The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-14
VOL. IV.-NO. Ill.
Taking ir Cody.

How to take things coolly, is according
| to Colonel Il. +. Anderson, the special
virtue Of the British man-of-war, who.
having the utmost reliance on himself and
his commanders, Is neither easily overex.
cited nor readily alarmed. In support of
his assertion tho Colonel relates how two
tars, strolling up from the Dill Kusha Park,
where Lord Clyde's army was stationed,
towards the Residency position at Luck
now, directed their steps by the pickets of
horse and foot. Suddenly a twenty. four
pound shot struck tho road just IN front of
them. "l'm blessed, Bill" said one 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 Portsmouth Hard.
During the same siege very young pr
vatc Of the 102d was on sentry, when an
eight-inch shell, fired from a gun 100 yards
OIL, burst close to him, making deal of
noise, and throwing up al immense guam
tity of earth. Colonel Anderson rushed to
tho spot. The youth soldier was standing
quietly NJ his post, close to where the shell
had just exploded. Being asked what had
happened, he replied unconsciously: 81
think shell has busted, sir"
Towards the close of the fight of Inkcr
mann, Lord Raglan, returning from taking
leave of General Strangways, met Ser
geant carrying water for the wounded. The
Sergeant drew himself up to salute, when
round shot came bounding over tho hill,
and knocked his forage cap out of his hand.
The man picked it up, busted it on his
knee, placed 1t carefully on his head, and
made the salute, not a muscle Of his coun-
tenancc moving the while. "a neat thing
that, my mani" sad Lord Raglan. eyes.
my lord, " returned the Sergeant with an
other salute, "but a miss is rs good as a
mile The commander was probably not
surprised by such al exhibition of sang
froid, being himself good that way. IIc
was badly hurt at Waterloo, and, says the
Prince of Orange, who was in the hospital
II was not conscious Of the presence OF
Lord FltZroy Somerset until / heard him
call out in his ordinary tone, sHallo Don't
carry that arm away till have taken Off
my ringP Neither wound nor operation
had extorted groan from his lips.'
The Indian pridcs himself upon taking
good or i'll in the quietcst of ways, and
from tale told i'll Mr.. Marshall's CANA
dian Dom ja'ion, his civilized half brother
would seem to be equally UNCONDITIONAL.
Thanks mainly to a certain Metis or. half
breed III the service of the Hudson Bay.
Company, Sioux warrior .was found
guilty OF stealing hor.e, and condemned
| to pny the animals value by lnstalments at
one OF the company's forts. On paying
the last instalnient he received his quit
tance from the man who had brought him
to justice and left the office. A few mo-
mcnts later the Sioux returned, advanced
on his noiselcss moccasins within pace of
the writing table, and levcled his musket
full ut the half-brced's head Just as tho
trigger was pulled the Mctis raised the
| hand with which he was writing and
touched lightly the muzzlc Of the gun the
shot passed over his head, but his hair
was singcd off in broad mass The
smoke clearing away, tho Indian was
amazed to see that his enemy still lived
The other looked him full in the eyes for
an instant and quietly resumed his writing.
The Indian silently departed.
1t is not given to every one to play the
philosopher, and accept fortunes buffcts
and favors with equal placidity. Horatlos
arc scarce. But there are plenty of people
capable OF behaving like Sparlans where
the trouble does not touch their individual
lty. GLOW can get out of this ?" asked
an Englishnan up to his armpits IN
Scotch bog, Of Il passer-by. 81 dinna think
yc can get oot Of it,",was the response of
the Highlander as hc went on his way.
Mistress OF herself was the spouse Of the
old gentleman who contrivcd to tumble off
TIC lerryboat into the Mississippi, and was
encouraged to struggle for dear life by his
belter-half shouting - ''There, Samuel.
didn't l tell you so7 Now then, work
your legs, flap your arms hold your breath,
and repeat the Lords Prayer, for IT'S
mighty onsartain, Samuel, whether yo,,
land"