Soldier Stories

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Soldier Stories, by Rudyard KiplingThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Soldier StoriesAuthor: Rudyard KiplingRelease Date: April 8, 2009 [EBook #28537]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SOLDIER STORIES ***Produced by Stephen Hope, Joseph Cooper, Jeannie Howse andthe Online Distributed Proofreading Team athttp://www.pgdp.netTranscriber's Note:Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document hasbeen preserved.This e-book has dialect and unusual spelling.Click on the images to see a larger version.Book CoverSOLDIER STORIESSOLDIER STORIESBYRUDYARD KIPLINGAUTHOR OF "PLAIN TALES FROM THE HILLS," "UNDER THEDEODARS," "THE PHANTOM RICKSHAW," "WEEWILLIE WINKIE," ETC., ETC.WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONSNEW YORKTHE MACMILLAN COMPANYLONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.1896All rights reservedCopyright, 1896,By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.Norwood PressJ.S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & SmithNorwood Mass. U.S.A.CONTENTS PAGEWith the Main Guard 1The Drums of the Fore and Aft 25The Man who was 78The Courting of Dinah Shadd 101The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney 139The Taking of Lungtungpen 182The Madness of Private Ortheris 191LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSTO FACE PAGE'Put yer 'ead between your legs. ...