Yaletooktohimselfaglassoftheoldbrandy，threecheroots，andhisfriend，Martyn；andtheyalllefttheMesstogetherYaleandMartynconferredfortwohoursinYale’squarters；butonlythebull-terrierwhokeepswatchoverYale’sboot-treesknowswhattheysaidAhorse，hoodedandsheetedtohisears，leftYale’sstablesandwastaken，veryunwillingly，intotheCivilLinesYale’sgroomwentwithhimTwomenbrokeintotheRegimentalTheatreandtookseveralpaint-potsandsomelargescenerybrushesThennightfellovertheCantonments，andtherewasanoiseasofahorsekickinghisloose-boxtopiecesinYale’sstablesYalehadabig，old，whiteWalertrap-horse。
ThenextdaywasaThursday，andthemen，hearingthatYalewasgoingtoshoottheDrum-Horseintheevening，determinedtogivethebeastaregularregimentalfuneral——afineronethantheywouldhavegiventheColonelhadhediedjustthenTheygotabullock-cartandsomesacking，andmoundsandmoundsofroses，andthebody，undersacking，wascarriedouttotheplacewheretheanthraxcaseswerecremated；two-thirdsoftheRegimentfollowedTherewasnoBand，buttheyallsang“ThePlacewheretheoldHorsedied“assomethingrespectfulandappropriatetotheoccasionWhenthecorpsewasdumpedintothegraveandthemenbeganthrowingdownarmfulsofrosestocoverit，theFarrier-Sergeantrippedoutanoathandsaidaloud：——“Why，itain’ttheDrum-Horseanymorethanit’sme！”TheTroop-Sergeant-MajorsaskedhimwhetherhehadlefthisheadintheCanteenTheFarrier-SergeantsaidthatheknewtheDrum-Horse’sfeetaswellasheknewhisown；buthewassilencedwhenhesawtheregimentalnumberburntinonthepoorstiff，upturnednear-fore。
ThuswastheDrum-HorseoftheWhiteHussarsburied；theFarrier-
SergeantgrumblingThesackingthatcoveredthecorpsewassmearedinplaceswithblackpaint；andtheFarrier-SergeantdrewattentiontothisfactButtheTroop-Sergeant-MajorofETroopkickedhimseverelyontheshin，andtoldhimthathewasundoubtedlydrunk。
OntheMondayfollowingtheburial，theColonelsoughtrevengeontheWhiteHussarsUnfortunately，beingatthattimetemporarilyinCommandoftheStation，heorderedaBrigadefield-dayHesaidthathewishedtomaketheregiment“sweatfortheirdamnedinsolence。”andhecarriedouthisnotionthoroughlyThatMondaywasoneofthehardestdaysinthememoryoftheWhiteHussars。
Theywerethrownagainstaskeleton-enemy，andpushedforward，andwithdrawn，anddismounted，and“scientificallyhandled“ineverypossiblefashionoverdustycountry，tilltheysweatedprofusely。
Theironlyamusementcamelateintheday，whentheyfelluponthebatteryofHorseArtilleryandchaseditfortwomile’sThiswasapersonalquestion，andmostofthetroopershadmoneyontheevent；
theGunnerssayingopenlythattheyhadthelegsoftheWhiteHussarsTheywerewrongAmarch-pastconcludedthecampaign，andwhentheRegimentgotbacktotheirLines，themenwerecoatedwithdirtfromspurtochin-strap。
TheWhiteHussarshaveonegreatandpeculiarprivilegeTheywonitatFontenoy，Ithink。
ManyRegimentspossessspecialrights，suchaswearingcollarswithundressuniform，orabowofribbonbetweentheshoulders，orredandwhiterosesintheirhelmetsoncertaindaysoftheyearSomerightsareconnectedwithregimentalsaints，andsomewithregimentalsuccessesAllarevaluedhighly；butnonesohighlyastherightoftheWhiteHussarstohavetheBandplayingwhentheirhorsesarebeingwateredintheLinesOnlyonetuneisplayed。
andthattunenevervariesIdon’tknowitsrealname，buttheWhiteHussarscallit：——“TakemetoLondonagain。”Itsound’sveryprettyTheRegimentwouldsoonerbestruckofftherosterthanforegotheirdistinction。
Afterthe“dismiss“wassounded，theofficersrodeoffhometoprepareforstables；andthemenfiledintothelines，ridingeasy。
Thatistosay，theyopenedtheirtightbuttons，shiftedtheirhelmets，andbegantojokeortoswearasthehumortookthem；themorecarefulslippingoffandeasinggirthsandcurbsAgoodtroopervalueshismountexactlyasmuchashevalueshimself，andbelieves，orshouldbelieve，thatthetwotogetherareirresistiblewherewomenormen，girl’sorgun’s，areconcerned。
ThentheOrderly-Officergavetheorder：——“Waterhorses。”andtheRegimentloafedofftothesquadron-troughs，whichwereinrearofthestablesandbetweentheseandthebarracksTherewerefourhugetroughs，oneforeachsquadron，arrangedenechelon，sothatthewholeRegimentcouldwaterintenminutesifitlikedButitlingeredforseventeen，asarule，whiletheBandplayed。
Thebandstruckupasthesquadronsfiledoffthetroughsandthemenslipp...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看：