Our Allies were greatly “taken” with the Highlanders, and many of
them expressed surprise at the kindly behaviour and hearty manner of
the Scotsmen. Apparently they thought the “kilties” were of a rather
barbaric nature. Two Highlanders were billeted with an old French
lady. Her strange lodgers gave the landlady no end of entertainment.
They insisted on washing the dishes and doing all the housework, and
when finished with these duties went the length of delving the garden:
_Private D. Goldie_.