Yaletooktohimselfaglassoftheoldbrandy，threecheroots，andhisfriend，Martyn；andtheyalllefttheMesstogetherYaleandMartynconferredfortwohoursinYale’squarters；butonlythebull-terrierwhokeepswatchoverYale’sboot-treesknowswhattheysaidAhorse，hoodedandsheetedtohisears，leftYale’sstablesandwastaken，veryunwillingly，intotheCivilLinesYale’sgroomwentwithhimTwomenbrokeintotheRegimentalTheatreandtookseveralpaint-potsandsomelargescenerybrushesThennightfellovertheCantonments，andtherewasanoiseasofahorsekickinghisloose-boxtopiecesinYale’sstablesYalehadabig，old，whiteWalertrap-horse。
ThenextdaywasaThursday，andthemen，hearingthatYalewasgoingtoshoottheDrum-Horseintheevening，determinedtogivethebeastaregularregimentalfuneral——afineronethantheywouldhavegiventheColonelhadhediedjustthenTheygotabullock-cartandsomesacking，andmoundsandmoundsofroses，andthebody，undersacking，wascarriedouttotheplacewheretheanthraxcaseswerecremated；two-thirdsoftheRegimentfollowedTherewasnoBand，buttheyallsang“ThePlacewheretheoldHorsedied“assomethingrespectfulandappropriatetotheoccasionWhenthecorpsewasdumpedintothegraveandthemenbeganthrowingdownarmfulsofrosestocoverit，theFarrier-Sergeantrippedoutanoathandsaidaloud：——“Why，itain’ttheDrum-Horseanymorethanit’sme！”TheTroop-Sergeant-MajorsaskedhimwhetherhehadlefthisheadintheCanteenTheFarrier-SergeantsaidthatheknewtheDrum-Horse’sfeetaswellasheknewhisown；buthewassilencedwhenhesawtheregimentalnumberburntinonthepoorstiff，upturnednear-fore。
ThuswastheDrum-HorseoftheWhiteHussarsburied；theFarrier-
SergeantgrumblingThesackingthatcoveredthecorpsewassmearedinplaceswithblackpaint；andtheFarrier-SergeantdrewattentiontothisfactButtheTroop-Sergeant-MajorofETroopkickedhimseverelyontheshin，andtoldhimthathewasundoubtedlydrunk。
OntheMondayfollowingtheburial，theColonelsoughtrevengeontheWhiteHussarsUnfortunately，beingatthattimetemporarilyinCommandoftheStation，heorderedaBrigadefield-dayHesaidthathewishedtomaketheregiment“sweatfortheirdamnedinsolence。”andhecarriedouthisnotionthoroughlyThatMondaywasoneofthehardestdaysinthememoryoftheWhiteHussars。