Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-10
TAKING THINGS COOLLY.

TAKING THINGS COOLLY.
Some of the many instances of ex-
traordinary GOODNESS in the midst of dam
GER and otherwise that have been re-
corded, are here offered to our readers,
together with some amusing sayings
and doings. When gallant Fonsonbv lay
previously wounded on the field of
Waterloo, he forgot his own desperate
plight while watching an encounter be-
tween couple of French lancers and
one of his own men, cut off from his
troop. As the Frenchmen came down
upon Murphy, he, using his sword as if
tvere shillelagh, knocked their lances
alternately aside again and again. Then
suddenly setting spurs to his horse, he
galloped off at full speed, his eager foes
following in hot pursuit, but not quite
neck and neck. Wheeling round at ex-
acty the right moment, the Irishman,
rushing at the foremost fellow, parted
his lance and struck him down. The
second pressing on to avenge his COM
rade was cut through diagonally by
Murphy's sword. falling to the earth
without cry or groan; while the victor,
scarcely glancing at his handiwork, trot-
ted off whistling The Grinder.
Ponsonby's brave cavalry-man knew
now to take things coolly, which. accord
ING to Colonel r. P. Anderson, is the
specialvirtue of the Rritish-man- of-war,
who having the utmost reliance in him
sell and his commanders. is neither
easily over-exclted or readily alarmed.
In support of his assertion, the colonel
relates how two tars, strolling up from
the Dllkusha Park, where Lord Clyde's
armywas station, towards the Residency
position at Lucknow, directed their steps
by the pickets of horse and foot. Sud-
denly twenty-four pound shot struck
me road Just in front of them. "I'm
blessed, Bill, " said one of the tars, eff
ms mere channel is properly buoyedw
ana on the happy-go-lucky pair went
.9"afds the Residency, as calmly as if
Ihey Lad been on Portsmouth Hard.
during the same siege. a very young
private OF the lO2d was on sentry, when
an elght-nch shell, fired from gun
nuilafed yards of, burst close to him,
making deal Of noise and throwing
ug an immense quantity of earth. Colo
me "a. anderson rushed to the spot. The
!ou.hul soldier was standing quietly
at his post, close to where the she had
Just exploded. Being asked what hap
!at' ne replied unconcernedly: 81
LINK a shell busted, SIR"
towards the close of the fight of In
.ai! Lord Raglan, returning from
,"HIils leave of General Strangways,
w ,~v, d sergeant carrying water for the
w, The sergeant drew himself
~ -" salute, when II round-shot came
S S1i0Hulng over the hill, and knocked
ra 'ofage cap out of his hand. The
, ,TSn picked 1t up, busted it on his knee.
5aJ 1t carefully on his head and
" ,~aue the salute, not muscle of his
bC;u na moving the while. "A neat
@Y ,@s 'nat, my man," said Lord Raglan.
Will; rs, my lord" returned the sergent,
g a,,I another salute; "but a miss is as
2 80 as mile" The commander was
E;Iy ;,;oy not surprised by such an ex-
oo o,S'o III OF sang troid, being himself
W 1you mat way. He was badly hurt at
way "a'erioo; and, says the Prince of Or
1 ose, VINO was in the hospital, ~ was
F FL. conscious OF the presence of Lord
1n. 10y somerset until heard him call
co n. III ms ordinary tone: "Hollo. Don't
oF y mat arm away til have taken
qt;onny rlng" Neither wound nor orer-
il, O'4 mad extorted groan from his
no l4 . indian prides himself upon tax.
any, rs good or i'll in the quietest wavs;
IRON ,u rom tale told in Mr.. Marshall's
6To ,stt'an dominion, his civilized half
,Do,; ,-eF would seem to be equally une-
ra TsaGna'. Thanks mainly to a
ss Am Nets or half.breed in the
Sion -Ce OF the Hudson Bay Com 3anv, a
mo warrior was found guilty Of steal.
ana 7 " morse, and condemned to paw the
# tho value by installments, at one
"a" 't company's forts. On paving the
,anca .issIallment,' he received his quit
him - rom the man who had brought
few ~, ~ justice, and left the Office. A
advan 'oillents later the Sioux returned
Ti, ibanced On his noiseless moccasins
,eyeTaj q space Of the writing-table. and
d-ae.T,4 MS musket full at the half.
rgIie5 mead; Just as the trigger was
'le Metls raised the hand with