The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-28

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camel is that lruc friend ~ man, the
horse lis sense u discipline will not
let IL shirk the ground II knows it ha,
10 cross, while H. shape, courage and
clcyernesg enable IL 10 cxtricnte itsclf
from positions that are often fatal 10
the bigger animals
Il was during the Zulu a | was
one Of party u Englishmcn who had
Just visited the Gene of massacre Mt
l,andhlawana, and were returning 10
our camp when the Iulus, discovering
opened fire upon the party At that
moment We had just reached a stream
that flowed over an uniathomable accu,
u soft black mud. through a
bed u enormous bulmshcs. II was az
this very spot that many Of the British
soldiers, flying from the massacre. were
oycrtnken by the sayagcs and Killed.
and their bodies were lying on the edge
Of the stream, aud among the bulrush-
es just ~ they had fallen three weeks
The Iuh.. therefore. hoped 10
rs At the same disadvantage, and
following " up-thcrc were several
thousands Of them opened fire rs soon
as they saw rs all stuck In the mud.
But our leader simply ordered us to
Under other circumstances wo
have said II was impos.
But this was a question,
perhaps, Of lifr or death. so our
horses were put al the stream. and
somehow or another. they houndcrrd
the m0rass only know that
my brave horse. "~Bluebuck."
cleared some five feet u tin q standing
jump, and then sou,ed right up To the
into the middle Of the filthy
mess. crashing down the bulrushcs un-
der H. boiy O. Il sank. And then for
half = minute thought | was stuck"
fuss gyd! To right and left | heard
bulnl.hcs crashing, and the black
oolc splashing. the cries Of men en-.
couraging their frightened horses TO
struggle, and the rattle rihe-fre Of the
pursuing Lulus II seemed TO ma that
all were getting across except myself.
aud the order Of that days dangerous
march was this, that II u one fell out.
no one was 10 stop for him. Crack
Track Crack! went the rifles Of the
Zulu, behind. But Blucbuck wa only
with his feet for a footing in the
mud. and the neat instant, getting n
foot probably on the bulrush roots. he
plunged forward. and then again. and
aud again. ! cheered him ON
frantieally. but there was little need To
do that. for the poor beast knew that he
was noundering for his life, aud fought
And then ! felt him suddenly
touch firm ground. and rs II the touch
Of u had given him the strength Of ten
he gave one tremendous plunge
forward, and we wcrc on the other sidcl
~ being stuck In the mud" Is not
n thing TO make a joke Of
mi Robinson, IN Youths Companion.