Cavalry Life, Vol. 1 of 2

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Excerpt from Cavalry Life, Vol. 1 of 2: Or Sketches and Stories in Barracks and Out I have received orders from my publishers to write a Preface to the collection of sketches now to be offered to the public. A Preface! What an order! I would as soon write another volume, it certainly would be the easier task of the twain. It has to be done, of course, but how, I don't know. I never wrote a Preface in my life. I have not the least idea how to set about it, though I am in an utter agony of apprehension, lest defects in this absolute necessity should "mull" the effect of the whole. I have consulted a friend on the subject, who says: "Pooh! if you can write a book full of sketches, you can write a Preface, " and he says it as glibly as if it is nothing more difficult than an acceptance of a dinner invitation, and can be dashed off at a moment's notice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.