Fred thought the Java soldier had an easy time of it. Frank thought so too; and asked if he had any more privileges than those that had been named.
"Yes," was the reply; "there is the privilege of a house and garden."
"What!" said one of the boys, "a house and garden for soldiers in the army!"
REWARDS FOR GOOD CONDUCT.
"Certainly," responded their informant; "when a regiment is not quartered in the city, the soldiers are rewarded for good conduct by receiving a plot of ground near the barracks, with the privilege of building a hut. European and native are treated alike in this respect; and it has been found the greatest incentive to good conduct. The man spends his time with his family in the cultivation of his garden when he is not on duty—which is by far the larger part of the day. He returns to the barracks at night, and his family may remain in the hut or go with him to the military quarters.
PIRATE PRISONERS ON A COLONIAL GUN-BOAT.