The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06

was standing before the nre pace, when
her clothing became Ignlted, and quickly
blazed all over Ter. She sucked the
fame down her throat, and ID lev
hours died from the effects Of her inju-
rlcs
AN EDITOR 5 WANT or BRAVERY. II
Kingston, Tenn, April 70 There Is
within two miles 0f here 4 reuaIk !. blc In
stance OF young ady tu4NIng rcciu-e
of herself gu account OF an editor il-cio,
ing her name as the author Of COM
munlcafiOn TO his paper that made per
,onal allnslOns 10 citizen, Of the place.
The editor was ~. B Reid, who SIX
teen years ago was proprietor and mama
ger OF the East TeaaeSSeean, a country
eekly OF considerable influence. The
younc lady was Miss Mary Sewer,
daughter Of the first Governor of the
State, who was famiiarly known as Nolle
Chuck Jack
At that time the temperance question
was being agitated, and public opinion
was at high pitch; every inch OF ground
was fought by the barkeepers. Miss Sc
vler was a writer Ut considerable nOtorlety,
and was quite popular, her pet name was
Dove, and she was the ruling spirit Of
the Deighborhood. She and Editor
Reid were intimately acquainted, and be
prevailed on her to write temperance
sketch for his paper for the purpose OF
touching his nephew, Carl DIctz, who was
a wayward youth and wild.
Miss Sewer consented and prepared u
caustic article, in which she scored 1t to
all the saloons without calling names.
When the article appeared 1t created
much excitement
The saloonlsts visited the office IN a
body and demanded the name OF the
autnor When he hesitated they swore
they would break him up if he did not.
Knowing cheir desperate character, he
gave he name OF he young lady.
When it became BnowD that Miss Sc
vier had penncd the article she was the
subject of a seven days gossip. She
heard OF it, went home and wept two
days. She refused TO 20 out attorward,
and has made herself recluse ever since,
refusing to see any oue but the family
Tuc house /, noted Tor It's hospitality, and
entertains royalty While the company
assemblies She keeps herself hidden away.
IN her room, refusing to even allow her
old associates to see her.
INCIDENTS OF TIE TAMAI FIGHr.-
Suddenly there was a great cry Of alarm
rising loud above the din Of the fatigue
parties and the accompanying hustle of
great camp, and then hoarse cries from
the officers: Stand to your arms men Z"
As the So uare formed the eighteen caval
ry scouts came rushing ln-crashing
through our own ilueo-aud then Ne saw
and heard the leaplng, rearing, fantastic
/ yet tcrrIh.e-.O0kl wave OF black forms,
which we knew was the enemy in strong.
in overwhelming force. Then came that
terrible stampede OF baggage annimals-
+ horses, camels, mules, IL one struggling
+ Iscreeching, helpless, confused mass. The
/ upr0ar was terrible.
Meanwhile the enemy had leaped the
4 zereba aud captured the sandbag re2oubt
I at the corner, heWlpg and slashing with
/ their oross-hilted swords, and stahbing
right and left with their terrible spears
/ Colonel Huyshc was attacked by three
4 Arabs, all OF whom he shot dead, one
actually falling against his horse. The
scene inside the zereba was something
terrible. A hand-to hand combat ragged
everywhere; the Arab swordsmen were
slashing and cutting at soldiers, camels
and horses alike; the native infantry were
inextricably mixed up with the t1ying
stream of baggage-muIes and camels; bul
lets were Whistlilg from all points.
At 10 o clock the moon came out.and
shone brightly A walk round the zereba
by its light makes the battle field even
more CHASTITY and impressive. Here
within the zereba the ground is incum
bered with dead and wounded camels and
horses, and is Uttered with clothing and
portions Of the kits of the dead and liv-
ing. La the centre of the zereba few
water barrels, arranged in line, form a
rendezvous for the officers All over the
ground are patches af blood and brains.
In one corner Of the zereba lie the two
rows of our dead The bodies Of The
enemy lie thick over the plain 10 every
imaginable attitude. Immediately be
meath tbs zereba hedge they are most
Vulnerable proof Of the desperate gal
lantry with which they came on, witt
spear and shield, knocking and cam Ell
stick. But there We're others still more
brave. for from our zereba alone seventy
or eighty bodies were dragged out into
the plain by our men before nightfali.