Telegram-herald., 1889-12-18

In ths Mzor Wars ths sneny Fery
&c scu 49,. ked a. eEErs1c 1sc camp.
bsE thsF -sed lAs 1osf e4aElng devices
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Ele zlat uFssif e1teB / slzA usvsr
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tae aszt ~ GUNNER ana ss lad tsen
1skee 4 = fye weeks ia a crowded torl
bulls ~ s91s 9u t1s top " ti-- COM
1 4Rd X tle s-rro -a1lng cll,Ey Az
80 1a1 - ~ All 44F 1o.1 oncers zl2
uea. Sas - c-s fern 4l1 1lg sods ior
CON glsging our ea-Eenchments zn1
nLthy 8sfz lt @as. With the persplr~-
ti0a pouring down Is and Tie black
sand 1ndlBZ - nay into every creFlce
of oae oo1les
Iasrs as n0 water in the place eK-
ceut barrel sunz ln sls gro4nd, - hich
t4rsly Supplied sn0lgh Tor the gaErlson
e. tr.nk Nobody washed a. al and
fee of 5 ever t1os o-r clothes o.. e.,
~lthin sight - -, only Two or three
hundred yards OF. there were several
beautiful. glit-erlug pools, shaded -
Tax bushes AID t4e tae reoSs With ~4F-
ing heads Of golden blossoms Moth
lng more tempting coalo 30 lmag glne1,
vet there were strict orders that no on9
shouid 20 beyond the entertainments,
under penalty OF severe punishment
One Blazing day / could stand 10 no
longer. and zs no traces OF the enemy
had been seen tor long time ! pre-
vailed on TIE camp adlutanr, who vas A
great friend OF mine. 70 let me 20 and
have bath Tie only consented on
condition that three OF as went togeth-
er. tNO % watch while ono bathed, and
accordinly I vas accom- panied by =
couple o. troopers. one OF whom was an
old sergeant. up % every trick Of the
Maoris Zach OF MS was armed with a
breoch loading carbine and revolver.
When we reached the nearest pool 10
was agreed shat should 20 in first. and
ms comrades posted themselves one at
each end OF the pool, whore they could
conceal themselves among the fax and
reeds, but could yet keep lookout on
the open country round, which was all
covered with fern about two feet high
The water was dellciOusly cool, and l
diyed and padded about and plunged
and swan. delighted 20 stretch my
limbs an the water. suddenly, as !
came 20 the surface after a dive. / be
/ came aware OF sopething falling into
the pool with splash close 20 me.
Al the same time I heard j crack I,
/ crack 4" aud q shout. ] looked for my
( companions, thinking they wore throw
ing stones az me and having q bit OF
/ fun In moment, however, : saw
what was the matter The MaoriS
7 were 4 pom IS, and wnat took for stones
were bullets. Ine seargent was kneel-
I ing in the haK with his head Just show
7 ing and taking aim at some object
across the water. l looked that way as
( he fred and saw a dusky body leap
+ In 20 the air two or three feet above
\ the fern and then fell heavily 70 the
/ ground.
Several other shots followed. and
7 then nv comrades came running 70 the
4 bank where ny clothes were lying.
/ shouting 20 me 70 come on. came
I quickly enough and did not take long
1 10 dress. IL seemed that three Maoris,
I who must have watched MS leave the
| fort. had crawled up TO within range,
/ each with a bunch OF fern bound round
/ his head and dragging his rife between
/ his legs. Directly they fired al me they
/ dropped motionless III the fern, the
I lunches on their heads making them
almost indistinguishable.
The old sergeant's quick eyes discov-
/ cred one Of them, however, and he SHOT
him dead with bis carbine. We found
his body with the fern tied round mis-
+ head with q piece of lace, and his rifle
\ clasped in his hand. The Othcs two
/ vanished as stealthIly as they came,
/ and We hurried back 20 camp so as not
! 10 give them another chance at Us. The
\ Colonel sent party 70 bring In the
\ dead Maori. but MS friends had already
/ carried him of