Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-26


housetops, firing from windows, firing
from doorways.
Sentiment and Poetry.
asked our friend II he thought that
the world famous story Of Scotch lass in
her deiirium hearing the Scotch bagpipes
advancing with the Scotch regiment was
a true story. He said no did not know
but that IL was true Without this mans
telling me knew from my own observa'
ton thnt dollrium sometimes quickons
some OF tho faculties, and rather think
the Scotch lass In her delirium was tho
first to hear the bagppes. decline to be-
lieye that class Of people who would like
to xiii all tho poetry OF the world and
Danish all tho fine sentiment. They tell
us that whittier's poem about Barbara
Freitchie was founded on delusion and
that Longiellow's poems immortalized
things that never occurred. Tho Scotch
lass did hear tho slogan almost heard II
myself rs stood inside the rosidency while
my escort told OF the coming on Of tho Sew
euty-eighth highland regiment
''were you present when Havelock came
INF" / asked, for could suppress the ques-
ton no longer. His answer came;
Il was not at the moment present, but
with soma other young fellows / saw sol
diers dancing while two highland pipers
played, and l said, What ~ all this ex-
citement about Thon wo came up and
saw that lIayelock was In, and Outram
was in, and the regiments were pouring
in"
Show us where they came In" OK.
claimed for l knew that they did not en-
ter through tho cato of the residency,
that being banked up inside to keep the
murderers out
Here tits, answered my escort. "Here
1t is--the ombrasuro through which they
came"
We walked up to the spot. 1t is now n
broken down pile Of bricks dozen yards
from the gate. Long grass now, but then
blood spattered, bullet SCARED opening
in tho wall.
AS we stood there, although the scene
was 81 years ago, l saw them come in
Hnyolock pale and sick, but Triumphant,
and Outrnm, whom all the equestrian
statues in Calcutta and Europe cannot too
grandly present
After the Relief
"What then happenedf" | said to my
escort.
''Ohl" no said that is impossible to
tell. Tho earth was removed from tho
gate, and soon all tho army of relief en-
tered, and some OF us laughed, and some
cried, and some prayed, and some danced
Highlnnders so dust covered and enough
blood and wounds ON their faces TO make
them unrecognlzable snatched the bnbos
out of their mothers arms and kissed
them and passed the babies along for other
soldiers To kiss, and tho wounded mon
crawlcd out OF the hospital to join in tho
cheering, and II was wild jubilee until tho
first excitement passed. The story OF how
many Of tho advancing army had been
slain on tho way began 10 have fearful
effect, and the story Of suffering that had
been endured inside tho fort and the an
nounccmcnt to the children that they were
iatherlcss and to wives that they wero
widows submerged tho shouts of Joy with
wailing of agony.
But were you not embarrassed by tho
arrival Of Havelock and l,iOO mon who
brought no food with themr He an
swercd;
"Of course wO woro put on smaller ra.
lions Immediately in order that thoy
might sharo with US, but We know Il. II |
tho coming OF this reinforcement would |
help us to hold the place until further re. |
lief should come Had not this first relief |
arrived rs 1t did In u day or two ut most |
and perhaps In my hour tho besiegers |
would have broken in, and our end would |
have come. Tho sepoys had dug six |
mines under tho rcsldency and would soon |
have exploded all.
After We had obtained q fow bullets
that had been picked out OF the wall and
a piece Of q bombshell we walked around |
tho eloquent ruins and put our hands into |
the scars Of tho shattered masonry and |
explored the cemetery inside tho fort,
where hundreds Of the dead soldiers await |
tho coming of tho Lord OF Hosts at tholnst
day, and wo could endure no moro. NV |
nerves were all a-tromblo, and my emo.
tons wero wrung out, and said, Lot us
go.
had seen the resdency at Lucknow
the day before with beloved missionary
and he told mo many interesting faots
the besicgoment OF that plnoo
but this morning had seen 1t In compnny
with one who In TINT awful 1897 OF tina
Indian mutiny with his own flro Ind
fought the boslogurs, and with his own enr
had heard the yell OF tho inlscrannts ne
they tried to storm the walls, and with his
own eyes had witnessed scene of pang
and sacrifice and endurance and bcreaye.
mont and proves mud rescue which has
made all this Lucknow fortress and its
tho Mount Calvary of tho
century,
Tho Grave of uaveiook.
On tho following day, about four ,nilos
from the residcncy, visited the grave Of
Hayelock Tho scenes of hardship and
self suoriilco through which he had passed
were too much for mortal endurance, and
. few days cftor Havelock left tho resi-.
tenoy which he had relieved he Law In n
tent dying, while his son, whom saw in
London on my way here, WINS reading to
me Old hero the consolntory Soriptures
Iho telegraph wires had told all nations
that HnyeloeE was sick unto death He
mad received the message OF congratula.
ton from Queen Victoria over his hi.
unphs and had been knightcd, and suph
reception us England never gave to any
man since wellington came back from
waterloo awaited his return. But no
VIII never again see his native land. Flo
hhs leu MS last army and planned tho last
oattie. Yet he is to gain another victory
he declared IL when in his last hours La
said to General outram.
die happy aud eontented. have for
~ years so ruled my life that whom death
,ame might face II without fear No
lie is gain" ' 40
Indeed this was no new senti,nontoi,,,,
ith MIN lie once stated that in boyhood.
WIN four companions, no was accustomed
o seek the "seclusion OF one OF the dor,ni.
otles Tor purposes Of devotion. thonph car.