The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-10

The reader ~iil gather had rather lost
my head and indeed that is feeble wayo
putting my distraction. / owe 1t more to
the intelligence aud dexterity of my little
mare than TO any effort of my own that l
was not carved TO death. To this hour /
cannot imagine how | escaped where so
many better men were biting the dust; but,
when you come to think Of it, it always is
a mystery how any one ever comes alive
out of battle. Surely if anything can
make the arch enemy dance with delight it
must be the CHASTITY spectacle of frenzied
men hacking each other to pieces.
BY and by began to understand-a thing
more difficult than it may seem-that the
advantage lay with US. / understood it
from the fiendish exhilaration of our men,
from the short, deep coughs of satisfaction
with which they drove their weapons home
and from the greater proportion of shrieks
and empty saddles among our opponents.
The discovery acted like a drug that sets
the blood on fire. To keep from going stark
mad roared myself black in the face and
rode furiously whithersoever my goaded
mare chose to carry me, sometimes among
friends, oftener among foes, and always
with frantic desire 20 see my sword run
as red as the Others Nothing less than the
mercy of God brought me out of that
DEVILS mess alive.
All this while Yumen Yusel and the man
on the black horse were posted on the ridge
looking down on the battle. They might
be mere spectators, indifferent TO the issue,
so remote they seemed from the scene of
anguish in which two armies were pouring
out their hearts blood. But when we be-
gan to gain mounted messenger came
galloping down the slope and spoke for a
minute or 80 TO the commander of Yumen
Yusel's troops. Whatever was his mes
sage, it put fresh force and courage into the
men, for, getting into closer formation, they
hurled themselves upon us with fury that
soon gave them back their lost ground. But
though we yielded little our lances did
not slacken in their work. Nay, the slicing
went on with redoubled energy and oaths
that were curdling to hear
Holy prophet, how they fghtI' cried
Amood Sim as he and Abou Kuram met
for moment in the rear. Mine eyes have
never beheld such slaughter. Look you
now at lsmael Numar-how he cleaveth
heads and heweth off limbs! He shall have
three more wives and "A present of gold for
his valor. And look you, too, how the good
Koor Ali layeth about him. have been
watching hina, and he slayeth like one pre-
pairing for the sacrifice There goeth
man severed in two, another and still an
other. Didst thou ever see the likel He
maketh stepping stones TO victory of his
enemies. He shall have a dozen of my
choicest slaves. And my brother, too, hath
done marvellous execution. have seen his
blade shifting with the stroke Of lightning
He hath left the dead i'm heaps behind him.
j will bethink me what hpiitteth him TO re-
ceive. Yea, and /, too, have smitten the
foe | slit fellows ribs as cook would
cut open the ribs of sheep. BY my faith,
IL was fine sport"
He stopped aud looked over the sangui-
nary scene.
'0ur men fight like lions" he said.
Then, with sudden change Of tone: "Yet
thinkest thou they are being driven backg
Doth 1t appear TO thee the enemy is gain.
ing just n little, ever SO lttleY If we lose
ground-but no." changing voice and man
ner again, there they storm home. pro.
fess koor Ais sword is crimson an inch
deep. And there 90 our horsemen. Glory
To the prophet, the day Is ours! Iumen
Nusels 5 men ly-we are conquerorsl They
fyl They fyl"
They were not flying. but their leader
had been cut down by one Of our cavalry.
men, and in the confusion that followed
they lost ground again.
II told thee the day was ours" cried
Amood Sim in a transport of childish de
light. But lac was soon singing TO another
tune.
'See, see. - he cried ere the words Of re
joicing were well out OF his mouth. ole
cometh, he cometh-satan cometh. We arc
undone. Who can Withstand bimi lie
rideth like whiriwind aud destroyeth az
a fire My brother, we are undone."
Abou kuram made no reply, but turned
his eyes 10 the dread warrior on the black
horse, who was cantering down the slope
with band Of 30 men mounted on the pick
OF Arabian studs. A. the company ad
vanced 10 was Joined by others, till the total
must have been equal " half a British regl
nank