[Illustration: _PREPARATIONS FOR WAR._--I.
_Officer_ (_who is going to the East_). "OF COURSE, IT'S RATHER A BORE
JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON--AND I SHALL MISS THE DERBY! WISH
THEY COULD HAVE HAD THE RUSSIANS OVER HERE, BECAUSE THEN WE COULD HAVE
THRASHED 'EM IN HYDE PARK, AND DINED AT GREENWICH AFTERWARDS, YOU
KNOW."]
[Illustration: _PREPARATIONS FOR WAR._--II.
ENSIGN STUBBS, HAVING BEEN APPOINTED TO THE 121ST, GOES TO TRY ON HIS
UNIFORM.
_N.B.--The Gallant Ensign has hitherto been accustomed to dress in a
loose, dégagé manner._]
[Illustration: _WELL INTENDED, NO DOUBT._
_Quaker to British Lion._ "THERE, FRIEND! NOW LET ME PUT AWAY THOSE
DANGEROUS VANITIES!"]
[Illustration: _PREPARATIONS FOR WAR._--III.
DELIGHT OF ONE OF OUR GUARDS NOW HE FEELS THAT THE COUNTRY WILL PROTECT
"THE GIRL HE LEAVES BEHIND HIM."]
[Illustration: _NOTHING LIKE FORETHOUGHT._
_Captain_ (_to Brother Officer_). "WHAT AM I ABOUT? I'LL TELL YOU, OLD
BOY. THERE'S NO KNOWING WHAT MAY HAPPEN, SO I AM LEARNING THE NOBLE ART
OF MAKING OMELETTES, IN CASE ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO OUR CHEF!"]
[Illustration: _NO! DON'T._
"SO THEY ARE SENDING OUT BOOKS TO AMUSE THE POOR FELLOWS AT
SCUTARI--AND VERY PROPER. I WILL SEND FIVE-AND-TWENTY COPIES OF MY LAST
FIVE-ACT TRAGEDY OF 'THE ROMAN GRANDMOTHER."]
[Illustration: _ENTHUSIASM._
_Inflamed Militia Man._ "TALK O' TH' ROOSHANS! THERE! DANG'D IF I
WOULDN'T MOW 'EM DOWN FOR A SHILLIN' AN ACRE!"]
[Illustration: _ON DOMESTIC SERVICE._
_Recruiting Sergeant._ "COME, TAKE THE SHILLING LIKE A MAN, AND HAVE A
TURN AT THE RUSSIANS IN THE CRIMEA."
_Pampered Menial._ "A--THANK YOU. I DON'T SEEM TO SEE IT. THE FACT
IS--THAT--A--THE WORK IS 'ARD; AND--A--THE BOARD IS BAD."]
[Illustration: _A LITTLE DINNER AT THE CRIMEA CLUB._]
[Illustration: _EVENING PARTY AT SEBASTOPOL._]
[Illustration: _PATIENT HEROES._
"WELL, JACK! HERE'S GOOD NEWS FROM HOME. WE'RE TO HAVE A MEDAL."
"THAT'S VERY KIND. MAYBE ONE OF THESE DAYS WE'LL HAVE A COAT TO STICK
IT ON!"]
[Illustration: _HOW JACK MADE THE TURK USEFUL AT BALACLAVA._
_British Officer._ "HOLLOA, JACK! WHAT ARE YOU ABOUT NOW?"
_Jack._ "WHY, YER HONOUR--YOU SEE RIDING'S A DEAL PLEASANTER THAN
WALKING ABOUT HERE, AND WHEN THIS CHAP'S TIRED--I MOUNTS T'OTHER
COVE!"]
[Illustration: _A TRUMP CARD(IGAN)._
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE UNDER LORD CARDIGAN AGAINST THE RUSSIAN
BATTERIES AT BALACLAVA.]
[Illustration: _SHARP'S THE WORD._