HLI Chronicle 1909 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 131fell the length of the platform-the Lucknowplatform is a long one. Too late! The trainWaB oft.When last heard of both· W. and P. werestill forming the base at Calcutta, and W. hadselected a spot 54 marches off in the Chin­Lushai Hills as their destination, and P. hadonly 60 days' leave when he left Lucknow !"The whole show to blazes! "R. W. H. R.EQUITATION.WHEN I was young the famous pink sportingpaper had a little joke against the Regiment,in which a lady connected with us was askedher reasons for going to the Cavalry ChurchFor the benefit of ,anyone who11is weakenought to think of going through this ordeal,I would strongly advise the system adoptedby K.C. P. F., who appeared with a huntingsaddle and several yards of lamp wick tiedround his thigh. He then saddled up, androde in comfort while we bumped about onnumdahs. When questioned on this strangeproceeding, he said he had a riding muscle.I thought that every human being had one,but, not being on the polo committee, discreetlyheld my tongue. To show you how severe thecourse was, even our Australian rough-riderparted company with his "hairy" more thaninstead of the Infantry one. She answered­"Oh, you see, we are so 'Light' that we arealmost Cavalry."History repeats itself; and we all started onan equitation course; but, alas! "some fellon stony ground and withered away," andothers, by much numdah riding, wore out theirriding breeches, and more besides, and walkedabout with air cushions to sit on for manymoons.Sketch No. 1 shows the premature finish ofour largest and perhaps most gallant Captain.once, and was seen to grasp the "hairy's" manein the rat-trap.When, if not previously found out, J becomea Field Officer, I shall most certainly order allthe Junior Officers to undergo this course;and from a safe position on the other side ofthe wall watch their contortiops, as I knowfrom experience that such a proceeding addsmaterially to their comfort.An equitation course would be of materialuse to the public schoolboy, for, after it, anycorporal punishment inflicted by the human