Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-10
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
it were a 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-
actly 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 a 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
special virtue of the British
who having the utmost reliance in him
self and his commanders. is neither
easily over-e1cited or readily alarmed.
In support of his assertion, the colonel
relates how two tars, strolling up from
the Dil-kusha Park, where Lord Clyde's
armywas station, towards the Residency
position at Lucknow, directed their steps
denly twenty-four pound shot struck
the road just in front of them. I'm
blessed, Bill" said one of the tars, ''lf
this here channel is properly buoyed!"
and on the happy-go-lucky pair went
towards the Resldency, as calmly as if
they had been on Portsmouth Hard.
During the same siege. very young
private of the 1O2d was on sentry, when
an eight-inch shell, fired from gun a
{ hundred yards off, burst close to him,
making deal of noise and throwing
up an immense quantity of earth. Colo
nelAndersOn rushed to the SPOT. The
youthful soldier was standing quietly
at his post, close to where the she'll had
just exploded. Being asked what hap
pened, he replied unconcernedly: II
think shell busted, SIR"
Towards the close of the fight of In
hermann, Lord Raglan, returning from
taking leave of General Strangways,
met a sergeant carrying water for the
wounded. The sergeant drew himself
up to salute, when round-shot came
bounding over the hill, and knocked
his forage cap out of his hand The
man picked it up, busted it on his knee,
placed it carefully on his head and
made the salute, not muscle of his
countenance moving the while. "a neat
thing that, my man," said Lord Raglan.
Yes, my lord returned the sergent,
with another salute; "but miss is as
good as a mile" The commander was
probably not surprised by such an ex-
hibition of sang .troid, being himself
good that way. He was badly hurt at
Waterloo; and, says the Prince of Or
ange, who was in the hospital, 81 was
not conscious of the presence of Lord
Fitzroy Somerset until / heard him call
out in his ordinary tone: "Hollo! Don't
carry that arm away till have taken
off my ringw Neither wound nor oper-
alton had extorted a groan from his
lips. .sa. Is
The Indian prides himself upon tax,
ing good or Ill in the qUietest ways
and from tale told in Mr.. MarshaIPs
Canadian Dominion, his civilized hall
brother would seem to be equally une-
motional. Thanks mainly to a
certain Metis or halfbreed in the
service of the Hudson Bay Company, a
Sioux warrior was found guilty Of steal
ing horse, and condemned to pay the
ANIMALS value by installments, at one
Of the company's forts. On paying the
last installment, he received his Quit
lance from the man who had brought
him to justice, and left the office. A
few moments later the Sioux returned
advanced on his noiseless moccasins
within space of the writing table, and
levelled his musket full at the half
breeds head Just as the trigger was
pulled, the Metis raised the hand with
which he was writing and touching
lightly the muzzle of the gun; the shot
passed over bis head. but his hair was
singed off in a broad mass. The smoke
clearing away, the Indian was amazed
TO see that his enemy still lived. The
other looked him full in the eyes for al
instant, and quietly resumed his writing
The Indian silently departed unpursued
those who would have given chase be
ing stopped by the half breed with
Go back to your dinner, and leave thu
affair to me-"
When evening came, few whites
curious to see how the matter would