Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-08-31
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WONDERFUL FHAEs or TIE BOEEs.

l had q long conversation to-day WIN
a yery intelligent specimen 81 a hoef
who f0nRs 10 Newcastle one ot the guafl
that accompanies tbs bOer leaders ",
tending On the eOmmissiGn, iie sl'enl
tbs afternoon IN my camp, aud gave nae
rehearsal Of ihe different modes o.
lighting among the iipeFs, lifst 81 all
he begaH Wv irving his hand At shooting
at bottles, distant icO yards, with . NJ
teen Winchester repeater which lent
him iOT ths purpose With this weapon,
however he failed 10 accomplish any
success, the bullets ialling close oil
round, but the bottles remained M
touched, go,
~ can not shoot with Your rife" he
observed, ''iut give me q Alarllni'iienry
and will pick on two bottles el 600
wards" I sent up 10 lhe camp ior .
ManiBi,IIenF eaFbine, which tie iinef
laid hold Of Wilh great deal mGfeappaF'
enl confidence. and IN the iiTst two shots
verified his b6asi, Tor tho bottles were
Immediately shiyeFed 10 atoms, lie
nest proceeded 10 show me the boer
mode of shooting fF0m heliind rocks and
stones, "ihe geat mistake your sol
lers made, he observed, twas n aim
over tho stone at ilie enelpy, hul We pl'
ways iiF6 round tho corner Throwing
himself hat on tic ground, heWoceeded
10 put tbs remark into practice, aHd dag
gng himself litlely along, pfeie1 eail'
ti0usly around tho right hand corner ot
low stone that only just concealed his
form from slght Ol tl,G supposed enemy,
l,GmOyiHg his hat, hG mised u slowly
alnit on tie top NJ his mmrOd, aul ma
nenyeiel II 10 ~ 10 have the appearance
0f a mans head cautiously taking note
0f tho enemy, At this hat ~ Lnglish
soldier IL supposed 10 have taken pot
shot, when the B0eF suddenly 1T II fall,
aud, bringing ishOdY round the corner
took steady aim aud fred NJ q BLACK
hottie some $50 yards distant which In
another moment was smashed 10 atoms,
Another method of shooting on horse
hack he showed mo IN u brilliant and
effective manner, Mounting his horse
and utierng loud cry hc Hcnt II gallop'
ing M Hill ~ hard as II could CO.
Suddenly, without word 0l warning,
the left foot was pressed 10 the stifrnr,
the right leg thrown backwards over tho
saddle, the man was On hia feet aud the
horse stopped instOnlanecusly aud ~ II
spcll,h0und, Standing erect, tho liocr
aimed cOolly VI distant bottle and
knocked II over, then TprinMng into the
saddle, ho executed tho samc manenycr
In two opposite directions with signal
and unerrlng aim and elect Ihis man
was one Of $50 who first stormcd aud
took tho Majuba nights, He says that
Joubort's only words were "Fell1ws,
take that hill," aud they fastened TO
obev. The reason why NO lew men ad'
yanced 10 the attack was because Jonbcrt
anticipated and made sure that thollsng'
lish would endcay0r simultaneously 10
take the Mex, as well IN 10 surprise them
on the left, and lie retained men to de-
fcnd the position mentioned. Finding,
however, his fears were goundless, he
dispatched fresh men TO the assistance
OF their comrades, hut by the time they
arrived the Majuba hill had been taken,
The 02d, he informed me, were the first
they encountered and this regiment
fought stoutly, but were driven back on
to the plateau toward the 5sth, Both
bravcly defended the position until Col.
ley fell, when panic, he ailms, seized
our men. The whole scene was, how
ever, so envcloped in smoke that he
could make no accurate note OF any
thing, and confusion prevailed every
where. Sir George Colley he declares
TO have been shot while in the act OF
tying white handkerchief to mmrod'
The Beers did not know at the time
that this parsonage was Sir George,
This is one of the few Bocr versions OF
the Maiuba fight that have heard from
men who actually took part in the first
advance to storm the plateau. Each
tale tallies similarly with the other, and
! am inclined to think it is tnthiully
told.-CorT. Lon,ioH Post.