They say the gunners were German.

"The -rd ,sir, " saidthe gunner, naming our companion Artillery Brigade.

'Well, you know,' said the gunner, 'you English don't play fair at Ladysmith at all.

"Sister, dear," said the Gunner, "you're on my side, aren't you?

"Good for you," said the gunner as he made off.

"Mr. Gascoigne," said the gunner, "you see that there are three parties to fight.

"The whole place is a pest-house," said the gunner.

"He's taken the long way up," said the gunner.

"That dress cost some money, I'll bet," said the Gunner, cheaply attired as a Pierrot.

"Boche," said the Gunner, "Boche, for a tanner.

"That's my battery," said the gunner officer.

'Sir,' said the gunner, 'to-day is Sunday, and the men are not yet over the loss of the captain.'

"Well, then," said the gunner, who spoke good English, "you shall be called Captain Bob;" and so they gave me my title ever after.