The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-16
THE UNION.


C.mp~'sains-lts Pleasures and It's Pains
The wound my right hand, from the accident on the
Sd OF july confined me for long while 10 my bed and
all the outdoor work OF the allied armies deyolved on
Lieutenant Lake and General Corlandt, whose cheerful
assistance and sodiery vigilance seemed only 10 be
doubled by the additional burden. On The OH OF July,
also Lieutenant Harry Lumsden, the brave and enter,
prsing commandment Of the Punlaub guide corps arrived
to assist US all having ridden from Bhawulpoor about
sixty niles through the sun, at one stretch he 100,
was an old frend and added much 10 The happiness
10 the efficiency OF little sah. But the indoor
or othce work still continued and II is satisfaction
TO me TO remember that the abonous correspondence, IN
both English and Persian, which was obliged 10 main
tain with government aud the ocers European and ma
tive, along the line OF frontier under my charge, was
never interrupted for a moment by loss which owed
entirely TO my folly. PROSTATE my back, with
my arms helpessly stretched out on pillow by my SIDE
had indeed only Two occupaionsto moisten The wound
with wet rag, and think the changing phases OF
the war. Thought under such circumstances, IN can.
yass tent under burning sun. with thermometer 100
rghtful to look al would have been brain fever
half the day to Mr. Quinn and half the day 10
Sudda Sookh, and. when The post bag was made up
at sunset scrawled all the signatures with my left
hand. That operation seemed TO end the official
day. All our cares and labors, transferred TO pa
per. sealed up and departed IN the dispatches
leaving US as light hearted and happy ue knot OF
Englishmen as il we had been icnckng the Thames
Our party increased ealy in July by the arrival of
young volunteer named Hugo James. Quite lad. he
had come out to India IN the expectation OF cadelship
for which he was vanly waiting in Sindh when the
Mooltan rebellion broke out. He Immediately wrote,
and volunteered to JOIN me, This was in June the
weather perfectly awful, and was living mysef
on the excitement OF great public duty. That boy
who had no conct I'm in the matter should even put his
head out of the window at such season seemed an act
OF madness, and never sent answer. One day, how
| ever, the young gentleman rode into camp at llbbee,
with face like boiled lobster from exposure TO the
and laughing heartily at what he considered the fun
of the campaign. Nor could ever cure him OF this
habit though, as he came on purpose to learn the art OF
war, afforded him every opportunity OF doing So and
used to give him few hundred to take into any ugly
that IN hn al m
numbers TO six, ana occasionally party
still further added to by of our naval friends
Captain CHRISTOPHER or MI McLawnnl taxing a run on
shore from the steamers which cruising the Chenab
and sezlng The enemys boals Thus we had delightful
United Service Club, containing members OF the army and
navy, and military surgeon. For some time adams
ale" was the most generous po,aon we had wherein 10
drink each others heaihs but gradually the immortal
Bass, and such sophlslcaions Chateau Margaux
and verified the saying, tina, Engshmen will take Eng
land with them all over the world. One day remember
great mrh was excited by the arrival OF boat full OF
military stores from the bottom OF which, out OF cannon
balls and gunpowder, r-and twenty dozens OF
soda water, and (of all things in the WORLD "prime
Slilton cheese" which Sir Frederick Cure had rightly
conecaed would be acceptable under the walls OF Mool
tan. My wound did not prevent me from joining the
merry party which assembled at dinner every evening
the members OF The club used 10 carry out my bed
and set me down close TO the table where could hear all
the jokes and contribute my own little share AT Mool.
tan the nights always cool after the hottest day. and
it such luxury breathe the refreshing night air
and look up to the mild moon and stars instead oil flaming
sun, that il was generally midnight before we were
"The Treasures of the Deep" Happy nights indeed
those though spent after days OF danger and anxious
thought, in the midst OF barbarian camp and within
(Ed,cardss Punjaub
AS coon as the dust and smoke occasoned by our
and skrmish had cleared of from Kutee Byiagee the r
regular camp found 10 be actually pitched within
range OF the enemy's guns, the khoonee Boorj, o
Bloody Basion OF the city walls; and from that time
became kind Of target for Moolra TO practise on but
as our holding the position considered essential Il
the general operations we continued TO do sd fac
which must ever be considered highly credtabe 10 thea
undiscplned troops Tor not only the OF thei
BRUSH allies under fire, but such thing is unhear
OF in regular war fare. The threw up ntrenchments
and burrowed IN holes TO screen themselves; but il
impossible 10 prevent loss, both Of and horses, from
the shifting fire which harassed from dheen, points
the ior,ihcaons; while at the same time close prox
unity kept the pckeis constantly engaged with the
my's matchbox men in our 'front.' The officers tents
however, were the favore mark OF Moolrals gunners
These were pitched for shelter under the lee of the Kut
tee Byagee garden, which the rebels discovering, skill
fully elevated their guns 80 as to drop the shot jus
over the tops of the trees. One Sunday morning,
remember the nerves OF our little congregation
were disturbed by about twenty sho, falling round
the tents IN The space OF very few minutes; AM
one a, length found It's billet" and smashed
mans thigh at the door general rush made Il
our guns and the whole strength of the artillery ben
upon the Bloody Bastion until its fire senced. Or
another occasion Major Napier came out to me nigh
the awning OF my tent, with our feet resting the table
in the iavorte attitude Of Englishmen in the East, sip
ping hot tea and breathing the cool night air Lake
hausted with his days work, fast asleep in his bee
under the awning ourselves. Presently the rebe
gunners seemed 10 awake, and shot buried it-e
Kissing the sand by Napers sides then another ripped
way by third fell at the head of Lakes bed, and
his servant Immediately got up and with great careful.
turned bis bed round Poor Lake gave yawn, and
asked, sleepiy, What's the matter" Nothing" re.
Piled the bearer " it's only cannon ballw Lake wen,
10 sleep again Five minutes later another shot fell al
his feet, and seemed 10 say plsh - bit nothing bal
the ground, when ii came for man Again The good
bearer shifted his masters bed and again Lake, hal
asleep asked, "Whars the matter |" and was told
in reply, "Anolher cannon ball-nolhing more" On
which be said, On - and returned calmly to the land
dreams, while Napier and finished our conversation.
This shows what habit brings us to II naughty boy
at this moment throw pebble through the
study window before me, should probably be unable 10
lhink OF anything else for an hour.-Ibd
! NEw CALCULATING MAcHIHE.-An extraordinary cal.
culatng machine placed in the Russian court 1t
is the invention OF Polish Jew, named Safel native
OF Warsaw, and works in addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division, with rapdity and precision
that quite astonishing 1t also performs the operation