Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-03-16

natha, "9'istilk lne turks. We
snd enjoyed Villiers' predicament,
nnu waited Tor the denouement. The
a a,uss 'iis colonel began TO question him,
anu s.llo; You are EnglishT Villiers
10 the soft impeachment. but as
ls llad ms Russian passports as a cor
rrssspohdent, his fate was not in danger.
however, the Colonel had a grudge
against the English nation as a whole.
lilu SAD; Our men tell me that there
hre BRUSH officers in red uniforms fight
ing m the ranks Of the Turksy'
,Fllllefs replied that that was imnos-
biDie' as English officers were not allow
td 70 wear uniforms, even If they choose
70 hight in foreign regiments. "But."
said the colonel, "you English have
supplied the Turks with English guns.
ana have one here which has lust been
picked up from the battle field" Ex-
cuse me-" said Villiers. Permit me
70 look AZ IT," Taking the weapon and
examining 1t. he said: "No, sir: not only
Is this not Of English make, but Il has
been sent TO the Turks BY fellow coun-
trymen OF my American friends there
pointing TO usl for ID bears the stamp
OF Springfield, Mass" We laughed, the
colonel laughed, and fresh tschdi was
brought IN 10 drown all bad feelings.
Nllilers has been in at least dozen
campaigns in the service Of the London
trdphtc. His first one was in Seryia.
IN 1875, when King Milan--thence Prince
was endeavoring 10 throw off the Turk
lsh yoke. Prince Milan had then lust
married his present queen or ex-alieen
Natalie. who at that time. saws Mr..
Nilliers, made herself very popular by
caring for the wounded. She was. be-
sides very beautiful woman, OF dark
Spanish or Hebrew type, His next
campaign was 10 Russo-Turkish, in 1877
when he saw the first shot fired at
briela and accompanied the Russian
Army thencefOrward TO San Stefano,
where the treaty Of peace was signed.
tie was the only English correspondent
who went through the entire campaign,
his two companions being MacGahan,
the correspondent for the Daily Ne,rs,
and Mr.. Grant. an American who repre-
sented the London Times.
He was with Scobeleff, at San Stefano.
and when the Russian General heard of
AiacGahan's sickness in Constantinople,
not being able 10 leave himself, he sent
Nilliers on his celebrated white stallion
10 90 and bring him the latest news
about the condition OF his war-corres-
pondent friend. Yilliers was forbidden
10 enter MacGahan's sick room, and had
10 return with the sad news that the
American correspondent was fatally
stricken with the black fever. Hear
ing this Scobelen mounted his horse,
rode TO Constantinople, entered the
hospital By forcing his way. and was
only in time 10 see his friend in death,
ScObeletf, Villiers and Dobson, the cor
respondent for the London Times, bore
the coffin 10 the grave.
Nilliers said lie never saw a man so
horribly cut up rs ScobeleG was. "He
cried like a child at the grave" be says,
land ~ we had 10 take him away at
last and leave him az the hotel. alone
to his grief" OF MacGahan, Villiers
speaks with great affection and rever-
ence "He was always spoken Of by
the Bulgarians," he says, ''as the sa-
vior Of their country, and once every
year mass is said in his memory TO this
lay in the Cathedral at Toniova. He
WAS a lovable man, more than gentle.
He was angelic in character, a woman
ia gentleneSs, and one Of the bravest
and truest Of men. He was the most
joyous-natured man ever met, and
even when in the most dangerous places
he would be humming lines from the
quaint story Of Alice in Wonderland,
which had been wonderful charm for
him" Villiers tells many anecdotes
about Scobeleif, with whom he spent
much time after MacCiahan's death. es-
pccially OF his dashing gallantry, his
care for the welfare Of his men, his
constant solicitudo for their material
comforts. and his thoughtfulness in
thanking officers aud men when they
had done special feats Of bravery.
Villiers other campaigns include the
Nile expedition in 1895, when he came
near meeting his death while sketching
a Young wounded Arab. who suddenly
rose and made for the artist with n dam
gerouslookiug dagger Nilliers admits
frankly that he made good his escape
in the ordinary way with pair OF
good legs--until assistance came up in
the shape Of two stalwart British red
coats. later he accompanied Admiral
Sir William Hewitt, the British Special
Commission and Mason Boy, the Khe-
dival Special Commissioner, as the lat
tar's guest, from Massowah 70 the cap
ital OF the Negus king John,) acting as
the special correspondent Of the Daily
.N4ns and OF the Graphic, sending the
news OF the signing Of the treaty TO
London, where It was published by the
Mars three weeks before il had been re-
ceiyed by the Government His latest
campaign was 20 Burmah, which place
he reached after journey Of twelve
thousand miles In fact the handsome
artist correspondent has been in every
recent British campaign except that
with the Beers, and he would probably
have gone with Stanley on his last ex-
pedition had he not been stricken with
fever, which for time prevented him
from active campaign work and led him
TO the idea Of lecturing. He has also
been In Australia and New Zealand fer
the Grdphic, and on his return TO Eng
land eight years ago crossed the Amer
lean Continent but only stayed in New
York few hours,
His soiourn this time will be brief
one. since he is booked for n long lee
turing tour in Canada and in the West
Ian'eHt UncORstitutiOnali
II will be Of interest TO Grand Army
mon and members OF the Loyal Legion,
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