Tales Of Military Life Vol 1

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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365211235
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Tales of Military Life, Vol. 1 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales of Military Life, Vol. 1: The Two Recruits, And, the Lance-Corporal Greater number, however, wore the fustian jacket and trowsers of the mechanic, while their sallow complexions bore witness to the close confinement and unwholesome atmo sphere of our overgrown manufacturing towns, aggravated probably by the privations which they had undergone in times of commercial distress. Besides these two distinct classes, a few individuals pointed out other sources from which our army is recruited: here, a worn - out livery-coat or stable-j acket marked the servant or groom, whom want of employ ment, or perhaps his own misconduct, had driven to enlist; there, a threadbare suit, Which had evidently seen better days, and whose wearer seemed to shrink from the companionshi into which he found him self thrown, tra ed either sad reverses of fortune, or still der youthful indiscretions. It was easy to see that very few, if any, of the party had enlisted from a hearty wish to become a soldier: there might, perchance, have been among them some old pensioner's son, whom his father's example and instruo tion had taught to believe that there is no life like that of a soldier; but, generally speak ing, it was either impatience of restraint, or the pressure of want, which had tempted them to enlist. A Frenchman, or a German, accustomed to the more military spirit of his. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.