Lord Roberts's Populariy.
Chatting with an old soldier the other day (says a correspondent of the Outlook), I tried to find oub the secret of Lord Roberts's popularity. " Why," was the reply, " that's easy enough to see. He'll never stand any nonsense ; but he looks after his men as no one else can or will. We used to say at Aldershot that 4 good dinners and good boots 1 was Bob's motto, but, mind you, you can't humbug him. I remember his coming in one day when we were at mess. ' Well, adjutant,' says he, 'any complaints to-day?' 'No,,sir,' says the adjutant, pat. A cheeky youngster jumps up with 'Please, sir, my dinner isn't all right.' ' Oh,'said Lord Roberts—he was colonel then—' why didn't you complain to the adjutant?' No answer ;.so, putting the youngster on one side, the colonel sab himself down on the bench, with soldiers close at each elbow, and ; just polished off every morsel from the plate. ' Don't see anything the matter with it,' said he, without a smile, and walked away. He had a good laugh. I can tell yon ; bub bhe man felb queer enough when he saw his dinner whisked off in that pretty fashion."
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7294, 19 August 1898, Page 4
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