Ten to one she's pretty, Daniels," a young subaltern said.
He was always ready to do his friends a service, and many a newly-joined subaltern who got into a scrape had been helped out by Ronald Mervyn's purse.
Some men anxious to prolong their existence, armed and united themselves with those who wished to preserve the raft; among this number were some subaltern officers and many passengers.
Captain James Monroe spent the latter half of the month of November, 1852, at Traverse des Sioux with one subaltern and forty-seven men of the dragoons and infantry, protecting the money from bandits and Indians.
Then the various tasks of the day were performed under the direction of a captain or subaltern daily detailed as the "officer of the day".
It is no small thing for a subaltern to be raised to the command of a battalion of infantry and a squadron and a half of cavalry, with four English officers under him!
You must not be anxious on my account; I am in as good a position as possible for a subaltern to be, unless, indeed, I had my regiment ready for service.
His death has made me captain, the long wished-for goal; but I would rather have served on as a subaltern than gained promotion thus.
This is a great thing, but it is very hard to begin again as a regimentalsubaltern after nearly eleven years' hard work.
His death has made me a captain, the long wished-for goal; but I would rather have served on as a subaltern than gained promotion thus.
I do not think either of them will approve of any "soldier" showing his prowess in fighting helpless women and children, or of one whose only courage is exhibited on a peaceful parade, or when an unfortunatesubaltern is to be bullied.
Polly Forbes, a boy subaltern not very long from Eton, was sent off to play the part of nurse.
Lost: One Star We were on our way to the front line trenches one wet and dreary night when our subaltern realised that we were lost.
Rehearsal--Without the Villain A small party with a subaltern were withdrawn from the line to rehearse a raid on the German line.
Happy is thesubaltern who can win the approval of the musical critics in his regiment, and is honored among the more intricate step dancers.
As a gunner subaltern he had been a square peg in a round hole.
Still more in a push; a junior subaltern is quite likely to find himself at any time in command of a company, while he may for a day even have to command the relics of a battalion.
Finally--for it would not do for a subaltern to discuss his superiors--we come to the junior officer.
Subaltern and Subalternant also are compatible, and something more.
There is no incompatibility between two Sub-contraries or a Subaltern and its Subalternant.
A tired gunner subaltern spoke viciously of a stupendous bombardment that allowed little rest, less sleep, and no change of clothes.
The only two of our then flight-commanders still on the active list are now commanding squadrons, while all the subaltern pilots have become flight-commanders.
The subaltern opposite, however, was immaculate as the fashion-plate of a Sackville Street tailor.
On this particular evening, in the intervals of handing round medicines and cheerfulness, our comrade the night nurse made toffee for us over a gas-burner, a grey-haired colonel and a baby subaltern taking turns to stir the saucepan.
An officer, commandant of companies, was assigned to be at the head of the prison; he had under his orders four subaltern officers who mounted guard by turns.
Brandy was brought in as before, although we had subaltern officers now where "invalids" were before.
If any such person so surrendered or captured be a captain or subaltern officer of the Afghan army, the reward will be increased to Rs.
The subaltern in charge was severely wounded, and almost at the same moment one of his sergeants, a smart, handsome fellow, fell, shot through the leg.
I was the only subaltern with this battery for several months, and though my commanding officer had no objection to my acting as A.
Here I was joined by Lieutenant George Rodney Brown,[1] a subaltern of Horse Artillery, with whom I chummed at Peshawar.
He was the brightest and cheeriest of companions, and although only a subaltern of eight years' service, he was a great loss.
Amongst these was an old friend and brother subaltern of mine, Augustus Otway Mayne, whom, greatly to my satisfaction, Hope Grant appointed D.
His men behaved extremely well, and one of them, by name Ganda Sing, saved the life of the late Sir Robert Sandeman, who was a subaltern in the regiment.
Gordon had served in Central India during the Mutiny, and Massy by his pluck as a subaltern of Infantry in the Crimea had gained for himself the sobriquet of 'Redan' Massy.
Of the bravery of him who fought the splendid campaigns of Italy, and of the political sagacity of him who raised himself from being a subaltern of artillery to a sovereign of sovereigns, there can be no doubt.
Wish the fellow, whoever he is, had stopped to give me a lift," said the foot-sore subaltern as he resumed his dusty journey.
His podgy fingers were entwined in the British lad's short hair, and his long thumb nails were scratching their way over Athol's forehead when the young subaltern butted violently.
Your lads look perfection," cried the subaltern enthusiastically.
Glad to have him, sir," cried the subaltern eagerly.
Certain," said Drummond; and words were spared for breathing purposes till the flag-pole was reached, and the young subaltern passed his arm round it and stood waiting while his companions took a good long panoramic look.
Both struck the waggish subaltern full in the face, and then the nature of the "main charge" became apparent.
Amidst renewed outbursts of cheering the subaltern retired for repairs and renewals, while the lady judges were fortunately spared the task of bestowing the palm upon the cornet champion of the Thirty-somethingths.
But as he sat one morning in his tent, sour of stomach doubtless and of heart, meditating in Tartarean humour on the turn things took, a certain Captain or Subaltern demanded admittance on business.
Lawyer Lacroix, who wore once as subalternthe single epaulette, has loud lungs and a hungry heart.
Damas in despair; and gallops, he with some poor loyal Two, of the subaltern sort, into the bosom of the Night.
Near another camp-fire, farther away, was a larger tent, presumably devoted to the subaltern officers.
Appointed a subaltern in one of the offices, he soon becomes its head, and is elevated by degrees to the nobility.
Was that butt-headed subaltern to be the means of ruining his prospects right here and now when he stood so sorely in need of aid?
The engineer, a subaltern as yet, felt that he had no right attempting to advise men like Burleigh, who proclaimed himself an old campaigner.
