
another t.h rec mi las,
H UlVev r, on 'atllrclav aft ernoons . the bhors
rh ck into Ch. l ' r and 'Shre\\"sbllrv-tllt:!V g .~; c
Cr 'we a m b s in baulk a nd t h ll~ sholl: th ir
wisdom-an d from w h aL can be ~cc n a nd !teard,
LiteI' a re vl'ry, ' " ry ma'l)" a ttra Lio ns ill the
aiu rc.lllen tinn (\ tall ns that h;we ea u. eel the
le'ls to forget ~(J m e of tlleir regpts a t being (J ut
of 'colland , U ur parclllc gro und \I 'a~ a heat ll:'
WA,SlC wben we illT ived. but a Saturd a y morni ng
s p ~ n t: on it with n rcnc!t ;ng LUols removed Cl
ton or t \\" of ileat lle r alllI renclcTcci it fai rl v
pre entabl ',
'
A WlltC march l o :\'[ark t­ Dnly[oll. in
;,:tmosph ere rescm ll in g" that in t he I i 1.J1.J le
P ahl c o f the C; iasgO\\ B OLa nic Ga nkn>i, \1,1,
s uccessfully Cl 'col1lp li,' h >c1, n.nd the t(J\lntol);
gave us a. fin rec ph n, ' \ n t her nlarch [olJk
us to J [In-b erwick, ab u l Jifl n m iil'>i in all.
find a lihu ugh t h er e wa:; no pul!. or inn, t hen,
\I·c. a letter 1.J x and g.tl lons uf pure >ip riug \I·,iler.
, nother chy \I'C lI'ent to \VCI1I, and s'l lnpkd ih
cid r d uring a n h , ur's (all-out , lI'h :ch cider
didn't aitog ' ther pruve to he a bsol ukk void of
t rac s of iavs l\'t' arc
lea"ing h 'rc soon fo r a n ther pa rt oi Iura fi rlllll ,
,.Lnd ~o me o f th ' b huys wit I g ruJ'\lbled ';0 Il IUCiJ
at t he Camp's isol; ltion, a rc' nOli' ,jell ing "
tliliin" wi th iIl1J11 ul a1.Jk re"'r ts .