Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 105, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1899 — Ghurkhas and Flying Fish. [ARTICLE]

Ghurkhas and Flying Fish.

Three men of the Fifth Ghurkhas were trained by experienced Swiss guides—one with Lieutenant Bruce in the early ’9os, and the other with Sir Martin Conway In 1894. Good-tem-pered, cheerful, keen, and full of fun, they became general favorites wherever they went They, on their part, thoroughly appreciated the kindness with which they were treated, and their wonderful and delightful experiences in Europe still afford an endless topic of conversation. The little Hlmalayans were Intensely Interested in everything they saw, the sea and the ships proving a source of great delight Flying fish, however, they could not at all understand. To such great wlelders of the rod this mode of piscine locomotion seemed most improper. One of these fish having fallen on board the ship, was Immediately pounced upon by Karblr and Amar Sing. Being asked what their friends in the regiment would think when told that fish could fly, the Ghurkhas naively replied that they hadn’t the slightest intention of mentioning the fact, as their reputations for veracity were at present good, and, should they try their comrades’ credulity with this traveler’s tale no one would believe a word they might say for the rest of their service. —Blackwood’s.