Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-09-14
ENGLAND's BEST SCOUT.
BE Is a Fighter From Texas Engaged In
the Matabele War.

the Matabele War.
Wherever you 20 you find the Amen
can, AID he is never in the rear ranks,
writes London correspondent or the
New York Press. The test scout III the
Matabele war is an American, Burn
ham, Texan, who wears q Texan SOM
brero and rides on a Texas saddle. he
fights for the pleasure Of fighting, and
will be sad when the Matabele war is
over. His education and his natural
powers OF inductive reasoning, says an
Eng llsh ne1spapcr correspondent, raise
him ct once to high rank among the
scouts CT this or any other country.
Burnhan' $ eyes are the wonder of all
beholders. They are small, rowing blue
eyes. Women fall in love with them.
Cecil Rhodes says they can see right
through & mountain when Matabele is
on the ether side CT it. Another CORE
spondent declares the sinewy little man
he is only feet in height-to be q
veritable pocket edition of Hercules.
Then he adds most imp1essively, 'and
withal he is modest and truthful, -
which is something wonderful and IN
accountable in South Africa
>
ing Of NJ limo under circumstances that
would have done credit to Davy Crock
EFT. NJ limo was the great witch doctor
of the Matabele. He started the rebel
lion, saying that he could turn away
the bullets from Uncle Hiram Maxim's
patent music tex into the water If his
fellow countrymen would only bring
him presents in return for the favor.
His throne was in cave which was the
center of pilgrimages for the natives far
and near. Burnham determined to kill
him. The British officers laughed at his
attempt as . fools errand. = But he
enlisted the assistance Of sturdy young
Englishman named Armstrong, and they
started for M 'limos cave. The hills
were fairly swarming with natives, and
Durham and Armstrong travelled by
night and slept by day. They led their
horses SO as to make as little noise az
possible and also to keep them fresh, as
they knew that after Mlimo had been
killed it would depend upon their horses
whether they would be able to return to
the laager or not.
When they arrived III sight of the
cave, they found hundreds of natives
about, but were Disguised to find that
NJ limo himself was not there, being
two or three miles away. They sent the
negro servant whom they had brought
with them to tell the witch doctor that
some natives were waiting for him with
great quantities Of presents. Then, like
the good scouts they were, they moved
OF some distance from the place where
they told Tie servant they would wait
for him, SO as to be On guard in case he
played them false. But in doing so they
ran plump into body of Kaffirs. Had
the Kaffirs been Matabele the two scouts
would have been killed then and there.
Burnham pretended they were in great
fear Of NJ limo and wanted to make
him presents The Kaffirs persuaded
the Matabele to leave the scouts alone
until M limo came and decided what
should be done with them. So they
started down the road from the cave TO
meet NJ limo. When they met him,
Burnham saw that if he shot NJ limo
the whole crowd Of natives would be
Oh them in q minute. After going
through q long orgy M'limo invited
them into a cave alone and told the ma
tives 10 clear out. No sooner We're they
III the cave than Burnham sent bullet
through M'limo's skull.
eve didn't wait to lay the body
out, says Burnham, but we ran for
our horses with all our might The mig
gers followed and shot at us repeatedly,
but their aim was bad. We put our
horses to it for all they were worth. 1t
seemed to me that our horses jumped
over some rocks as high as their heads,
and it is q wonder to me that they did |
not break their necks and ours into the |
bargain. Though the killing of M limo
did not have the effect that was expect |
ed, this detracts none from Burnham' |
daredevil cleverness