The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-11-30

Of 60, 900 shrieking Hindoo devils should
break in upon the garrison of the resi-
lency, now reduced by wounds and
sickness and death to 976 men, women
and children.
"Call me early" said, tomorrow
morning, and let us be at the residency
before the sun becomes too hot. " At z
o'clock in the morning we left our no.
lei in Lucknow, and l said to our oblig-
ing, gentlemanly escort, please take
us along the road by which Havelock
md Outram came to the relief OF the
iesidency." That was the way we went.
! There was q solemn stiffness as we ap-
preached the gate of the residency. Bat
tered and torn is the masonry of the Ell
france. Signature of shot and punctua-
non of cannon ball all up and down and
everywhere,
"Here to- the left" said our escort,
''are the remains of a building the first
floor of which in other days had been
used as banqueting hall, but then was
used as hospital At this part the am
putations took place, and all such pa
tients died The heat was SO great and
the food so insufficient that the poor
fellows could not recover from the loss
Of blood. They all died. Amputations
were performed without chloroform.
All the anasthetics were exhausted. A
fracture that in other climates and un.
der other circumstances would have
rome to easy convalescence here proved
fatal. Yonder was DR.. Fayrer's house,
who was surgeon Of the place and is
how Queen Victoria's doctor. This up
per room was the officers room, and
there Sir Henry Lawrence. our dear
commander, was wounded. While he
sat there shell struck the room, and
some one suggested that he had better
leave the room, but he smiled and said,
lightning never strikes twice in the
same place.. Hardly had he said this
when another shell tore off his thigh,
and he was carried dying into DR.. Fay
rer's house on the other side of the road.
Sir Henry Lawrence had been in poor
health for long time before the mu-
tiny. He had been in the Indian service
for years, and he had started for Eng
land to recover his health, but getting
as far as Bombay the English govern
ment requested him to remain at least
awhile, for he could not be spared in
such dangerous times. He came here to
Lucknow, and foreseeing the siege of
this residency had filled many of the
rooms with grain, without which the
residency would have been obliged to
surrender. There were also taken by
him into this residency rice and sugar
and charcoal and fodder for the oxen
and hay for the horses. But now, at
the time when all the people were look
ing to him for wisdom and courage,
Sir Henry is dying"
Our escort describes the scene, unique,
tender, beautiful and overpowering, and
while I stood on the very spot where
the signs and groans of the besieged
and lacerated and broken hearted met
the whiz of bullets, and the demoniac
hiss of bursting shell. and the roar of
batteries, my escort gave me the parGic-
ulars.
Tried to Do His Duty.
Gas soon as Sir Henry was told that
he had not many hours to live he asked
the chaplain to administer to him the
holy communion. He felt particularly
anxious for the safety of the women in
the residenoy, who, at any moment,
might be subjected to the savages who
bowled around the residency, their
breaking in only matter of time I'M
less endorsements should come. He
would frequently say to those who sur
his death couch Save the Ia
dies. God help the poor women and
childrenp He gave directions for the
desperate defense of the place. He ask
ed forgiveness of all those whom he
might unintentionally have neglected or
offended. He left message for all his
friends. He forgot not to give direction
FOR the care of his favorite horse. He
charged the officers, saying: BY no
means surrender. Make no treaty or
with the desperadoes. Die
ighting' He took charge of the asylum
ne had established for the children of
soldiers. He gave directions for his bur-
al, saying; No nonsense, no fuss. Let
ne be buried with the men,. He die
;ated his own epitaph, which I read
above his tomb: Here lies Henry Law
'ence, who tried to do his duty. May
he Lord have mercy on his soul. He
aid: L would like to have a passage of
Scripture added to the words on my
grave, such as, "To the Lord our God be-
ong mercies and forgiyenesses, though
We have rebelled against him. Isn't
{ from Daniel?' So as brave man as
England or India ever saw expired. The
oldiers lifted the cover from his face
md kissed him before they carried him
nut. The chaplain offered prayer.
Then they removed the great hero amid
he rattling hail of the guns and put
Tim down among other soldiers buried
It the same time All of which l state
or the benefit of those who would have
is believe that the Christian religion
S fit only for women in the eighties and
children under 2. There was glory
'nough in that departure to halo Chris
lendom.
Water at a Life's Risk.
''There. said our escort. bob the
gailer did the work. :" "Who was Bob
he Nailer?" "Oh, he was the African
Who sat at that point, and when any
ne of our men ventured across the road