The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-09
The War ON Ahrssinia.

A correspondent Of the London Times,
writing from Alexandria on the fifteenth
of January, SAYS: L cannot report, as
I hoped, the end Of the Abyssinian war.
The capture of Gen. Kirkham H. how
ever, confirmed, and it occurred under
the circumstances | detailed last week.
With him were also taken two English
men Of the name Of Hampton. The lat
ter two protest against their detention on
the ground that war had not been TegU-
larly declared at the time they were
taken. IT is difficult to see how they
can seriously maintain this conviction n
il be true, as i stated, that they went
out with the Abyssinians They are, by
order of the khedive, TO be sent to Eng
land, but Kirkham is TO be detained at
MassOwah until the campaign Is over.
While the prisoners are left at Massowah,
the main Egyptian army has marched Z"
the heights of the Hamaseen territory,
which Is one Of the casUs betf, each COun-
trv claiming il as its own. The small
Egyptian force which was cut TO piece
some few weeks ago took the same routc.
The Abyssinians fell back, trusting to
the natural defense afforded by then
country, which is not untrIily called the
African Switzerland Even on the
Hamaseen frontier there are mountains
six and seven thousand feet high. The
Egyptians followed their opponents, al
lowed themselves TO be divided, and met
with the disaster now well known. But
there are ID no fear that the present army
Will fall into d similar trap Their mum
bers are tenfold; they are armed with
the Remington rife, and several corps
Of field artillery are with them they
are supplied with all that Is necessary for
long uJmpaigE proper Commlssarlat
and transport service has been organized.
large numbers Of camcls and mules, and
even few elephants, have gone forward
and what is more important than all the
expedition is under the command Of the
best tactician and most experienced gen
ersl Egypt possesses. Provided that she
will be satisfied with Furnishing the Abyt-
sinians, and not be tempted TO annex
Abyesinia, there is every probability that
Egypt viii succeed"
TEACHING CoU-EAGE - Courage r. z
vital element Of christian chivalrE
Without il, indeed, neither truth nor
fidelity to promise Can be hoped tor
The coward Is sure 10 lie when truth
means punishment, and sure To retreat
from his engagements when they invOlyf
peril We need valiant souls that have
learned to endure and scOTn pain, and tu
face danger fcarlesly and promptly when
duty requires. Some parents evade the
vital part Of training BY CLOSES and de-
ceptiOn. 4 mother who has taken her
boy TO the dentists to get a tooth out
will often say, if be is shrinking, Sit
still, my boy, il wont hurt YOU" Nov
she knows il will hurt him, but think
If she can only get him by this device 10
sit still and let the dentist get hold oi
the tooth, then his discovery 0f the pan
viii not hinder its extraction. This J.
a double mistake. Ii destroys her boy
confidence in her for he detects her IN 9
lie And though it gets the boy this
time, to sit still, il Is under. the delusleH
that there Is 20 be no pain, whereas b.
should be taught to face the pain anil
seorn il. This makes the difference b.
tween the towards and heroes. A req
ment Of pOltrOons could march up - q
battery as cheerfully as a regiment oi
heroes, if they thought there WAS d"
enemy at the guns. The difference a.
that heroes know the danger and yet
face il valiantly.