Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-15

ard. said Major sampson. The man
ttied, his heart and viii were good
enough. but he failed physically. Soon
nuerward Sampson saw him rushing 10
the front with all his might. blood
pouring from wound on his face.
Where are the Boersg' he cried. Let
mr get at them. Another light horse
man did not know he was wounded tin
the abdomenp until the next day. lie
Thought that tho slight pain he suffered
was dur ~ drinking beer on an empty
stomach after the nRht was over.
zone Dutchman was found moaning
aud crying under thorn bush. I'm
dead. I'm dead he cried. IT'S that
dreadful iyddite.' lie was told that no
lyddito had been used In the battle.
I know u was, he said. because |
read Il In tho Standard and Diggers'
News a quaint reason. lie was ex-
hmlned and punched all over and found
to be not 20 much as scratched. 4
know he said. but I'm dead. IN die
soon. The Standard ana Diggers says
that lyddltc kills you without hurting
YOU II II n singular fact. by the way.
that OF the wounded and prisoners the
vast majority spoke English for choice.
'One line Incident must be told. When
Mr.. pearse was looking after "A wound
81 man. ana asking what he could do
for him. the man said. Get under
cover. sir. or thvy'll kill you 4 dor-
his wound. but he wished that Il had
come four minutes later 50 that he
might have seen the job through.
by the way, Capt. Trnvera Of the
Devons was grazed ON the knuckle by
a bullet at the same moment NJ another
smashed his water bottle. and a com
panlon DevOninn had the Inside OF his
right sleeve ripped.
1.-THE Gordona had reached the brow
Of the kopic and the imperial llght
horse were n little ahead 81 them
'Yc'rc gluttons for the fightlng.' said n
Gordon, but we've got yer bellyful the
day Mon said another. there's nae
doobt that this In yer Dargai' The DOR
dona who were not at Dargal are as
proud " II, by the way, as the Gordona
who were there.
when tho cease fre' sounded the
Gordons were standing In far too close
Inca splendid target. OF which the
enomy did not fail TO take alvantage
For some unexplained reason some one
used the work retire In the hearing
OF bugler, | have since discovered
that the retire was sounded by lioer
with a bugle near the Gordons. close
enough 20 cause tho regiment to think
the order was meant for them. The
same trick WINS tried on the Dublins at
Talana without success. Retire be
adJectived,' he said-or didn't Hay-and
promptly sounded the advance. In they
MfHAF wv lkNA WI flknAs
cursing for all they were worth. curses
not loud but deep. Man fell behind
man. but the line never waVerod nor
broke I'LL the hlyoncta got among the
Beers. rs one man prodded "A BOer he
remarked IN a broad Scots accent. I
remember Mujuba; you'll remember
Einndslangte.' l don't think the VIC
TINS memory Of Elandslaagte was very
prolonged. 'NOn's for Jock said nnoth-
irwin thrust, adding with second
thrust. and yon's for mysel.'
"'rhe Beers could not stand up 20 cold
steel. They melt and held up their
hands and cried mercy. Mercy they
got; hut In some instnncese they re-
turned treachery and got Justice,
Trooper white OF @ company. imperial
llght horse, was running beside Capt.
Mullins and n couple OF troopers when
three Beers held up their hands. Don't
flre, said Capt. Mullins. A fourth Boer,
standing close 10 the three, then aimed
Mt Capt, Mullins. hut hit Trooper White,
iniliotlng a wound from which he has
since died. Then he shot Capt. Mulllns
through the shoulder. The others
picked up their rides and attempted TO
get' In their shots before the reward
OF their trenchery could be INFLICTED,
hut they failed. A Manchester soldier
quarter 70 his pal. The pal gave II,
withdrawing his bayonet; but after he
had passed on the old Boer put buffet
through his head. There was a piece OF
cold steel In the old Beers ribs before
very long.
DEATH OF cHIsHoLME.
OF Scott chlsholmo. the colonel of the
Imperial llght horse, the Standards
correspondent writes,
mo death has been more severely felt
than the colonera lie was a good man