Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-08

seen the boat turn suddenly over. and g
whirlins away down the dark river, keel
upward.
There's an end to the poor lad" NUT
tered the veteran, brokenly. GOD bless
him for brave little fellow. And now
old friend. we must just die hard, for
there's no hope left: s.
The first few hours of the night pass
ed quietly, and then the exhausted de-
tenders, utterly worn out, slept as If
drugged with opium. But Il little after
midnight the quick ears OF the two vet
eran3 oflicers-the only watchers in the
whole garrison, except the sentries them
selves-caught faint stirring IN the sur
rounding thickets, which seemed to ar
que some movement ON the part of the
enemy.
Listening intently for a few moments
they felt certain that they were right and
lost no time in arousing their men.
The scanty stores of food were opened
once more, and, crouchmg together in
the darkness, the doomed men took what
thew believed to he their last meal on
earth.
"They're comingr' said Major Arm
strong, strainlng ms eyes into the gloom
through loophole. ~ hear them creep
ing forward, though can't see them
What the deuce was that?" exclaimed
the colonel, suddenly. at looked like a
fiery arrow flying past"
Its worse than that said the major,
in a low voice. THE rascals are shoot
ing ligh ted chips of bamboo on to the
root To set it on fire. Send the women up
with buckets to flood the thatch-there
not a moment to lose"
'Ill 60 and see to it myself cried
Mrs. Currie, fastening cut of the room.
But the power of this new weapon had
already become manifest. The house
was an old one, and dry as tiuder from
the prolonged heat, and as fast as the
flames were 9uenched in one place they
broke out in another.
When day dawned, the fire had already
got firm hold OF one corner of the
building, and crushing discharge was
poured upon all who attempted to extin-
guish it, while the triumphant yells OF
the human tigers below toiG that they
felt sure of their prey.
''It's all over with us old fellow said
the colonel, grasping his comrades hand;
s'but at least, we shall have done our
duty"
"Give me one of Jour pistols" wins
pered Mrs. Currie to her husband, In
voice that was not her own. must not
fall into their hands alive"
At that moment MAJOR Armstrong was
seen to start and bend forward, rs if list
ening intentiy; for he thought although
he could scarcely believe his ears-that
he had suddenly caught faint sound of
distant firing.
In another instant he heard it again,
and this time there could be no more
doubt, for several of the others had
caught it likewise, and q CLEAN OF hope
once more lighted up their hageard faces
and bloodshot eyes.
Louder and nearer came the welcome
sound, while the sudden terror and con-
fusion visible to the enemy showed that
they, too, were at 40 loss TO guess its
meaning.
Then high above all the din rose the
well-known ''Hurrah'' and through the
smoke-clouds broke a charging line of
glittering hayonets and ruddy English
faces, sweeping away the cowardly muir
derers as the sun Lhases the morning
mist.
''That boys worth his weight In gold, ,"
said Colonel Annesley, as, a few hours lat
er, he listened to Ismail's account of how
he dived under the boat and kept It be-
tween himself and the Sepoys, that they
might think him drowned. "Hes the
Quickest little fellow I've ever seen, and,
although he belongs TO the major, I'm 60
ing to take my share of helping him on,
by Jovel"