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men, it is impossible for more than a comparative few to hear a word of the service, and of these not one in a dozen listens. At Broadmeadow with the whole Brigade present, and some 200 or more men to preach too, the whole in the eyes of the men was a bore useless bore to be slept through as much as possible.
(In fact on one occasion at Liverpool one party of 4 were caught & admonished for playing 2up in the middle of the sermon.)
On the last Sunday before leaving the whole Brigade was in a state of slumber as usual, and when the preacher raising his voice above the usual drone exclaimed loudly "You live on bread." Everybody woke with a start and like from end to end of the Brigade without pau simultaneously came a from 2000 throats came a muffled whisper "And jam"
On the 22nd Dec. we embarked on board the Ulysses and are at the time of writing this well at sea a and more or less sea sick.