WHY HE TREMBLED.
A detachment of British soldiers
were about to attack a tribe of ludian £f Dacoits who awaited them drawn up iv battle order. A seasoned old sergeant of the British force noticed a young soldier fresh from home visibly affected by the nearness uf the coming fight. Hi's face was pale, his teeth chattered, and his knees now and then smote each other. It was sheer nervousness, but the sergeant thought it was downright "funk." "O'Yaughey," he whispered, "is ittrimbliu' ye are for yer own dirty skin?" "N-no, sergint," replied O'Yaughey, making a brave attempt to still his shaking limbs and perpetrate a joke at the same time. "Oi'm trimblin' for the inimy. They don't know O'Yaughey's here."
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 8945, 20 December 1907, Page 3
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121WHY HE TREMBLED. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 8945, 20 December 1907, Page 3
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