Adam (Sir Frederic) spoke with a strong accent. One day, when inspecting a regiment, he noticed that the tuft of a soldier's shako was missing. The man wns an Irishman and v bit of a humorist. ' " Where's you feyther, (feather) my roon ?" asked Adam. " He's in Ireland, your honor," was the prompt reply, rebukicg^thc singular pronunciatiop, unconsciously— or, possibly, consciouflly,
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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 224, 5 March 1866, Page 3
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60Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 224, 5 March 1866, Page 3
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