A SNAKE FOR A BED-FELLOW
Trooper Moody, of Woodend, in'a fetter just received, states that Troopers.Fear and McDonald are well. The horse given lii-t----by Mr C. Dampier-CJros-ley had been turned out for a time after reaching Pretoria, a»d was now taking its place again with tha artillery. At the beginning of July new suits, with boots and first shirts, and socks, had been served' out. Trooper Knubley, who was shot through his 'stomach, the bullet coming out at his back, had returned 1 to the fighting line again. The military found the traction engines very useful, and otis with 7ft wheels was moving their henr, guns. He refers to the great, supply. 0I stores, saddles, eto., and to the physical features of the country, but no land comes up. in his estimate to that n-ear Woodend. One of the men had a sft snake a few nights ago as a bed fellow. Trooper Aitken, from, Southbrook. is now in the police force, on pay of. 10s a day, and proposes to settle :s South Africa, for a time at any rate. >
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10756, 8 September 1900, Page 8
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181A SNAKE FOR A BED-FELLOW Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10756, 8 September 1900, Page 8
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