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drill. Several of the younger members of the

corps therefore undertook to put him <fthrough

his facings.3' Being ail apt and intelligent pupil,
he soon learned to fetcli and carry to perfection;

and before three weeks had passed he could

stand as erect upon his hind-legs as the oldest

veteran in the regiment. He was provided
with a toy musket, which one of the soldiers

made for him, and he very soon learned to use it

adroitly; while for marching, counter-marching,

doubling, and acting as sentinel, he performed
all these exercises with a precision and gravity

which clearly showed that he fully understood

their use and importance in the art of war.

But in addition to the serious duties of his
new sphere, he was not averse to joining his

comrades in their pleasures and amusements. In

marching along the soldiers enjoyed themselves,

and Moustache participated. He made Mends

everywhere., and by a little jiness& he contrived
fco become particularly intimate with the regi­

mental messman or cook. As a Scottish proverb

says, he “ had an auld head on young shoulders,'1