Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-12-12
AIS soon rs S'r Henry was told that h,

ne Sa'ety or the women In Inc reSldency,
Who, at any moment might be subjected to
he savages who howlei around the resi-
iency, their breaking in only a matter OF
fme unless reinforcement should come.
lie would frequently say to those who sur
oundod his death couch Save the
aides. God help the poor women and chill
irenn He gave directions for tho desperate
.efenss of the place. He asked forgiveness
J. all those whom he might unintsntionally
lave neglected or Offended. He left a mes
age for all his friends. He forgot not to
Eve directions for the care of his favorite
10 means surrender. Make no treaty or
compromise with the desperadoes. Die
lshting.' Hetook charge o. the asylum hs
lad established for the chili.ren OF soldiers.
de gave directions for his burial, say
nS No nonsense, no fuss. Let
ne t'e buried with tho men. He dictated
1is own epitsph, which I rea above his
.ombs 'usre lies HanEy Lawrence. who
.rl-d to co his duty. Myth I.or havs
mercy on his soul. He s,id Il woI like
20 have a p ,ssage o. Scrip, ura allie TO tts
wor Is on nv gray. 81 II rs. "Io the Lpr
our Go belong merc.rs AL forg venasSes.
:nouya VS. hays r.ha!ei a-linst Him"
tsa't it fro u .ner So rs br "A man ~
Enylgn. or India ever saw exp.rel. The
,odiers lifte 1 the cover from his flce
an kissed him be!ors they carried him
,ut. The chaplain offered a prayer. Then
hey removed the gr.at hero amid the rat
ling hail OF tho guns ami put him down
among other soldiers buried at the same
ime." All OF which state for the benefit
fthose who would have Us believe that the
christian religion is fit only for women in
tie eighties and childEs3 upder seven. There
vas giorv enou sh In tnat departure to habo
Jhrstendon.
Satler did the work" "Wao vas Bo5 the
Nailer?" "Ob. he was the African who sat
At that point, and wnen any one OF our men
sentared across the road hs would drop
iim by rife ball. Bob was a sure marks,
nan. The only way to get across the road
'or water from the we'll was to wait until
MS gun 'stel AMI then instantly cross
osore he na time to. load. The only way
~ couli ct r.:i of him was by digging q
CiGe un Ter the house wlere he was
II iden. When the house was blown up,
Bpb tne Mailer went with it," sail to him,
~ II You ma ie up your min Is what you
AMI the other sufferers would 10 in case the
i'm : ne ullly bross in?" 90, yes p' said
ny escort. "We nal il all pianns l, for the
1-opipility WIS every hour Tor nearly five
mont IL that they would break in. You must
.snenber it was 1G0J against 0.000. an
or the latter part of the time it WI.
I'D against 61.000, AMI the residency and
tae ealtnworss aroun | II were not put up
. for su.l an attack. 1t was only from the
mercy OF Col that We whre not massacred
soon alter tho bpsiegensnt. We were re-
20 " 1 NOT 10 allow earselv IS TO get into the
nan IS of taoss despsrIdoes. You mus t.
"a uler that We and all tho women had
asSr,i OF tie bu:clery at Cawnpur, and we
g.i!H what de eat meant. l. unable 10 hold
cur i-hy ron ,rr ws would have blown our.i
Ic.v's u3 AMI al gons ont of lie together."
"SAow sne, sud, ''the rooms where the
von-n and children staid during thoss
aw u months" Then We crossed over and
4. int, tb.a
W.tnl san lder of horror in iescri6abie en-.
tarr tn--ca'iacs whore 622 women and chill.
Grrn ha,l 1esn crow led until the wdo!e foot
WIS full. l know the exact numoer, for ]
cOul;ei taeir names on the roll. As one o
the II lies wrote in her dilry-sp-akin. OF
thess women sac slid, "They lay upon the
floor firing into eIcl other like bits in
puzzi..' Wivrs hal obtained from thei.
hu-1in ls the promise that the hus-
btnis wou! shoot than rather than lei
them fai mo the han IS o. these de.psr-
Rio-s. The women within tn. residency
w're kept on the smallest allowance thai
would mainta. Ii life. No opportunity
privacy. Ihs death angel and the birtt
in-ei touche / wings as they paSsai. Flies
mosquitoes. yerm n in full possession of tn,
oiace. an these wonen in momentary eX
9"craton TINT the enraSed savaces wo1il
asa upon the n, in Il violence of which clu
IN sword an torch AMI throat cu.tine
would pe the miider forms.
Oar escort told us again and again of tn,
bravery OF tn ,ss wo men. They did not de.
,DIir. They encouraged the soldiery They
waited on the wouuie1 AMI diving in the
,oSptal. Tney gave ~ their stockings for
lo.;erS OF tho grlp shot. They solaced
eIc other when their children died When
1 hus1ani or father fell, such prayers o
~ npathv wsre of,rel As onlv WON IN can
oTer. They endured without complains.
Cday prsplrsi their Sn children for burial
laN Il n nj r.. IA mo
tfHsIr posts IL .ht n till they droppsi
Our escort told US that ain and again
Isws had come thar II IvelocS AMI OMram
e re Oh the why to fe,cl these bss;eSeI
pnss out o. their wretclednes. They haf
Received a letter from Haveock rolled up in
4 quill an carrie in the mouth of a dis
Eused messenger, a letter telling them that
lie was on the way, but the next news was
thar Havelock had been compelled to ra-
treat. 1t was constant vacilation between
hope and despair. But one day they heard |
the guns of relief sounding nearer and
nearer. Yet all the houses OF Lucknow were |
fortres-es filled with armed :niscreants, and |
every step OF Hrveock "a his army was
,ontested-flrinS IRON housetops. firing |
rom widows, firing from doorways. |
l asked our irienl il he thou sht that the |
Hnrld famous story OF n Scotch lass in her |
iei'rIun hearing the Scotch bacpipes adj |
ranc,ng with the scotch regiment was a true
Story. He said he did Lot know but that it |
was true. Without this mans teliin me- I |
knew from my own observation that de-
pirlun sometimes quicsenS some of tine fac
ulties. and rather think tine Scotch lass in |
her Gelirium was the first to hear the bag
pipes. decline to believe that class OF !,
people who would like to kill all the poetry |
ot the world AMI Danish all the fine sem 1
:iment. They tell US that Whit
:ier's poem aoout Barbara Freitchie was /
iounted on delusoD, and that Longfellowal
poems immorta;ized things that never oc-
surred. The Scotch lass did hear the slo-
gan. L almost hear1 it myself as 1 stool in
side the residency while my escort told OF
tht coming OF the Seventy eighth Highland |
Regiment.
Were you present when Havelock came
M" l asked, for I could suppress the Ques.
ion no longer. His answer came
was not at the moment present, but |
with some other young fellows I saw SOL
iiers dancing while two HIGHLAND pip .rs
played, and l said, 'What is all this excite.
nsntE Then We came up and saw that
Havelock was in, and Outr an was il, AMI |
The regiments were pouring in"
''Snow us where they came In" eI |
claimed, for knew that they did not enter 4
through the gate OF the residency, that be- |
ng banked up inside to keep the murderers |
out. "Here it is" answered my escort.
'Here it is-the e;nbrasure through which |
hey came"
Ws walked up to the spot. 1t is now a
JtONen GOWN PIE Oh trlckS dozen yaris \
rom the gate. Long grass nov, but then II 1
blood spattered, bullet scattered opening il !
the wal. -.
As we stood there, although the scene was
thirty seven years ago, saw them come IN |
-Havelock pale ami sick, but triumphant |
ana Outram, whom all the equestrian statues |
in Calcutta ana Europe cannot too grandIy I
present:
.'what then happnnedp" said to my es- |
ort. "Oh," he sqid, ''tnat is impossible to
ell. The earth was removed from the gate.
nd soon all the army OF relief entered, and /
ONE OF us laughe ,. and sone cried, and /
one prayed, ant some danced. Highlan-
lers so dust covered and enough blood and |
Wounds on their faces to make them un-
ecoSnizable snatched the babes out of