Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-15
TIE SOUARE-BUlLT MAN.
Two Occasions on Which He Said,
"WcII, G~encrai," to WolseIey.

Two Occasions on Which He Said,
We'll, General" to WolseIey.
war correspondence exclaimed
Lord WolSeley. some of them are
desperately brave. while others arc
anything but heroes. The majority. |
think. do their duty well. even when it
leads them into tight places. BY the
way. talking of tight places and war
correspondents. l remember an Incl
dent that may interest YOU. 1t was at
the beginning of the Ashantee cam
paign. just after II landing: Il square
built little man came up 10 me and
said. speaking slowly. and with an un-
miStakable American accent:
"'Gcncral. allow me To Introduce my
self; | am the correspondent Of the New
York Herald. u
Too busy To attend 10 him. l cut him
short with What can | do for you.
sir
lie replied. imperturably. with the
same cXa>peratinG SlowneSs. Well.
General. want TO be rs near you rs |
can if there j. any fightin' 10 be seen
capt. So-and-Co has charge OF all
the arrangements concerning CORE
S%pondents.' | rejoined. curly: YOU had
better Sc him.. And with this | turn
ed on my heel and went about my bust
ness.
Il SAW no more Of my correspondent
with the %a@Sravating GOODNESS and
SloWnesS of speech for many Il day. [
did not g know whether he vas ac-
campaigning The column or not.
"p~crSonally speaking. | WAS only in
danger once during the whole cXpedi-
ton. II was shortly before We en-
tered CoomoSsie. | had pressed for
ward with the advance troops, hoping
10 break the last effort 1T resistance
and have done with the affair. when the
: enemy. utilizing the heavy covert. came
down and fairly surrounded us. For
a few minutes the position was crit
ical. and every man had to fight. for
the cncmy'S fire was poured in 1T close
quarters. They pressed upon us from
all sides, lodging from tree to tree. and
continually edging closer. hoping . get
hand TO hand. In the hottest of ii my
attention was caught by a man in
civilians clothes. who was some fifteen
or twenty yards in front Of me. and
who WAS completely surrounded by the
advancing SavageS. He seemed to pay
no heed 10 the danger. but. kneeling
on one knee. took aim. and fired again
and again. and | seemed to see that
every time he fired Il black man fell.
| waS fascinated by his danger and
c%oolness. As our main body came up
and the savagcS were driven back. I
went forward Ia see that no harm came
10 my civilian friend. who rose Just as
reached him. TO my aStoniShnient it
WAS the correspondent of the New
York Herald. and he began again in the
same slow. calm way:
We'll. General
Again | interrupted him: You were
lucky 10 escape. Didn't you see that
you were s~urrOunded:'
well. General he began again. 4
guess | was too much occupied by the
nisgcrs in front to pay much attention
20 those behind
That was evidently the simple
truth. Whatever men may say in the
future about Henry VI. Stanley. no one
that has seen him in danger will deny
that his courage is of the first quality.
i tool Il liking to him on the spot. and
We became great friends: nor has any
thing occurred since to alter my opin-
ION of him. LONDON Saturday Re
view.