Waterloo up-to-date (a fact.)
Belgian Guide. Ze brave Picton 'e fall in ze arms of victoire——
Facetious Britisher. Where was Lord Roberts?
Guide (not to be done). Lord Robert 'e stand on zis montagne, and 'e cry, "Hoop, Garde, and at zem!"
The report that there are 46,719 total abstainers in the British Army is welcome news, but what grieves recruiting officers is the number of total abstainers from the British Army.
Curious Military Fact.—The seat of war is always the spot where two forces are standing up to one another.