The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17


RED down as fast as my unprotected feet
would carry me. / had anticipated q
good five hours march but imagine
my delight when I was challenged by q
Goorkha of the Third Light Infantry
Cnow the Forty-fourth Light Infantry
before 1 had been two hours on the
journey. I could have Rugged the ugly
but brave little soldier but as was, to
all intents and purposes, a Maya in dress
and, dirt, he would not allow me to pass
his post, and I was at loss what to do.
and all but crying, when [ heard my
own husbands voice asking what the
row was about! Regardless Of the SEN
try, I rushed forward, and, crying ooh.
Willie, don't you know me?" fell into
my husbands arms, and barely escaped
thrust made at me by the honest little
Goorkha, who thought I was some witch
OF Maya intent on mischief.
1t would be useless trying to describe
the next few moments. Half laughing.
half crying, I chung to my dear one.
thankful to feel his protecting arm once
more round me, and told him in few
words what had suffered and how ]
had escaped. He thought the news SO
important that he urged me to see CAPT.
B at once, utterly unfit though
was to see any civilized being. He told
me the information I could give might
be the making of him and Capt. B
that our garden was destroyed, and we
all but penniless and if he could rem
der Government some important service
he might get employment So, for his
dear sake, I instantly consented and in
marvelously short time B was in
our hut. [ told him of the revelry in
the enemy's camp, of the secret passage.
and the means I had adopted Of pointing
out the route to it, and also of all the
horrors I had witnessed. My transient
strength had already been overtaxed. 7
was dead-beat, and my husband per-
suaded me to lie down, and in a few mo-
ments l was fast asleep, the first really
refreshing and happy sleep 1 had had
during the past six months.
No sooner was asleep than nv hus-
band offered to lead the stormers-they
We're short Of officers owing to sickness
and casualties Capt. b decided
to capture the enemy's post by a conn
de main, and within half an 6our I'm
Goorkhas under Willie, with reserve
of another $50 under Capt. B him
self, were en- route. They found
the fork stick as 1 had described and
the cotton scattered about led them di-
rect to the secret passage, and they were
INSIDE the stockade before a single Maya
suspected the presence OF an enemy.
The troops entered just before daybreak.
when the savages were in their most pro.
found sleep, and but few escaped the
vengeance they so well merited. It 40
peared that Capt. B, finding the
Nagas slipping through his lines, owing
to their extent, had drawn the Gordon
closer on the enemy, and I had thus
fortunately found his ontposts SO much
nearer than I had anticipated. Our loss
was not severe-only few men, but nv
poor husband was severely wounded:
ana when I awoke from nearly fifteen
hours sleep, and found him lying in the
nut, mass OF bandages, and with
scarcely strength to speak to me, was
nearly beside myself, and was very near
~ upbraiding him for having left me and
rlsked his life; but Capt. b came in
and told me my husband had behaved in
the most gallant manner and that he had
recommended him for commission.
Careful nursing soon brought Willie
round and when he was able to move
we went to seebsaugor, where, what with
being with my husband, and seeing
kindly European faces round me, and
happiness instead of despair staring me
IN the face, 1 improved so much that in
three months people declared I was as
bonnie as before my misfortune. Cham
beas' Journal.