Private William Vail, of the Rifle Brigade, who was invalided home, returned to duty this week.  He was re-called to Winchester and left Brandon on Monday.  Like many of our men at the front, Private Vail suffered severely from the cold snap and had to undergo treatment for frostbitten feet.  He has seen some amount of active service, and although escaping injury from the enemy, he contracted illness from the South African campaign, where he was laid up with fever after drinking polluted water.  He has never been really right since.  After the African War he was sent to India, where fever again laid him low.  Subsequently ague (fever) has given him no end of trouble.  He had not fully recovered when the call came last week, but like the good soldier he is, he responded promptly and willingly.