The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-02-19

H-tste r" ttF tt"ft AANAB 100 "tt@ so tA
hafshntss and lalagIce, Coiobe Anpstlei
was crit TO the bsetbo We musa'
say sns lhha B. Aaa about q, akouga
add 4 Dc wits Ali.h slapcesi Nc Carrie
who, s,sbdfnk ID Tie farther corner. Wal
snxiously watching The ihiH, worn iss,
0i bis sleeping wiln.
AZ tina, mamcus loud cheer FROM be-
low startled them both, and the next mo
meat lsmnil (the nsior's boy, as everg
Que new called hinS9 burs. into The room,
with glow Of unwouted excitement ou
bis dark faso.
sahib, cried be, there is hOps f1rus yet
A detachment Of Ipgleeg (Euglist) are
coming up on the other bank oflhe river;
II we can send word 10 them ~ they pass
We arc saved
Bow do you know asked the msiat.
eagerly,
ibeard the sapoys say 81, While I was
lying hid among The bushes soRder, ans.
wered the lad
! Among be bushes yoadeFl roared the
colonel, facing around Have you really
beenas The mids, ottbose snt throat VII
iains, Iisteuirg owhat they ssidi What
ever ifI you 20 ftat ior2
did 1t for Sahib Arnstrong's sake, re-
piled The boy, proudly, because be was
goaiito mas Nt&0@
: The colonel luruad hastily away TO hide
she hush Of not unmanly shame that
oyersprepd Bis bard face and Armstrong
smiled slightly as be heard him mutter:
BY Jove ! these chaps aren't 90 black as
they are painted after all.
But If lhe lfoorssrs beyond The river
how can we communicate with them2
ASKED Mrs Cmrie, who, awakened by
the shouting, had risen and joined the
group They may not pass near enough
to hear the firing, aud we have no means
OF sending them word.
Fear nothing for that, mem.sahib,
(madara) said the Hindoo boy quietly; !
will carry them word myself
But how can You possibly do 1t? cried
Mr.. Currie, thunderstruck by the conf.
dent tone iu which this mere child spoke
of task from which the hardest veteran
might we'll have shrunk.
Listen, sshib, answered, lsmall. ! will
slip out Of the house, aad make dash
into the eDemy's lines, ss il | were desert
ing from you to them; and you can tell
your people to fire a shot or two after me
with blank cartridges, as | go. Then the
Sepoys will receive me kindly, and I'll
tell them that you're all dying Of thirst.
and tbat they need wait only one day
more to be sure of you, 80 that they
wont care 10 make another attack, Then,
when they have no suspicion, aud think
am quite one of themselves, III steal
away, aud slip across the river.
But are you quite sure the Sepoys will
believe you? asked Major Armstrong,
They'll believe this, anyhow, replied
the boy, deliberately making deep cash
in his bare shoulder, and staining his
white irock with the blood, as he gided
from the roQm,, followed by Arm.
strong FtsA & s#A ~ W
The plan was soon explained TO the
men below, and a moment later Ismail's
dark figure was seen dartlng like an ar
row across the open space In front of the
building, followed by quick discharge
OF blank cartridges from the marksmen at
the loopholes. The sound of firing drew
the attention Of The sepoys, several Of
whom ran forward TO meet him.
In another instant be was in the midst
of them.
] can scarcely see for those bushes, said
Colonel Aunesley; but be seems to be
showing them the wound ON his should
er, and telling them II was our doing.
. AZ that fbafnent an exaltlng yell IRON
the enemy came peaing through the still
air.
ylats The siorNoi our being short ofI
wsttrs fora gufieal said tie major; ~
was a very good Thought Of his II itI
only delays their attack two days longer,
there pps he lipe ior help 70 arrive yet,
Slowly and weariy tho long hours Of
that fearful day wore on. The heat was
so'terriic that even the naHye soldiers Of
the garrison Gonld barely hold their own
agsiust II, aud lbe handful of English
men were almost holplessgy Had the Se-
poyi Y hcbed lieo. al would have been
oser n one bow bnt bonr pasted after
bour, and sherc was no sigu Of an assault
AZ lchgth, as afternoon gave place to-
evening, "A movement began to show Il.
self 10 the enemy's lines. Their curls Of
smoke, rising among the trees, showed
that the evening meal was 10 preparation
and several igufes, with pitchers in their
hSnds, were seen goiBg toward the river,
among whom the eoloneps keen eye soon
detected Isnail.
By George! cried the old soldier, slap.
ping bis knee cxaltingiy, that lads worth
lis weight ID g6ldl There's bis way
downto the silver right open to him With
cut the least chance OF snspieioni Why,
he's born general~-nothing lessl
Every eye within the wall was now
turned suxiously upon the distant group,
fearing 70 see At any moment some move
mcnt which wonid show that the trick
was deteced How dld Ismail mean to
accomplish his pafPosef Would be
pluuge boldly into tie river, without any
dlsguise, Or bad be some further slrAie.
gem N preparAllenf No one could say.
saddealy, aslihaii stopped 10 plunge