The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-01-24
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soine amusing sayings and dolngs Whe
gaiiant Pousonby lay grievously wound
ed on the field Of Waterloo be fought hI
ewu desperate plight wbils watching =
encounter between eoupie OF Frenn
lsnoers and one oi bis own men, cut d
from his troop. As the FrenehiDen cam
down upon Murphy, be, using bic swou
IS II II were shllelAb, knocked lhei
iances alternately aside agAln aud again
Then suddenly setting spurs 10 his horse
he gallopped OF at iull speed, bis cage
foes following Ia bot pursuit, but 40
quite neck and neck. Wheeling round a
exactly tie right moment, the lrishman
I rushing at the foremost fellow, parfie,
bis lance aud struck him down. Th
second, pressing on TO avenge bis com
rade, was cut through diagously b.
Murpby's sword, failing to The cartl
I without a cry or gruau; while the vic
tor, scarcely glanciug at bis hsudisofk
Iotted of whistling The Grinder.
Ponsonby's brave csyAlry-men knew
how 10 take things coolly, which, accord
I ing 70 Colonel II. L. Anderson, Is tht
speoia, virtue of the British man Of war
who, having the utmost reliance in him
self aud bis commanders, is neither oyet
excited nor readily alarmed. In suppor
of his assertion the Colonel relates how
two tsrs, stroliug up from tie Dill KushS
Park, where Lord Clyde's army was sta
toned, towards the Residency position al
Lucknow, directed their steps by the
pickels Of horse aud foot. Suddenly, q
twenty -four pound shot struck the road
Just in front of them I'm blessed, Bill,
said ono Of the tars, If this here channel is
properly buoyed! and on the happy-go.
lucky pair went towards the Residency,
AS calmly as if they had been on Ports
mouth Hard, During the same siege a
very young private of the One Hundred
aud Second was on sentry, when an eight
inch she'll, fired from gun hundred
yards of, burst close to him, making a
deal of noise, and throwing up an i'm
mense quantity of earth. Colonel Ander.
son rushed TO the spot The youthful
soldier was standing quietly at his post,
close TO where the she'll had just explod-
ed. Being asked what had happened, he
replied unconcernedly, think shell has
busted, sir.
Towards the close of The fight Of In
hermann, Lord Raglan, returning from
taking leave Of General Strangway, me,
a Sergeant carrying water for the wound
ed, The sergeant drew himself up TO
salute, when a round shot came bound
ing over the hill, and knocked bis forage
cap ont OF his hand. The man picked il
up, busted IL on his knee, placed it care
fully on his head aud made the salute,
no. y muscle Of his conntenance moving
the while. A neat thing that, my man
said Lord Raglan, Yes, my lord, return
cd the sergeant with another salute, but a
miss is as good as mile The command
er was probably not surprised by such ali
exhibition Of sang .troid, being himself
good that way. lie was badly hurt at
Waterloo, aud, says the Prince OF Orange
who was in the hospital, | was not con-
scious OF the presence Of Lord Filzroy
Somerset until heard him call cut in his
ordinary tone, Hollo! Don't carry that
arm away till i have taken of my ring
Neither wound nor operation had extort-
ed groa1 from bis lips.
The Indian prides himself upon taking
good or III in the quietest of ways, and
from tale told in Mr.. MarsbaIl's Cana.
dian Dominion, bis civilized bafbrolher
would seem TO be equally unemoIioual
ihanks mainly to a certain Melis or half
breed Ia lie service Of the Hudson Bay
Sioux warrior was found
guilty of stealing horse, snd condemn.
ed to pay The animals value by install.
ments at one of the company. forts. On
paying the last nstaliment lac received
bis qnitiancc from the man who had
brought him 70 jnslice, aud left the fliae
A lew moments later the Sioux returned,
advanced ON his uoisciess Inoccq,in.
within a pace ot The writing liable aud
IeveIod his mu.ket at lie hal!.bfeed',
bead just ss the trigger was pulled the
Meds rai,ed The hand with which he was
wiiling and touched lightly the muzz
of the gun; the shot passed over his head
but Bis hair was singed oiT in broad
mass The Indian was amazed to see
that bio enemy still lived, The other
looked him full in The eyes for an instant
and quietly resumed his writing. The
Indian silently departed unpursued.
hose who wonld have given chase being
stopped by The halfbreed with, Go back
10 your dinner and leave the affair 10 me. 4
When evening came, few whites ca.
-ious to see bow The matter would eud.
accompanied the Metis 20 The Sioux en-.
,ampment Al certain distance be
babe them walt, aud advanced alone 10
he Indian tents. Before QUO Of these
at the ba flied savage, singing his own
ieaih hymn TO the tom-tom. He com.
1laiaed that be must now say good.by TO
lis wife aud child, to the sunlight, 10 bis
iun and Tie chase lie told HE friends In
as spirit land TO expect him that night, /
shen he wonld bring them all the news
y their tribe. lie swung biz body back. /
yards and forwards Al be chsnted his
.ifaugc song, bat never once looked up
iot even when bis foe spurned him with
ii' foot. lie only sang on, and awaited
4ls fate. Then the halEbrtsd bent bis
1eAd aud spat down ON the croacbing
sioux, aud TUNED lefsureLt asxsp