“WHO STRUCK BUCKLEY.”

Dunstan Times, Issue 602, 31 October 1873, Page 2

“WHO STRUCK BUCKLEY.”

A distinguished soldier was buried os (he 4th of June, who was in his early lit® the orient of a saying which has since been “familiar in our mouths as househod words.” General Euck'ey, before he entered the army, was a pige of honor to (leorge lit, an I one ev min - he was w dkingin the Home Park alien he su Id nly received a swi igiug blow 1-c‘we n the shoulders, an 1 at the same time a b -yish voice exclaim?d, “One for yon Buckley !" Before the as onished Sovereign could turn, his assailant had disappeared ; but, having a pretty clear noli >n of the cause of the mistake, on return! ig to the castle, the King sumra med all the pages, and ad-dr-ssed them in the now his orical words: “ 6-s-sliow mi the man; yes, the man-—that struck Buckley : struck Buckley 1” it is needless to say not one of the boys answered ; hut when the Kin; a ided. “ because I w-as Buckley.” the confusion of the culpiit betrayed him. All the notice, however, the kindly farmer-King took of the event avas to sen ,! soon aft -r to both boys the commissions they avere longing for, and avhile one of them seived 1 is country mhly in India and the Crimea, avhere he "itd of dysentery, the other faithfully served hie old master’s grand-daughter up to the time of his heath.