The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17

I WgeTa hTldgrs mlghT hNNc b"fn hrT1
bcIts. or Lucas Meyer men on Bulwana snipcd."
II" bcstows hearty praise upon the Natalians
saying, that Irrespective Of position they have
other Of the numerous local CORPS cavalry. ar
tillrry and infantry Stalwart colonials, scions
mish and general action, fought dough iily side
by side with our best troops. English. Irish
and Scotch regiments From DUNDEE to Lady
and always proved themselves keen and most
dependable soldiers, They have not stint,d
ness to meet the Bocr face TO face and SHE'D their
own blood freely in defence Of country, flag and
Queen. j, y only to 6r regsrticd that months
ni,cd md that they had not received fuller train
Ing and bitter Opportunity of matching them:
selves against Transynalers and Free Stnicrs OF
volunteers there need b. no lack. for tiuandcrs
arc 80 eager are all British colonials, TO take
up arms against the Beers.
News Of the western campaign has not yet
had time 10 come through by mail except as
regards the not very considerable skrmish al
Belmont which WAS adequately covered by cable.
On the day Of that engagement Julian Ralph
had run up IN Orange River from DeAar, and
from the top OF the highest kopie. little way
across the river. turned his glasses in the direc-
ton Of the fight which was proceeding on hill
too far of for much " BE- seen. lie gives US q
good idea Of the difficulty Of watching khaki
clad troops upon the vedt and other deceptive
hpTraiahOo vi VIC "pPo''""' '''' P'"' ''
writes
As ! swept he neia win my glasses us
corered--only by intense concentration
n distant hill was crowded with our men in khaki.
FIRST saw such 81 their horses as were white or
| extra dark Their cannon-three OF which were
with them and painted light brown-I never saw
at ALL 50 wonderfully does the khaki color merge
into the color oil me sun Drowned 'e'u" "h"o
ranged Inc SaHey OF pam WIN my glasses some
'hihE shPPcu anu 'uiio'e' "'n''s V'o' ""'
stones oeh'hu me 'u'"o' "'"Ne u"
| OF he'p SUMMING man Gnu 'o.''' '"' -,
| ing ihm 'hc k'ea' "''"n eyes VI ." uS'" ~ =
ire' VAL anu WIN "e' ",'''' % '.,.>
longer "'nh NY '""' " IN ~ 49,
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mere now We NV" nun "'N wv w. -
he seem, very n"pp!, '' -, -.
me anu ""N n p"''"'' o0'"''" '' 49,
the 'ap'aih "ho'e' "''o' app's ,o
that they were very pusy scanning INC
he 700 s,a'en ~ u' pam az"
and watchiui he h'ghes' Nph.nuon w 80,
IN appearance i'e "'o'''u "''' '"'
momeh' ps Sei@'hs anu '""'s III.
safety matches A'"t uia' no COMMUNIST "''
sentry au'y WIN s""o'a' "ol -" ~" :.
We saw bu' niue 10 'e"n'u w Gnu nV'"s w
| put us more upon our sua'a' ''' "h ~
possible, than al 'he beginning "ha' mus III
tcrcStcJ ME are the phenomena ana h'uS'ohS
which are begoten by me Atmosphere mere Hp'"
the yeldt where this war Is 10 pe iou3n' out 70,
instance every now ana men gfea. e'oun Oh
whiish dust would breed upon the surface "' 'hc
plain and send streaming 'ail Of VIVA, 'o"keu
like vapor turning In runner formed e'ouu 10
ward the sky or reaching lar away IN 'he VIM
Thcse sudden apparitions demanded close scrutiny
hut In every instance they proved 10 be the clouds
- H., ,.isod hy rovi,, aocks of sheen Again
:" ""'' '"'" W mems 80
the form OF swift riding horseman would appear
efnr and seem TO dart along the veldt II Was sure
. -, ,.,, iii, ,,oll,;,e, ,,i, IA s,.,eIy sIou,
10 prove '" Nv u" '''''" "'"'"'''e "'''
And the reverse oil thiS was equally 'fue iof
n man in black clothing mounted on n gray horse
~ a. ,ro.,.rco -, . s,,n.,,,,uroI bird
hnd al, ne "ppea''n W w.. 80 .'.
The riders body cut The horse form In Two ieaV
ing two whitish ends visible and when the horse
IL, H., mart. ~ In. animal roo. and fell
khh"Pcu "em P"''' W Wv, ANNA, ~"
like wings Inc surface OF 'he 'ciat looked 'r'c'
vet il was so far from that az 10 cause n body Of
w ,.ao,,a .t an. time and at .,o,hc, time I.
our "o"P' az '"u n' ' 49, '" va. a..
railway train suddenly 10 disappear 'hough 'he
surface looked level all around them. They dis
..oJ a, . t,v miles die,,nce and tbough ~,
aPpo"''n ~ -" ~ " - NV INNS
imagined ourselves able I" look down upon inc