The Outpost Vol 1 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

THE OUTPOST.
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A charge could be made for so many shots,
and the target would be handed to the marksman
as his property after he had fired hIS
rounds. If this plan be possible, many of us
could keep a constant watch over our progress
in the art of aiming and firing.
I am, etc.,
C. W. L.
SIR,
I wish to thank the Editorial Staff of
The Outpost, but somehow when I try to put my
words together I feel I am not equal to what is
required. When I first mooted the idea I was
ridiculed, but from my long experience of
men and their manners, I was certain the
material was in the Battalion which could run a
Magazine recounting the doings of its members,
relieving their minds from the everlasting
"Squad," "Platoon" and" Company Drill,"
and at the same time also give their young
minds a literary b,ent.
How far my foresight was correct The
Outpost has shown, and I am not saying too
much when I make the statement that it takes
a good first place among military and civilian
magazines of a like nature. To the staff and
the contributors, then, my thanks are due for
having turned out such an excellent paper.
That it will prosper goes without saying, for all
are triers and all vieing with each other how
much thev can do to further its interests,
working harmoniously with that spirit which
has been in the Battalion since its inception.
May good luck attend all your efforts, and
the work you are now doing. lVfay it be a help
to all of you on your return to civil life and a
Bright and Happy Remem brance of the time
when " The Dav " came and found you fit to
take your place ~vith your fellow-man for King
and Country.
Thank YOII all.
R. S.-M. KELLv.
SlR,
Might I make a suggestion, through
the medium of The Outpost, to the effect that the
miniature range at the Drill Hall be opened at
night, or on certaih evenings in the week, to
members of ~he Battalion who desire to improve
their shooting in their leisure time,
Sm,
On several occasions it has been
suggested that a Dramatic Club might be formed
amongst the Battalion.. Many men arr;ong. us
have practised the hlstnomc art, and, judgmg
from the talent displayed in the first number
of The Outpost, we should have sufficient brains
to get out original sketches for ourselves. We
certainly have men who can act, and who
require vety little tuition in the sCle;tce of
gesturing and articulatIOn. I rather thmk we
could produce good actors, and if not q~ite
Quintus Roscius', yet excellent enough to give
us all a splendid night's entertair:ment, whether
we be in billets, under canvas, or m a cattle shed
just clear of the firing line.
Al! our other social and athletic projects have
been successful, why not this?
I am, etc.,
6:2 B.C.
SlR,
I have been reading The Outpost with
much pleasure. It is a delight to me to see,
marching along our streets, such a number. of
splendid young men. I enclose a Marchmg L!lt.
Paddy has "Tipperary," which is n~ doubt
excellent for him, but surely there mIght be
something for Donald and Sandy. This lilt is
not perhaps ideally perfect, but it smacks of our
dear auld Scotland. I send you a couple of
verses as a trial.
TVLLOCHGORVM'S MY DELIGHT.
Tune-THE \VHlTE COCKADE.
o my! and 0 my! It's a far awa' cry
To the hills 0' bonnie Tullochgorum ;
\ViIlie ettled to get there, but he landed in a snare,
And he eouldna' fin d the road to Tullochgorum.
So it's Ha! ha! ha! he may cackle, he may era\\',
And pose as the w,or~d's cockielorum; . ,
At the hinder-end 0 a he WIll get a neht