Deseret Evening News | 1891-08-31 | Page 3 | How One Regimental Pet Was Secured

tlew Ono lUlluaeslil I'.l Was ailtit. The Nlnety-flf th Derbyshire (now tho Second Dattallon Derbyshire regiment), possessed at ono tlmo a highly prised lit. It wat on tho 80th of March, ISM, that Major and llrevet Lieutenant Cot onel Haines cf tho Ninety Hflh foot, Id tho third as-anlllng column at tho capture cf Kotah, and Important fortified city cf llajpootana. Tho assault bit t roved anccaiifult Kotah was tsken, nnd this Ninety-fifth, under Colonel llalnen, was engaged in clearing tho streets, wha.ua I rlrato cf tho Urcnadler company noticed no-ticed n uno black ram tethirtd In a gardeu. It wat a magnlflcent animal, with enormous curva-1 homt one. In fact, of tho famous breed of Itajpootatm "fighting "fight-ing ram." Colonel Haines' attention being be-ing drawn to this ram. It struck htm how aery well It woull look marching at tho hen 1 of Iho Ninety Dfthl to, as there wat no actual fighting going on at tliat moment, ho ordered tho Urenadler to tako possession of the nnlinib Tho onler was readily obeaed, and thus tbo .Mncty-nf.h acquired .hit hand toino reprosecution cf their county badoO (tho "Derby Ham"), for tho ram proved a walling prisoner, showing not tlio slightest deposition to resent hit compulsory anliilmant Into her Hrltan nlo majesty'! aura Ice. Tho Ninety firth lilitbly approved of their prixo. Tho rain wai forthwith dubbed "Derby I," an 1 handed over to tho care of tba Lig drnminrr who from that tlmo became hit ' comrade," London Art Journal.