VALOUR UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
March, march, pipe-clayed and belted in, That is to say you must march in good order; March, march, broiling sun melted in, Stocks all so tight that on choking you border ; Martinet's anger dread, If you can turn your head, f Martinet, stubborn as any old Tory ; JX Shave, and make ready, then, * Half-strangled Englishmen, March on as well as you're able, to glory I Punch. A capital portrait has been published abroad of the King of Prussia. He is represented standing between a bottle of Champagne and a big sword, uncertain as to which of the two he should draw. It is called " Meditation on the Eastern Question." — Ibid. Manners for the Million. — Never give anybody the lie, however gross may be the falsehood he utters. To him who says the thing which is not, it will be a sufficient rebuke to answer, "That's a Nicholas."— lbid. Advice for Martinets. —Military authorities should consider whether it would be advisable to abate a little of their solicitude for the tidiness of a regiment, and pay somewhat more attention to its mess. -Ibid.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume IV, Issue 200, 30 September 1854, Page 6
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185VALOUR UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Lyttelton Times, Volume IV, Issue 200, 30 September 1854, Page 6
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