THIS BOOK BELONGS TO

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If thou art borrowed by a friend,
Right welcome shall he be
To read, to study, not to lend,
But to return to me.
Not that imparted knowledge doth
Diminish learning’s store;
But books, I find, if often lent,
Return to me no more.
Read slowly. Pause frequently.
Think seriously. Return duly—
With the corners of the leaves not turned down.


OLDHAM, PHOTO. COLCHESTER.AUTOTYPE

A SOLDIER’S EXPERIENCE
OR
A Voice from the Ranks:
SHOWING
THE COST OF WAR IN BLOOD AND TREASURE.


A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF
THE CRIMEAN CAMPAIGN, FROM THE STANDPOINT
OF THE RANKS;
THE INDIAN MUTINY, AND SOME OF ITS ATROCITIES;
THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGNS OF 1863.
ALSO
SKETCHES OF THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF