The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-02-10
A Thrilling Moment at Lucknow.

AThrilling Moment at Lucknow
The war in India has been attended
with many scenes Of thrilling interest, aud
there have not been wanting pens to
picture them with startling effect The
foiowing graphic description OF The scene
at the moment q! the arrival of the relief
SO long, 30 painfully awaited by the be.
Ieagured inmates Of Lucknow, written Lv
a lady ofri,e rescued party, equals in dra.
matte intensity the best descriptive pas
snges uf SIR Walter Scott:
death started us in the face. We
were fully persuaded that III twenty four
hours all would be over. The ENGINEERS
had said so, aud all knew The wors,.---
we won'an stroNe 10 encourage each 9th
er, and to perform the Ii sht duties which
had heen assigned 10 us, such MS convey
iuS orders 10 the batteries, aud supplying
the men with provisions, Especially cup. OF
cot :e,whrch WAS prepared day and uIuht.
mad gone out to try TO iunke myseli
useful, III c"mi,tny with Jessie Brown the
wife Of "a corporal in nv husLaud's regi
ment Poor Jessie had been in n state of
restless excitement all through the siege,
aud had t;dIen away visiblv within the
last lew days. a constant fever cousum
ed her, and her mind wandered occasion .
ally, especially on that day, when the
fecoi!ecuo"s Of home seemed po~erfdlly
present 70 her.
AT last, overcome with fatigue, she
lay down on the ground, wrapped up in
her plaid. set beside her, when, as she
SAID. her father should return from the
plonghlng. She ut length fell into a pro
found s'umSer, To;louI"ss and apparently,
! hreathIess, her head resting on my lap
| my sell could no longer resist the inciina
ton 10 sleep, III spite Of the continual
by wild uucarIhiy scream close TO nv
ear; my companion stood upright BESIDE
me, her arms raised aud her head bent
forward III the attitude Of listening. A
| look OF intense delight broke over her
counterance, she graSped my hand, drew
me towards her. and exclaimed: 'Dinua
We hear II dinna ye hear il! Av, I'm
no drca'nln,' it's the slogan o the High.
landers We're saved, we're saved +
Then, tiIngiug herself on her knees, she
! ihahked Gud with passionate ferv"r.
81 ieIt utterly bewldercd nv English
ears heard oniv the roar Of artillery, and
thoug lat my poor Jessie WAS still raving.
but she darled TO the batteries, and
heard her cry necessarily to the men,
Courage! hark Ia the slogan-to the
Macgregor, the graudest Of them ALL
Heres help at last To describe the ef
feet OF these words upon the soldiers would
he impossible. For moment they ceased
firing, aud ever, soul listened in intense
anxiety. Gradually, however, there arose
murmur Of bitter rdisappointmen,s, and
the waImg Of The women, who had flocked
out. began anew AS the Colonel shook his
head. Our dull Iowand eais heard moth.
! ing but the rattle of the muSketry.
"A few moments more Of the dearh.
like suspense, OF this agonizing hope and
Jessie, who had again suLk on the ground
! >prang To her feet aud cried. in voice so
clear and piercing that it was heard along
the whole Iime-'WIll ye no believe il
moo! The slogan has ceased, indeed but
! the CampbcIlS are comm Dye hear
! dye hear At that moment we seemed
10 hear the voice orGod in the distance,
when the bagpipes of the Highlanders
| brought us tdings Of deliverance; for
now there was no longer any doubt of the
Tact. That shrll, penetrating, ceaseless
souno, which rose above all other sounds
could come neither from the advance of
the enemy. nor from tie works OF the
/ NJ, q, Il
! tie Scottish bagpipes now shriil and harsl,
rs threatening vengence on the foe then
IN softer tones, seeming to promise succor
TO their lrleGds in need. Never, surrey,
was there such a scene as that which fol
lowed. Not n heart in the Residency Of
Lucknow but bow ed ilself before Gnd.-
! All, 10y one simultaneous impuls, fell up
on their knees and nothing WAS heard but
bursting sobs and the murmuIed noice If
! prayer. Then all arose, and there rang
out from Thousand lips a great shout Of
joy, which resounded far aud vice and
lent new vigor TO that blessed bagpipe.-
10 our cheer Of God save the Queen =
they replied in the well known strain ;hat
moves every Scot 10 tears Should aud
acquainiance be forgot, &c. Afer that
nothing else made any impression on me.
] scarcely remembere! what followed. -
Jessie was presented 10 the general on his
entrance into the fort, and ut the officers
banquet her health was drank by all
present, while the pipers marched round
the table. playing once more the familiar
air Of Aud lang syne'