Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-30
seemed to laugh out, with fendish exulta.

| 5OCACu tO 1duRh OuV, WILL uouNl6A CAu4en- | ton.
 The dresser said something which could not distinctly hear, but the answer enl1ght- | ensd me as to the subject they were discuss ing.
 "Oh, yes, there will be room enough; in t,fsst, for two more, if necessary" l They had gone, and the place was in dark ! ness save for the glimmer of oocoanut-oil l lamp. I heard the scratching of mumooties l just outside the pandal.
 It was the noise made by the camp-fol- l lowers who were digging common grave for six of us, leaving room for two more, if | necessary
 felt utterly stunned, and quite indiffer- l ent as to my fate, which, of course, con- sidered settled, after what the assistant sur- 1 geon had said. My tongue was like piece of dry leather in my mouth, wEich had long since ceased to yield any saliva to relieve the agonizing burning of my throat and pal ate. l could not have made any sound had It attempted to do so; but I did not
 the ground fast asleep. I felt was deserted l-left to die.
 was beginning to wander, I think, ,and
 was back again in the bright green English
 meadows, picking daises with my little sister,
 and so I should have passed away. But just
 at that moment, the coolies who had finished
 digging the grave-my grave-passed the | entrance 10 Gu6 phuOal; ana one or them,
 with more consideration than his class usually
 show, threw pannikinful of water on the ! cuscus tathi.
 It was like galvanic shock to me. I re.
 solved to have drink at any risk. had to die, 80 what matteri if I hastened my death
 an hour or two by drinking cold waterl Al
 least should be relieved from the torture of
 thirst, and die happy.
 tried te get up, but was too weak to | cfor1 and all at r Aected that was more likely to be seen if
 walked, and if detected in my attempt
 should be brought back, and perhaps be
 strapped down to die. So tried to crawl. ! was about ten minutes dragging myself
 the forty feet from my cot to the entrance,
 and wriggled under the cuscus tathi like 6 ! snake.
 There were the chatties before mel The first seized was empty, and the dis appointment nearly made me swoon; but the
 second was brim-full. I threw my arms
 around it, and dragged myself te 1t. plunged my head into the delicious, limpit
 water, and devoured, rather than drank huge mouthfuls of the eools and heavenly fluid. I felt my stomach swelling with thu
 enormous draughts I swallowed; but laughed and drank again and again. recked
 naught of life or death then.
 kt length 1 could drink no more, an6
 then discipline asserted itself. knew I ha6 | no right to be out there, and I thought if
 were missed from my cot should be report ed. So I crept back the way had come
 and shortly after fell into a profound sleep.
 It was broad daylight when I awoke and saw the assistant surgeon and dresser stand ing beside me. 7sHow is thisa" asked the doctor. "weth erell ought to have been deadl' "Please, sir, :" said I, 'I am feeling mucl ! better, and have no wish to make the sixtl this morning."
 He knew had overheard his remark ol ! the preceding night; he smiled sadly ant
 said, "I am sorry to say there were six with l out you. But cannot understand how 1t ] you are alive. Most extraordinary" ] I rapidly recovered; and as l had neve t ! indulged iu the pernicious country arracl l 1 sold to soldiers out here, I was soon quit ! strong again. l was made sergeant yer, l ! soon, and I remained upward of twent years serving with different regiments ou ! here; but it was some time before told sn.
 one how I recovered from my attack o
 cholera. However, I told the doctor on
 day all about it; and though he said the col
 water ought to have killed me, observe i, ! the poor fellows who were in the hospits . | with cholera got an extra allowance of water All my people were dead or scattered, an - had no wish to return to England, so ,. | took my pension: and the bounties l hs 70 ! obtained, added to my savings, enabled D o to buy this bit of land. I am doing WI e- \ and have all a man can wish for to ma @ him happy.