This announcement is a wolcomo ouo,
and tho butter, being prodnced in its
Wrnppor of blue canteen paper, is speedily
divided into oqunl portions, ouo for
oach member of tho mess.
Should any comrade bo po unfortunate
as to ho languishing in tho guardroom,
awaiting disposal by tho commanding
officer, tho orderly man has now to talco
his nllowauco (0 liim, tho ten boing
poured into a tin canteen and tho bread
and butler wrapped in papor nnd stowed
in n haversack.
But it may bo asked: "Surely wo
hnvo beentold that soldiers enjoy moro
variety than plain bread aud butter nt 1
their breakfasts. Have wo uot heard of
6avory kippers, of porridge yes, even
of eggs and bacon?"
Trne, such are tho dishes encouraged
by generals and colonels who liko to
earn n reputation for looking after tho
welfare of thoir men, but those fauoy
relishes aro not much encouraged by
Tommy Atkins, for tho , simple reason
that his funds will not allow of his receiving
more than an infinitesimal portion
of the kipper or whatover may bo
tho favorito breakfast dainty of his
commanding officer. All that tho corporal
in chnigo of the.grocery book has
to spend daily is threepence per man in
mess or undor $4 for a company with
tho averago strength of GOmon in mess.
