The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-17
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An Incident Of the sspoy esbs1lio9 !
Delhi, that city Of nlAafS IT'S, 1a& Ehe
1seati in fQr4E yah of the eGpst E4os
gul, RhRR Fale donhased Hind doostan,
and Who're ssle and magnihcence reach
ed theears of the inhabit{HttIs1osffs;t o11
world in,auch an Exaggerated way is to
make behke that thsstreeta we're paved
with goldss .-
In theyear 1857 Delhi; though shorin
iof its ancient splend OF; Mas, still xPlaoe
to talk and dream Of,
The sbazars were filed with rare and
costly merchandise. and streets; Of tie
capital contained nothing but jewelry
whichwas largely exported to Europe
and America, :. s~-~
But ,ins2ssas single night all-sh;s was
changed and instead Of. 81. the hum !; Of
toiling tbousands there came the brazen
notes Of the war trumpet, the boom Of
cannon. the rattle of musketry, and the
steely flash of naked sabers.
British valor was once more called
upon to defend the honor of Old Eng
land against nation in revolt-a
handful soto speak, Of sdeyotea men
were "pitted SagamsE SspoyA ont
Numbering then5a htindred TO" one or
more.
Two oflicerswerels ssensd sin-w tent
Enjoying weed and, q cup of fl grant
coffee after the toll Of the day. on
which a hard battle had fheen fought
against the enemy, victory declaring
for the side of the British.
"This is change with vengeance"
remarked Captain Vandeleur, gallant
soldier in crack cavalry regiment.
"a fortnight ago. we were dancing at
General Coghlan's partv;swith hisswe&
granddaughter, Cicely, as an engaging
partner; npw we caper to different mu
sic, with no lady friends to smila en-
courage1nent upon sus:p Es& ], Il
Quite right; > old fellow: laughed
Cyril Behthorpe, surgeon III the corps;
and as brave and handsome fellow as
ever used lance to relieye suffering hu-
,nanity. I'm afraid we.were both hard
hit in that q1larter-an~ affection of the
heart, which, pelaaps, & reheI bullet
will cure one Of these days"
"It's soldiers lot if it does," said
Vandeleur lightly y ehad Anozidea,
though, Benthrope, that you were in the
lists against mo but we needn't be less
friends for that, need we, old man?"
Certainly not, said his friend, whose
face assumed a more serious cir as he
added: "By the way, wonder why we
have received no news from tho old gen.
eral. I hope the rebels give him no
trouble"
"By Jove! I never thought Of that.
But here comes Major Pringle, looking
like another Bombastes Furioso, full Of
News" 49,,
"Hallo, you fe1lowsl'' said the major,
"do you know that some friendstof yours
are in great peril? L refer to the Cogh-
lans but before say more Just give me
some brandy pawnee theaccursetl rebels
kiek M IL y snsp du'tsth"t + I'm we'll we'll. nigh l
CilOAtN
Vandeleur helped the somewhat bib
ulous major to the stim1lant, while ex-
changing serious glances with Ben
thorpe.
"We'ro sorry to hear that, Pringle,
remarked Benthorpe; how did the news
reach our camp?" "F : = *
"a fellow brought a few lines from ori
the general ;.ro] tup antplrhlden in his
ear. A squadron IN Of our corps is to
start tonight to relieve the beleagured
little garrison, if possible and to bring
its members in," said Pringle, holding
out his glass to be reflled
II should like to co." remarked Van
deleur, as he poured out a bumper for
his chief, with view of proritiating him.
$50 should t. put in Benthorpe,
eagerly. ...
"W hat, two of you badly hit in that
direction?" laughed, Prinsle.s Nell,
we'll, I'm no lady,'s man myself and So
wont: enter into rivalry WitlTyoIfeF
lows. I~llaveSalready detailed yosfboth
in orders for the smart little affair. The
trumpet will sound sboot and saddle at
nine. We shall have moon to guide
us. thank goodness!" ~
When the major left, which he did in
n hurry, after his last glass of brandy
pawnee, the friends sat on in silence for
somo minutes, evidently deeply con-
cernel about tile fate. of Cicelj Cogh-
Ian, q lovely br,lnett with laughing
black eyes and hair as dark as alraven's
wing just such a girl as to conquer
whole regiment of impressionable Off
cers-the very beau ideal of soldiers
wife-gay, impulsive, yet full ofwoman-
ly tenderness and gentl eness.. a
"See here, Benthrope,' said Vande-
leur, who was the first to break the 81
lence that had come upon both, 81 love
Gicely, so do you; let us decide who
shall have her." ~,
"How? in what way?"
ave are both going to the relief of
the plac the man who reaches her
side first shall win her. .hand---that is,
provided she is willing; the other fell
low must retire gracefully.s - ., =
Benthorpe pondered over :theS PRO
posal for few minutes, and then plac-
ing his hand in Vandeleur's, said J. with
all soldier 'sfrankness: Il G
"Done~swith you, old fanow;- its a.
bargain. If YOU win, I'll congratulate
you; if I, I shall. expect the same treat:
ment at yourshands." i.
Anything more incongi1rous than thus
stalking love on the issue of dangerous
expeditions could not be ..imagined. g
Love, ndeed!swhen bullets hot -snany
hundreds of yards from where the pair
sat we're flying about ike.hail, seeking
billet in the corporeal frame of some
unlucky wight who was unfortunate
enough to get i'll their way.
Round shot from lorg eighteen.
Founders and shells from~ howitzers
were bowling about as ift~the vast
maidan, or sandy plain, were veritable
skittle- alley where Htans were anus
ing themselves Sat: a faverite pastime,
knocking over human beings in lieu of
nine-pins. ~
But love is stronger thar death;
which can not quen is life, for while.
the black angel itself dies when the last
great trump shall awaken othes dead,
both small and great, love lives On for
ever, Sailing over jasper Seas to the
music Of angels voices. 4
The moon had just shown Itself over
tope of mango trees when the cavalry
started on their erfand Of mercy, to
rescue woman and children from. death
and dishonor, and to succor brave men,
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