Telegram-herald., 1888-09-30
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EAST Thousand men crowded Into the III D u
the gruoad withia a fs~ yards ot Us, ~henes
tAoSs e them xLo had guns kept
ED continued fasillads upon the koppls.
fhas kilLsa two Il ny beAEsrs IN thLs way
a0d wounded a third, for being az the top os
tns koppie, tEese men were most exposed 10
the ars from the dip az is base. Seeing that
ths situation vas growing more serious, / at
length by dns of threafs and ertreaties,
psr-sod>d the majority Of car people 70
cease hriug useless shots, % reload and pre-
pare !or she rush. Scarcely had done so
when the enemy came for ss with a roar
am bosnd 70 say thai should never have be-
lisved that Matgkus bad It IN them 20 make
ssch determined charge. A large party
rushed rusInd the base II the koppie and 0t-
tackled N IN flank. while toe others swar1ned
y herevsr they could get a foothoid, so that
We we're taken On every side
'Firsf ! cried: and We did with terrible
effect. Many Of their rnea fe{l, but though
we checked, 80 cord not stop thern- Tsey
closed up. and rushed the first fortlfcation,
killing good number Of ix defenders II
was almoss All cold steed work now, for we
haf no tir1o % reload, and that suited the
Butiana habits OF nghtirg we'll enough, for
the stabbing Sss~gai was a weapon vhich they
understood. Those os cur people who escaped
from the first tine u walh took refuge In the
second. where stood myself, encouraging
then. and here the dght ragged fercely Oc-
casionaily parties Of the enemy would force
passage. only % perish on tho h.ther side be
neath TIE Butsana spearx But stiff fthey kept
n up. and I saw that, fight rs wc would. we
wsrc dooned. We we're altogsthar outnnu-
hsred. and, 90 make matters worso. fresh
bodies Of soldiers wers pouring across the
piain 10 thn assistancs of our asssilants So
| made up my mind to direct a rctreat into
she caves, ard there expire IN manner as
heroic a. circumstances would allow, and
~hiis mentally Amsnsing my hArd'fate, and
refsctaog On my sins, fought swey Ike a
Aend It was then rsnnslnb~r that I shot
my friand toe captain OF our escort of the
previous day. He had caught sight OF me,
and making vicious dig at my storasch with
spear iwhich successfully dodseo) shouted
out or rather hagan ~ shout out, ono Of his
unpleasans aAlug % the Thing thatA--
Re nsvS- got as far as bites because I shot
him after that