New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
LORD UOLSELEYS STORIES.

THE COURAGE OF WAR CORRESPONDENT.
! From The Saturday Review.
| But let recur now to the charm OF intercourse
| with Lord wolseley. and the happy and kindly
| qualities which endear him to his friends lie ~
| at his best when speaking OF his war experiences
| whether in the New World or In the Old. NO one
| has ever given graphic sketches OF Lee ana
| OF Stonewal Jackson than Lord Wo.seley can give
as the French saw between the pear and the cheese
and his stories OF the Crimea OF the Indian mu'ny
OF In China and Africa. are hardly 10 ne
equalled lie: take Crmean story first. prem's-
ing solely that memory, however vivid. Is not
phonograph and IN this instance Is careless OF In
ciden;al details which added little but loca. color
10 the picture The tale elected by question
as to whether Lord Woseley knew Charles Gordon
in the Crimea and what he thought OF him.
''Oh yes. knew Gordon-knew him very well. we
were subalterns together young fellows just begin
ming life. full Of spirits and go. In spite OF all tho
hardships the road before seemed bright, inter-
nina ble-always leading upward. Gerald Graham
Gordon and often together in the advanced
works in front OF the Redan We had already come
10 look Graham's courage as something almost
supernatural You know his height-well on TO
feet inches ] should say. Well. he used TO stand
up the trenches and pay no more attention TO the
Russian fire than If the bullets had been snowbails
and when he relieved in the evening. instead
of crawling along the trench under cover. he used
to step OUT Of II onto the open ground ana I maxi
were too astonshed at this piece OF cheek to take
any steps TO put an end TO IT, but as was grew
Hsin las. Hs psrec5 mob
used 70 wait foT Tahams appaTance and then ,n, let
evening after evening. as cool as cucumber ana
S told Sm had
make S Of himself but m nothing We co%
Of a mile out OF his way to avoid the Russian fire
asked n,srraDnE the narrat''
IN Ms sb II, r~sd Gps sya ns Tsnso IT,
suppose my disposition was cacnla,lng and am,
Sqs' in ss back st iS5
vn ins GSasy
aa no %ak to r ana se e St
~ he would crawl h6 aong the shca after me
The ns story Hs s with tho man who
VIII probably be found TO have won enduring repu.
war sxSsmsa lord wS;s
others are anything but heroes The majority.
t %S "ps Ss' @ talking OF tsn
| places and war correspondents, I remember an In
n Ming Of h he ashanti campaign just after our land
ngi sa1are-but little man came up to me and and
49, Gsnsr:i allow me to intrsause myself; am
Too busy to attend to him, ! cut him short
He replied imperturbably, with the same exas-
| peratlng sowness Well General, | want TO be as
near you as can If there is any fghtin' to be
| seen
Captain So-and-So has charge Of all the
rangements concerning correspondence rejoined,
CURLY; you had better see HIM And with this ]
! turned on my heel and went about my business.
Il saw no more Of my correspondent with the
! aggravating GOODNESS and slowness OF speech for
many day. | did not even know whether he was
accompanying the column or not.
! Personally speaking, was only in danger once
during the whole expedition. 1t was shortly before
the advanced troops. hoping to break the last
effort at resistance and have done with the affair.
when the enemy utilizing the heavy covert. came
! the position was critical and every man had 10
! fight, for the enemys IRE was poured In at close
! quarters. They pressed upon us from all sides.
! lodging from tree tree. and continually edgng
OF II my attention was caught by a man In civilians
clothes. who some tfteen or twenty yards In
front OF me; and who was completely surrounded
heed to the danger he was in. but. kneeltng on one
knee took aim and fired again and again. and
seemed to see that every time he fred black man
| As our main body came up and the savages were
| driven back went forward to see that no harm
came to my civilian friend who rose just as
respondent Of The Nsw.YorR Herald and 'I ne
began again In the same slow. calm way:
Again ! interrupted hin him You were lucky to
| We'll, General he began again. guess I was
| too much occupied by the niggers In front to pay
much attention to those behind
| That was evidently the simple truth. Whatever
| men may say In the future about Henry NJ Stan.
ley. no Owe that has seen him In danger will deny
| that his courage is Of the first qualify. took
to him has on the :pS and W became
my opinion Of him."