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Soldier Stories By: Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) |
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Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. This e book has dialect and unusual spelling. SOLDIER STORIES SOLDIER STORIES BY RUDYARD KIPLING AUTHOR OF "PLAIN TALES FROM THE HILLS," "UNDER THE DEODARS," "THE PHANTOM RICKSHAW," "WEE WILLIE WINKIE," ETC., ETC. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS NEW YORK THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD. 1896 All rights reserved COPYRIGHT, 1896, BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Norwood Press J.S. Cushing & Co. Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass. U.S.A. CONTENTS PAGE WITH THE MAIN GUARD 1 THE DRUMS OF THE FORE AND AFT 25 THE MAN WHO WAS 78 THE COURTING OF DINAH SHADD 101 THE INCARNATION OF KRISHNA MULVANEY 139 THE TAKING OF LUNGTUNGPEN 182 THE MADNESS OF PRIVATE ORTHERIS 191 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO FACE PAGE 'PUT YER 'EAD BETWEEN YOUR LEGS. IT'LL GO ORF IN A MINUTE' 2 'HE RAN FORWARD WID THE HAYMAKERS' LIFT ON HIS BAY'NIT' 12 HE PICKED HER UP IN THE GROWING LIGHT, AND SET HER ON HIS SHOULDER 23 'HEY! WHAT? ARE YOU GOING TO ARGUE WITH ME ?' SAID THE COLONEL 35 CRIS SLID AN ARM ROUND HIS NECK 47 THE MEN STROLLED ACROSS THE TRACKS TO INSPECT THE AFGHAN PRISONERS 50 THE TUNE SETTLED INTO FULL SWING, AND THE BOYS KEPT SHOULDER TO SHOULDER 69 ' RUNG HO , HIRA SINGH!' 85 HE FOUND THE SPRING 91 IT IS NOT GOOD THAT A GENTLEMAN WHO CAN ANSWER TO THE QUEEN'S TOAST SHOULD LIE AT THE FEET OF A SUBALTERN OF COSSACKS 94 'THIN WHIN THE KETTLE WAS TO BE FILLED, DINAH CAME IN MY DINAH' 117 '"MY COLLAR BONE'S BRUK," SEZ HE' 121 '"THE HALF AV THAT I'LL TAKE," SEZ SHE' 132 '"OUT OF THIS," SEZ HE. "I'M IN CHARGE AV THIS SECTION AV CONSTRUCTION." "I'M IN CHARGE AV MESILF," SEZ I, "AN' IT'S LIKE I WILL STAY A WHILE"' 149 'NINE ROUN'S THEY WERE EVEN MATCHED, AN' AT THE TENTH ' 157 THERE PRANCED A PORTENT IN THE FACE OF THE MOON 166 'I WAS KRISHNA TOOTLIN' ON THE FLUTE' 176 '"SHTRIP, BHOYS," SEZ I. "SHTRIP TO THE BUFF, AN' SHWIM IN WHERE GLORY WAITS!"' 185 'THERE WAS A MELLY AV A SUMPSHUS KIND FOR A WHOILE' 187 ORTHERIS HEAVED A BIG SIGH 192 WE SET OFF AT THE DOUBLE AND FOUND HIM PLUNGING ABOUT WILDLY THROUGH THE GRASS 201 [Illustration] WITH THE MAIN GUARD Der jungere Uhlanen Sit round mit open mouth While Breitmann tell dem stdories Of fightin' in the South; Und gif dem moral lessons, How before der battle pops, Take a little prayer to Himmel Und a goot long drink of Schnapps... Continue reading book >>
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