Rudyard Kipling:The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling (Volume 2)
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MADNESS OF PRIVATE ORTHERIS Oh! Where would I be when my froat was dry? Oh! Where would I be when the bullets fly? Oh! Where would I be when I come to die? Why, Somewheres anigh my chum. If 'e's liquor Vll give me some, If I'm dyin' Vll 'old my 'ead, An' Vll write 'em 'Ome when I'm dead Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MADNESS OF PRIVATE ORTHERIS Oh! Where would I be when my froat was dry? Oh! Where would I be when the bullets fly? Oh! Where would I be when I come to die? Why, Somewheres anigh my chum. If 'e's liquor Vll give me some, If I'm dyin' Vll 'old my 'ead, An' Vll write 'em 'Ome when I'm dead- Gawd send us a trusty chum! Barrack Room Ballad. My friends Mulvaney and Ortheris had gone on a shooting-expedition for one day. Learoyd was still in hospital, recovering from fever picked up in Burma. They sent me an invitation to join them, and were genuinely pained when I brought beer - almost enough beer to satisfy two Privates of the Line. and Me. " 'Twasn't for that we bid you welkim, Sorr," said Mulvaney sulkily. " 'Twas for the pleasure av your comp'ny." Ortheris came to the rescue with - " Well, 'e won't be none the worse for bringin' liquor with 'im. We ain't a file o' Dooks. We're bloomin'Tommies, ye cantankris Hirishman; an' 'ere's your very good 'ealth! " We shot all the forenoon, and killed two pariah- dogs, four green parrots sitting, one kite by the burning-ghaut, one snake flying, one mud-turtle, and eight crows. Game was plentiful. Then we sat down to tiffin -" bull-mate an' bran-bread," Mulvaney called it - by the side of the river, and took pot shots at the crocodiles in the intervals of cutting up the food with our only pocket-knife. Then we drank up all the beer, and threw the bottles into the water and fired at them. After that, we eased belts and stretched ourselves on the warm sand and smoked. We were too lazy to continue shooting. Ortheris heaved a big sigh, as he lay on his stomach with his head between his fists. Then he swore quietly into the blue sky. " Fwhat's that for? " said Mulvaney. " Have ye not drunk enoug Books, , writings-in-prose-and-verse-of-Rudyard-Kipling~~Rudyard-Kipling, 999999999, The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling (Volume 2), Rudyard Kipling, 1152139991, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<
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Rudyard Kipling:The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling (Volume 2)
- nouveau livre ISBN: 9781152139992
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:MAD… Plus…
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:MADNESS OF PRIVATE ORTHERIS Oh ! Where would I be when my froat was dry ? Oh ! Where would I be when the bullets fly ? Oh ! Where would I be when I come to die ? Why, Somewheres anigh my chum. If 'e's liquor Vll give me some, If I'm dyin' Vll 'old my 'ead, An' Vll write 'em 'Ome when I'm dead. Gawd send us a trusty chum ! Barrack Room Ballad. My friends Mulvaney and Ortheris had gone on a shooting-expedition for one day. Learoyd was still in hospital, recovering from fever picked up in Burma. They sent me an invitation to join them, and were genuinely pained when I brought beer almost enough beer to satisfy two Privates of the Line . . . and Me. " 'Twasn't for that we bid you welkim, Sorr," said Mulvaney sulkily. " 'Twas for the pleasure av your comp'ny." Ortheris came to the rescue with " Well, 'e won't be none the worse for bringin' liquor with 'im. We ain't a file o' Dooks. We're bloomin'Tommies, ye cantankris Hirishman; an' 'ere's your very good 'ealth !" We shot all the forenoon, and killed two pariah- dogs, four green parrots sitting, one kite by the burning-ghaut, one snake flying, one mud-turtle, and eight crows. Game was plentiful. Then we sat down to tiffin " bull-mate an' bran-bread," Mulvaney called it by the side of the river, and took pot shots at the crocodiles in the intervals of cutting up the food with our only pocket-knife. Then we drank up all the beer, and threw the bottles into the water and fired at them. After that, we eased belts and stretched ourselves on the warm sand and smoked. We were too lazy to continue shooting. Ortheris heaved a big sigh, as he lay on his stomach with his head between his fists. Then he swore quietly into the blue sky. " Fwhat's that for ? " said Mulvaney. " Have ye not drunk enoug Books Books writings-in-prose-and-verse-of-Rudyard-Kipling~~Rudyard-Kipling General Books LLC Volume: 2 Publisher: New York: C. Scribner's sons Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.<
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