New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

had to pass TO get TO the British line in 'front.' all
OF them were galioping in us, shooting as they
rode and shouting to us to surrender, and. had we
hands. for il was almost hopeless to try to ride
through the rain of lead that whistled around US.
IS that not flied with lead for some Of the
bullets bullet ,Sa came so close to me that think should
We were racing by this time, Lambies big chest.
pony, and We We're not more r than a hundred yards
away from the Mauser rifles that had closed in on
Iish: Ils Throw up your hands you id fools!''
only crcuched lower our horses backs and rode
al! the harder for even barnyard fowl loves lib
All at once I saw nay comrade throw his hands
up with spasmodic gesture. He rose In his stir,
as he spun round in the air l the red blood
Sn @ n hhe whe face d and hnex that de & had c
and the lead was closer to me than ever friend
that the next few strides Would Settle things The
pIaek pony was galioping gamey under my weight
or would he fail me? Suddenly something touched
Wss s on the gh a & es not s 6oT
| knew was hit; knew that the reins had fallen
down upon my horses back and my head hanging
below his throat Then all the world went out in
as If by magic My horse seemed TO rise with me.
When ne, next t' knew was still on this planet
found myself in the saddle again. riding between
as swayed from side to side There was halt;
a man with kindly face took my head In the
down my throat Then they carried me to a shady
spot beneath shrubbery and laid gently
down. One man bent over me and washed the blood
that had dried on my face, and then carefully
things more plainly Blue sky above me; group
of rough, hardy men, all armed with rifles, around
to move l soon knew / was damaged
The same r9 goo good looking young 4 fellow with the
now. old fellow" stared hard at the speaker, for
Gated @ one. too. Yes I'm better. I'm a prisoner,
sta aR T He 9es Sessd Are you an an sb6 SHIN os
born and bred and am the man who bowled you
Te 8e What m @ on @ earth r a & you ss do such nc oG %
tance?" Didn't think I was welcome in these
said, graveIy: rather thank God you are living Wing
man this moment. 1t His hand that saved you;
entity; there no cant in the sentiment he
5s for Se too on too is manly
knGcked tas three hogrs s my
tSsaRy eao TO HIM 0eT sSo
through n. the brain Poor eesgar muttered
pcse?''
ee US Re eF e asa Rs s easy Do Your
friend will get decent burial What was his rank
aG My sgd & asr are IN ea6s s poGkt
out With lighting tin party You try to ride off at
We @ to Tog can 9 bae no one
but yourselves for this days work Il blame no
atty Then they told e e how poor Lambie horse
had swerved between myself and them after
in the saddle. and they knew was hit. A few
my horses head and he rolled on top of me. Yet
with Il all had escaped with Craze over the
as the Boer said, the hand of God have shield
ed
Mr.. Haies later in his recital of what he
says:
the sey to 50 fse e
the treatment they have received since the moment
emphatlcaliy that in every solitary instance with
they gT3ndly treated he
hospital nurses only not by the officials alone but
ommies are not the men to e' waste Praise oa on
any 9s abo n nbess Po It is We'll but this is
The Boer is a rough looking beggar in the
enough about soldiers drill to keep himself warm G
h o II we'd ak m eR Re e se bu
soer is daad ND he e r res Of Europe yoh
think so, only let EN- have try at i'm nd see.
Christian, md bears no malice ELS like bloom
IN sd south put Sea eoeoanu not much TO look out
e Chance 9uFe to know w0dS4 nd SGS at
is about correct in his judgment
WAR TEST OF MEN.
Judging from the number of prominent officers
marking time along the British lines Of communi-
cation many of them. writes Bennett Burlegh TO
THE Daily Telegraph" have been found out"
He says:
am 81, satisfied i that in at least instance
slip free when they should have been caught to
man. For that he and others have been trans
formed into forwarding agents." directors gen
eral of bully beef and biscuits" instead Of they
aspred to be, leaders of men in the field. But in
stances Of mistaken vocations due to heart and
profession real surprise and Comfort to
1nd that Field Marshal Lord Roberts vigorously
round peg in the square hole If there had
been more such adminstra tion in Natal it had been
better for the service and the success of our arms.
bqt war mas constant eye openers for the OBJ
been familiar General M Gy remarked he i0e to
me the other day: Il have been wofuily undeceived
thought were Splendid feoWs' Who Would Won have Ve
themselves the ranfest frauds. and those had
eIss o t{e M from have done great things War
way"
sand Beers refers seemingly to the two thousand
men. with the best of horses who left General
Cronje on the night of February %, five days after
it was thought that he completely surrounded
Continuing Mr.. Burlegh, writing March g. says:
Our friend the willy Beer is a his own congenial
game along front. Every rough kopie and de-
fensive position he is industriousiy fortifying
building walls erecting W sand Ff bag redoGbs
direction hopes We shall advance For ~ such m I's
country he mas made choice of the strongest pos
southward from the Modder skp p from range 10
rang range g, OF low strong kopjes North of the Modder
ana guns In emplacements upon table topped hills
and ef es Of concd i kona h his re
& Gan n1de ms n men and conceal his cannon Yester
hours. Nearly every morning there are outpost
few guns were fired by either Side and the cTack
ling Of musketry went for hours. The ranges
suited. '''N1' u'iii'se re-
Some s9s ,ern ten days % ago thing done by
than tn n pa passing record body OF Beers Fastening
energetic cay e' he eneY back pa by
fight passed by several low kopjes where Roberts's
from a 600 yard range. young officer, nearer