An Irish Turk.
During the operations of the Allies m the'Ci'inVcan it ■ was resolved to carry tUe ( walfer'in from a beautiful sjpringiof -tlic -fif-st cvoton m camp. |,eather hose was employed, which was laid on the ground. One mornHigy^failfej jhfi Walter, w,as, being -s^p*' ])lied, the minaret sounded to prayers and fltid ii&tlic Tui'krfeh; 'soldiers <Hnihediately went on his knees to praise Allah.' Unfortunately he' won't down , upou A:fio'lw)se,'andhjs ; weight sudv (jlenly stopped the current of draft' 1' first of elements s ,- as- Pindar 'calls jeater. " Get up," cried a® English soldier. " Voulez wows aw ■' l\i W te, tnon clier Monsier r /')trf/((el- . 'Grled a '. frenchman, -miih his'*xia,ti<ve \ya\\tcn&ki'M td get np7: That iiihH the vray'tonidafce bheiTdrk liiove,"" cried mother. " ThisnsfitHeid'rfdge,'" so §dynng Ji.eilqnofekedjitfafeiiltur&krf off. Still the pioufe^MussKhndii went on pith his devotions-.--" I'll make him klir his stiirayfeO 1 ' fc«td f ithe other English raan,.giving. iii ia.-a- remarks, tibly hard kick. To the wonder of all the turbaned, well-kicked followpupjf $4iWph>.t s^l w^tl.Q9#ayi, mg. "| Hoot awa,,mpn., I'll show you Ww^we serVe pbstifealJe' folk ! at ' Autd 1 !Reekie, n quietly 6ibserved a ! Scotchplan. howieverjixprevented^ for the Turk ? - haying nfinj^hqd his f' Allah w^jg? All<4iV ( Vrpse rf and began to take off his, CQat^an^, thjen to him^eJf ?in. most ; ,jappjQved fboxing style and attitutlev.'Hsjdthen jadyahced in''triie Tom Say&sVdtyle to the Englishman wlo had" 'kicked iiim. " A ring ! a ; ' ring P'^slrouted phe soldiers and"'Srtilbrs,' i^e'rrectly lastonished to see a;, ii'ufk' 'siifch an |adept m the.fisl^c/ftrV.' J The '^EA^ishjman, no'lfhih'g. 16tli;tb fS Haye '% 'bit of jftin'witn th^ T,u'.rl; ( wi'tli stli3h a John pull turn ofmihc^'.se|; to'wpr^ and foju.^d hejiad-met ' njs master. In jh've minute^, .hei ; Ji,a^. l'epqived his [quantum stscU. flil A$ '..ihcj jcooly replaced his, coat .an.4 rtwrban jhfc,tiifn,eri.:rpun4 and- said.^Q'Uie ad{mireiug.,,bystanders,: m the purest jbrogue, " Bad luekitD ;yti^>ye spalIpeens ! When ye're after kicking a iTarlc, 1 I'd' advise ye to:- 2make i: &hU»j jheVhdtf ah 1 - trikhman f' ■ ■ The l; mysjtery was solved— th;e Turk was. a Tffoerary ; 'mM r : '-'[y"'^"
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 47, 28 January 1885, Page 4
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330An Irish Turk. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 47, 28 January 1885, Page 4
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