A Private's Private letter.
About a dozen years ago, the writer's father | was a sergeant-major in one of Her Majesty's ! light cavalry regiments abroad. In the same troop was a private of the name of Teddy Hogan, who co.uld neither read' nor write, and consequently he had to have what few letters he' received from the "old country " read to him. His choice invari^ ably fixed on the sergeant-major as the man I whom he could' best" trust with his private correspondence. <l One day, however, •he Knocked at the door, and when I opened it there was" Teddy with a very' grave' faco and a* letter in his hah'd; ''• Well, Teddy,,? I skid, "what"isityouNvant?" ' "Can Qijsay the sergeant.'rhajp'r f, '-"Very sprry; T^ddy,, fcait " the; sergeantj-'mp/jbris ehg'aged tit th^ Orderly Reom tit aM J wiirnot:bo , . baok-foi' so'meHim^'^m afraf 3. ■- f tW ßu t;''l ' (resumed;^' ii ii) Anything' l can do" for you?'" 'nourJiminy, for 1 it's' sumthjuV, Very riartietilW^h'at^P Nvbfimn J tnike,7er f to fo^OitMiik itVfromW bil-the \W ofit/rb'ut ." safghe.^ /afbrigHi ridtfa sud^^v sMiking;Hm if Oi'lP - till^yer put %W 'fi'ttgersiffHei;: *Jf aireSifana^if yMiWciS W* ¥s, WlMi > bn^ill4nbw«WiS tH^lefcher ; fe . Mf'M^
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 239, 28 January 1888, Page 2
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190A Private's Private letter. Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 239, 28 January 1888, Page 2
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