Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-11-30
Honors For the Hero.

Honors For the Hero.
On the following day, about four
miles from the residency, visited the
grave of Havelock. The scenes Of hard
ship and self sacrifice through which no
had passed were too much for mortal
endurance, and few days after Have
lock left the rosidency which he had re-
lieved he lay in a tent a-dying, while
his son, whom I saw in London on my
way here, was reading to tho old hero
the consolatory Scriptures. The telc-
graph wires had told all nations that
Havelock was sick unto death. He had
received The message Of cOngratulation
from Queen Victoria over his triumphs
and had been knighted, and such a re-
ception as England never gave to any
man since Wellington came back from
Waterloo awaited his return. But he
will never again SEQ his native land
He has led his last army and planned the
last battle. Yet he is to gain another
victory He declared it when in his last
hours he said to General Outram: Il
die happy and contented. have for 30
years so ruled my life that when death
came l might face it without fear. To
die is gain. " Indeed this was no new
sentimentality with him. He once stated
that in boyhood with four companions
he was accustomed to seek the 'seclu-
sion Of one Of the dormitorios for pur-
poses Of devotion, though certain in
those days Of being branded as Metho-
dists and canting hypocrites. " He had
in early life been immersed in Baptist
church. He acknowledged God in every
victory and says in one Of his dispatches
that he owes it ito the power Of the Eli
field rife in British hands, to British
pluck and to the blessing of Almighty
God on a most righteous cause. He
was accustomed to spend two hours ey-
cry morning in prayer and Bible read
ing, and if the army was to march at S
O'Clock he arose for purposes Of religious
devotion at o'clock, and if the army
was to march at o'clock he arose at 4.
Sir Henry Havelock, the son in
whose arms the father died, when ]
came through London invited three Of
the heroes Of Lucknow to meet me at
his table and told me concerning his
father some most inspiring and Chris
tian things He said: MY father knew
not what fear was. He would say to mo
in the morning as he came out Of his
tent, Harry, have you read the book?'
Yes. Have you said your prayers?
Yes. Have you had your breakfast"
Yes Come then, and let Us mount
and 90 out to be shot at and die like
gentlemen. The three other heroes
of Lucknow at that table told Of Gen
eral Havelock other things just as stir
ring. What a speech that was Hayelock
made to his soldiers as he started for
Cawnpur, India: lover 200 Of our race
are still alive in Cawnpur. With Gods
help we will save them from death. l
am trying you severely, my men, bat
know what you are made Of. " The en-
thusiasm Of his men was well suggested |
by the soldier lying asleep, and, Have
lock riding along, his horse stumbled
over the soldier and woke him, and the |
soldier recognizing the general cried ont
cheerily: Make room for the general. !
God bless the general"
Havelock's Grave.
A plain monument marks Haycl0ck's !
grave but the opitaph is as beautiful
and comprehensive as anything 1 have |
ever seen, and l copied it then and |
there, and it is as follows: "Hcrc rest |
the mortal remains Of Henry Hayelcck, |
major general in the British army and |
Knight Commander Of the Bath, who |
died at Dilkoosha Lucknow Of dyseutry !
produced by the hardships Of cam
paign in which he achieved immortal
fame, on the oath Of November, 1851 |
Ho was born on the 9Th Of April, 1875, |
at Bishops, Wermouth county Durham, |
England. Entered the army 1915.
Came to India 1923 and served there |
with little interruption till his death. |
He bore an honorable part in the wars
Of Burma, Afghanistan, the Mahratta
campaign Of 1913 and the Sutlej OF lol5 |
Retained by adverse circumstances il
subordinate position, it was the aim OF
his life 70 show that the profession Of q |
Christian Is consistent with the fullest
discharge Of the duties Of q soldier. lie
commanded a division in the Persian
expedition Of 1851. In the terrible con-
vulsion Of that year his genius and
character wero at length fully developed
and known to the world. Saved from
on the Ceylon coast by
that providence which designed him
for greater things. he was nominated to |
the command Of the column destined to
relieve the brave garrison Of Lucknow.
This object, otter almost superhuman !
exertion, he, hy the blessing Of God, &C
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