The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-06

Of the launch, but Shields walked buck to
the doctors couch, sat down and taking
the sick mans hand softly exclaimed. If
rver you 20 to Boston, sir, tell my mother"
Nonsense, man." replied the doctor; you
nre not hurt" But when he looked into
the poor mans face he saw death there and
the closing of the eyes. There was no re-
Spouse to the Doctors remarks except
tightening of the grasp OH his hand, and
with that act the roaming sailor. far, far
from home, fell back and expired.
On the death of Shields the sailors be-
came desperate and tried their boat how
itzer upon the Burmese, with no better re-
suit, however, than to expose the men who
worked it and lose another hand. The bank
was too high for the elevation of the gun.
The upshot of the experiment demoralized
the little band, and the MILDLY in charge
cried out, Every man for himselfl' and
jumped into the river, followed by all the
others. The doctor managed to crowd to
the side of the boat and roll off into the
water. Again he swan the gauntlet but
reached the oozy bottom of the opposite
bank unframed.
Crawling through the black mud until
he was painted with it from head to foot,
he reached the top OF the bank and sat
down half mad and half dazed and shook
his fists and shouted curses ut the savages
across the stream. Wcarying of that he
wandered off into the Jungle as near us he
could Judge in the direction taken by tho.
fleeing sailors, and on n we'll worn tiger
trail. His maddened brain held Il con
fused sense of danger. but no comprchcn-
sion of details.
II was in the maudlin state of Il drunk
ell man." he declared when recounting it.
RECKLESS of danger because | was crazy
And yet was not crazy, for knew there
were enemies and l hated them; l knew
there was danger and | was cunning
While cropping forward in the Jungle n.
form confronted him and mutual recogni,.
ton took place between the doctor and one
of the wandering sailors, and the sick man
was lifted and carried toa group of friends
There were British sepoys, officers, friend
ly Peguans and sailors in the group. But
before the doctor recovered full conscious
ness there was sudden stir in the party n
rattle of musketry and the shout of battle,
then a rush to the river bank, and all
hands plunged in.
The doctor, nerved again by mad energy
swan across and climbed the opposite
bank. He was alone and delirious, but in
lucid intervals conceived the idea that by
following down the river bank he could
reach Rangoon. He started, and ut the
end of mile ran upon n Burmese boat,
covered with an awning of mats, lying
under the bank. Two stalwnrt tattooed
natives stood on the bank unarmed. On
seeing the strange Observation-Disclosures,
barefooted and black with the river ooze-
the savages stared like children, but the
doctor, by means of gestures and jargon
Of Burmese and Hindoostanee, queted
their fear and induced them to agree to
row him to Rungoon. They led him to n
seat, took up their oars and pushed off
las | watched their movements" said the
doctor, II was occupied with but one
thought. and that was never to turn my
back to them So l watched them imp
ishly."
AS the boat sped OH the doctor heard, or
fancicd that he heard, n confused clamor
of noises as of tigers. elephants and