Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-26

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wounded. While be sat there shell
struck the room, and somo one suggested
that he had better leave the room, but he
smiled and said, lightning never strikes
twice in the came place. Hardly had he
said this when another shell tore OF his
thigh, and he WINS carried dying INTO DR..
Fnyrcrs house on the other side OF tho
road. Sir Henry Lawrence had been In
poor health for long time before the mu-
tiny. He had been In tho Indian service for
years, and he had started for England to ro
cover his health, but getting ns fhrns BON
hny the English government requested him
20 remain nc least awhile for he could not
be spared in such dangerous times. He came
here 10 Lucknow and forcseelng the siege
OF this rcsidency had filled many OF the
rooms with grain, without which tho resi-
dency wonld have been obliged TO surren-
der. There were also taken by him Into
this residenny rice and sugar and charcoal
and fodder for the oxen and hny for tho
horses. But now. at the time when all
tho people were looking to him for wis
dom md courage, Sir Henry Is dying
Our escort described the scone-unique,
tender, beautiful and oyorpowcring-and
while / stood on tho very spot whore the
slghs and groAns OF tho besleged and LAGER
nted and broken hearted met the whiz OF
bullets, and the dcmoniho hiss Of bursting
she'll, and the roar Of batteries my escort
gave me the particular
A Glory to Christendom.
las soon ns Sir Henry wus told that he
had not many houSst o live he asked tho
chaplain to administer TO him tho holy
communion. He felt particularly anxious
for the safety OF the women In the resi-
doncy. who nt any moment might bo sub
jcctod to the snvages who howled around
the rosidcncy, their bronking IN only
matter OF timo unless rc.enfOrcoments
should come. He would frequently say
TO those who surrounded his death couch;
Save tho lrdlos. God help the poor WON
en- hnd ohildronp
He gave directions for tho desperate
defense Of tho place Io nsked forgiveness
OF all those whom no might unintentiun-
ally have neglected or offended. IIo left
message for all his friends. Ho forgot
not to give direction for tho care Of his
fayorito horse. Ho charged tho officers,
snyingi BY no means surrender. Make
no treaty or compromise with the dosporu-
does. Die lRhtlng uo took charge OF
tho asylum ho had established for the chill
dron OF soldiers. He gay0 directions for
his burial, suylng No nonsense, no fuss
Let mo DO buried with tho men. He die
tatod his own optaph which l read
above his tomb; Here lies Henry Law
renee, who tried TO do his duty. May tho
Lord have mercy on lis soul.
" He said, i would like 10 have pas
sage OF Scripture pdded TO the words on
my grave, such rs, ITO the Lord our God
belong murcies and furgyenesses, though
we have rcbollcd against him" Isn't it
from DnniolF SO az bravo n man ms Eng
land or India ever saw expired. Tho sol
diers lifted tho cover from his face and
kissed him before they carried him out
The chaplain offered a prayer Then they
removed the great hero amid the rattlng
hail Of tho guns and put him down among
other soldiers buried at the same time, -
All OF which state for tho benefit of
those who would have us believe that tho
Christinn religion Is tlt only for women In
tho eighties and children under seven.
There was glory enough In that departure
to halo Christondom
There" said our escort, dob the
Mailer did tho work"
who was Bob tho Nailorf"
"Oh, no was the African who sat at
that point, and when any ono Of our mon
him with rltla ball. Bob was n sure
marksmOn. Tho only way to get ncross
tho road for water from tho we'll was to
wait until lis gun flashed and then in
stNntly cross before he had time to load.
The only way we could get rid Of him
was by digging mino under tho house
whore he was hidden. when tho house
was blown up, Bob tho Mailer went with
it."
said to him, Had you made up your
would do IN case tho flonds actually broke
INF"
oh, yesw said my escort. "wc had
IL MI planned, for tho probability was
every hour for nearly 1--WE months that
they would break in, You must rcmem.
bor IL was 800 agalnet 90, 600. and for
the latter part OF tho timc 1t was 800
against 90, 600, and tho rcsidCncy and tho
enrthwofks around IL woro not put up for
such an attack, 10 was only from tho
mercy Of God that wo were not ,uassncred
soon nftor tho besogcmOnt. We wern re-
solved NOT TO allow ourselves to get into
the hands Of those dcspcrdoes. You must
remember that we and all the women had
hcnrd OF tho butohcry at Cnwnpur, and
wo knew what defeat meant. II unable
to hold out any longer we would have
blown ourselves up aad all gone out of
life together"
An Awful Prison.
"Show me, - said, ''tho rooms where
tho women and children staid during
those awful months"
Then we crossed over and went down
into tho cellar of tho rosidenoy. With a
shuddcr Of horror indcscribablo entered
tho collars whore Coz women and children
had been crowded until the whole floor
was fun. | know tho oxact number, for
i counted their names ON the roll. As
ono OF the ladies wrote In her diary. speak
ing OF these women, she said They lay
upon the iloor fitting into each other like
bits In pnzzle. wives had obtained
from their husbands the promise that the
husbands would shoot them rather than
let thom FILL into tho hands OF these DIES.
noradoos The women within tho resi-.
dency wero kept on the smallest allow.
aneo that would maintain life, No oppor.
tunity OF privacy. The donth nngol and
tho birth angel touched wings as they
passed, Files, mosquitoes vurmin In fun
possession Of the place, and these women
IN momontaey expectation thar tho enrag.
cd sayaSei would rueh upon them In a
violence OF which club and sword and
torch and throat cutting would be the
mildor forms.
Our escort told us nenin and again OF
me bravery OF these women. They did not
iespnir They encouraged tho soldiory.
They wnltcd on tho wounded and dying
IN tho hospital They gave up their stock I