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yesterday quite a number of items connected with my youthful days - early reminiscences et c etc. which were recalled to mind yesterday it being my birth-day. I may hereafter refer to some other things which by the hasty review of my past life were recalled and sort of quietly lived over during my leisure moments yesterday. We have to-day issued everything required by the troops which are to start from their camp to-morrow on expedition to the North West to hunt for Indians waterholes, grazing places - etc.etc. on the ((staked?)) plains. I will be very glad when the get away from here. The whole concern