He writes well: but, ah, will he ever be able to write like my papa ?" Harry resumes: "We keep the strictest order here in camp, and the orders against drunkenness and ill-behaviour on the part of the men are very severe.

The roll of each company is called at morning, noon, and night, and a return of the absent and disorderly is given in by the officer to the commanding officer of the regiment, who has to see that they are properly punished.

The men are punished, and the drummers are always at work.

Oh, Harry, but it made one sick to see the first blood drawn from a great strong white back, and to hear the piteous yell of the poor fellow." "Oh, horrid!" says Madam Esmond.
"I think I should have murdered Ward if he had flogged me.

Thank Heaven he got off with only a crack of the ruler! The men, I say, are looked after carefully enough.