Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31

pluckily ridden after and recaptured
by Hendriks. Then two of the patrol
had their horses shot dead under
them. Jndson and Stsmford-Brown
ran back to see McCeer, and found
him lifeless, with several bullets
through his head. All this while thu
enemy for the most part remained hid
den, the grass edging the roadside he.
ing from eight to nine feet high. In
this dense cover the natives sluatted,
and took pot-shots at the patrol, who
bad only flashes and puffs of smoke to
aim at in return.
About mile from the Tatagors
Drift, where the road winds between
the foot OF q large kopie and the river,
humiliation seemed certain. The
blacks were swarmed to within three
yards OF the road, and bullets seemed
to rain upon the horses from every
quarter. Here one of the leaders of
the team was shot through the head,
but not killed, and kept its place. I'M
mediately after, however, the off-side
wheeler fell MORALLY wounded, and
while Brown and Salthouse were strug-
Cling to cut him loose, the near wheeler
was killed and almost fell on Salthouse.
Next Jacobs aud Van Staaden were
shot dead, the latter falling with the
side of his head completely blown
away. Arnot was cut off from his
comrade, but eventually escaped. Hen
drinks in the advance guard was shot
right through the jaws and mouth,
and was ordered to abandon the con.
voy and save himself. Ogilvie was
shot and severely injured; and Burton,
receiving a terrible wound - right
through the face--just managed to
Chamber into the wagon, and fell bleed.
ing among the Mortified women.
Still the sgonizsd procession forged
slowly ahead, and still the four re-
naming horses painfully dragged the
wagonette, blood pouring from the
nose and mouth of the wounded leader.
The advance guard now made Sc.
ries of charges on the ambushes ahead,
and 80 diverted some of the fire from
the wagonette. At the end of that
terrible valley, a ruse de guerre was
attempted, the advance guard riding
forward and cheering wildly rs if they
sighted advancing relief. The cheer
ing was taken up by the rest-and the
ruse succeeded.
The firing slackened off perceptibly,
and soon ceased altogether; and be-
fore they reached the Gwebi River all
pursuit WAS abandoned.
With one halt, varied by a false
alarm that the natives were again in
sight, they toiled painfully over the
intervening seventeen miles, reaching
Salisbury Lager about ten o'clock.
They received an indescribable ova.
ton, it being reported that all were
killed. The attack on the Alice Mine
and the reliefs had lasted, with but
little intermission, more than sixty
hours.
Inspector Nesbit-possibly because
he was connected with force more
nearly allied to the regular forces
was given Victoria Cross, but he was
the only member of that gallant little
band whose services were recognized
by government. Captain Dan Judson,
the organizer, leader and moving spirit
of tho most heroic expedition in colo.
NAL annals-despite the strenuous
recommendations Of Judge Vincent
received-nothing! But his heroic
feat of arms is not likely to be forgot
ten by the people of the veldt side,
and villa De remembered by most Eng
lishmen who know the story.-Wide
World Magazine.