Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-07
worse. Now Zealand has tried it Let
England and America try it.

Edenic fruit not written. think that
Adam when he saw Eve eating that ap-
pie asked for bite, and getting 1t into
his possession ate the most Of it, and he
Immediately shook the tree for more ap-
pies and has been eating ever since. II
woman did first transgress, l cannot
forget that she introduced into the
world the only being who has ever done
much toward saving it. Woman has
started for suffrage, and she is a deter
mined and perseVering creature, and
she will keep on until she gets it. She
may yet decide the elections in England
and elect presidents FOR the United
States, as already she is busy in the po-
litical affairs Of New Zealand. l was
surprised also in these regions to nnd
how warmly loyal they are to old Eng
land. had heard that they had become
somewhat impatient Of their govern
mental mother. But this is not So
They practically have things their own
way, electing their own parliament, and
all governors sent out from the old
country are such men as are agreeable,
and the people are required to pay no
tax to the British crown, and they are
in good humor with the British flag.
| addressed an audience last night on
nv right hand the United States flag, on
my left the English flag, and you ought
to have heard them shout when at the
beginning Of my address said, when
in my church at home I pray for the
president Of the United States, I am
very apt to add God save the queen. "
Many Of the streets Of New Zealand
cities are called after the generals and
prime ministers Of Great Britain, and
Wellington and Palmerston and Glad
stone are the names Of great thorough
fares. New Zealand feels the financial
depression very much as the whole
world at this time seems suffering an
endemic. Indeed the world is now
compressed and interlocked affair. Out
of the hold Of our ship arriving in New
Zealand were lifted rakes, fowls and
various agricultural implements OF
American manufacture. Today all New
Zealand is rejoicing that the American
congress has put wool on the free list,
and the value of the sheep on all these
hillsides is augmented.
Among our most interesting hours IN
New Zealand were those spent at the
bishops house in Auckland. Lord
Bishop Cowie is a man Of marvellous at
tractiveness, and his home is an en-
chantment, adorned with many curios
which he brought from India when he
served as chaplain during that war
which interests and appalls the world
with its tales Of mutiny. While chap.
lain he rode with Sir Colin Campbell
and his historical host for the capture
of Lucknow, that city whose name Will
stand in the literature Of all ages as the
synonym for sepoy atrocities and wom'
anly fortitude and Christian heroics. BE
told us most graphically how the wom'
EN- waiting for death at Lucknow tore
up their underclothes to make bandages
for the wounds Of the soldiers, and that
when at last these women were rescued
they appeared in the brilliant dress Of
the ballroom, these dresses formerly
worn by the convivial having been sud
denly come upon, and when the wives
and daughters Of missionaries and
Christian merchants had nothing else to
wear.
Lord Bishop Cowie also had on bis
walls pictures Of some Of the most stir
ring scenes Of the Russian war with
which the military friends Of the bishor
had been cognizant Here is pictured
scene where there was no retreat for the
English, and yet their standing firm
seemed certain destruction, and their
general cried oct: "Men, there is no re-
treat from this place. You will die
herep' and the men replied, AYE, aye,
we are ready to do that" And yonder
another pictured scene Of Balaklava
after the famous charge OF the 500, and
the commander said to the few men who
had got back from the awful charge
MEN, it was mad Drained trick, p" and
they replied, Never mind, general; we
would do it again. The bishops walls
in other places were made interesting
by swords, belts and torn insignia OF
battle from the fields Of India, all the
more interesting because we expect In
our journey around the world to visit
Lucknow and Cawnpur and Delhi and
many of the chief places made immortal
by the struggle between British yaior
and sepoy infamy.
And here from the bishops own
words 1 got a satisfactory answer to a
question have asked many times, but
for which Inever received satisfactory
answer. / said: "Your lordship knew
the chief men Of Balaklava, and will
you please explain to me what have
never been able to find out, and to which
Tennyson makes reference in his Charge
Of the Light Brigade, and in that line
where he says, Some one had blum
deredY Do you know and will you tell
me exactly what that blunder wasI"
He said, II can and will" Then the
bishop illustrated with knives and forks
and napkin rings on the dining table
the position Of the English guns, the
Russian guns and the troops he dem.
onstrated to me plainly what the mill.
tary blunder was that caused the dash
and havoc Of that cavalry regiment
whose click Of spurs and clatter Of hoofs
and jingle Of bits and spurts Of blood
you hear in the poet laureate's battle
hymn. Here was the line Of the English
guns not very well defended, and yon-
der was the line Of Russian guns backed
by the whole Russian army. The order
was given to the cavalry regiment to
take care Of those English guns and keep
them from being taken By the Russians,