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dozen others TO the right. and vilJoan i
the rest to the left.
Prayed God and Fired On.

ssThe English were still advancing and
they were now within zoo yarcs OF US. ~
was easy to recognize the kits they were
wearing. We fired at them necessarily.
not time to be afraid. ! prayed to God
and fred on, aiming each time at one OF
their men. You know ] am not bad
shot Their Maxims gave US back what
we sent them, without moments STOP
A few OF us. finding our positions TOO risky.
ran back to where the horses were, ana
went of. I was close to the general and
remained. We fired on. he. as well as l.
and tried to get under cover behind three
blocks OF rock when lyddite shell burst
close to us and covered us with earth ana
stones. The general withdrew US little
back. At this moment one OF my neigh
bors was hit In the side. But he had
strength enough to get TO his horse and
galloped off.
Surrounded by British.
I'VE were now only fighting on the kop-
Je with the general, and the British we're
still advancing and crushing us In circle.
At fifty yards distance we were still mr.
ing on them. Just then the general fell.
The group around him was reduced to
eight, of whom three were wounded. My
friend had been wounded in the wrist. but
he kept on firing with his left hand. rest
ing his gun on his right arm. We could
neither carry away the general nor de-
fend him, and our cartridges were ex-
nausteu. Wnat now saiu Soshi' wiz
We .Soneu -. =. %, ,,s. .,,sa xvh,to
49, Caahas ,.u,arad nth ! cursa Tha
100 III. ,,,,,s.,na ~, ara,,nS ne Sowethirp
80 A.. - 49,. .u,o,,, saia ona ~ the
wounded-Coghill completed the phrase
I'VE must run for it. Good luck cried
the general, who was seated on the
ground and pale as death.
hunhs"s hor ie'
I'VE threw down our muskets ana every
thing that might delay us, ana then we
rushed down the kopJe. for 1t was q case
OF saving our own skins. The two oodies
of advancing English troops were with
In 200 yards of each other. 1 ran down be-
tween them, without turning my head 10
right or left. The bullets gave, me wings.
l don't think ! ever ran SO quick ! WAS
lucky enough to get to the horses without
being hit. / could not find mine, but got
hold OF another. Then on l went on nim'
ana managed TO get clear OF the iancers,
W., mho "ere pus W.mr .raaI 90 sha
next morning managed to Join the COM
mando of yiljoen. don't know what be-
came OF my comrades, but nope tnat they
were az lucky as l.
Pretoria commando rara"es'
The Standard and Diggers' News gives
the following picturesque account OF the
departure OF u commando from PRETORIA
1.-THE parade of 400 sturdy warriors OF
the police commando excited admiration.
The Africander men have received their
mandate from the women folk, though the
snaaow OF Eianas iaas,e huns IKE pan
a.aya Souss In kannes and maids in
chintz. and babies of all ages upon whom
the warriors showered benediction, chung
and struggled fiercely around the car
riages. 1t was admitted that no finer or
more servlceable force had been sent off.
BY the time 1t gets to the Natal border
it will be 500 strong. 1t Is under the COM
mand of Police Gen. J. H. Vandam.
c. d. Shoutte addressed the men:
You are going to defend your rights,
your liberty and your independence, that
dearly bougnt independence God has grant
ed you, ana whicn Is once again contested.
You are not going 10 ngnt Tor nonor or
money or mercenary ampition or soroid
GAIN"
Julian Ralph at Modder River.
,,.aa. r,,,o. h,,,,a hsa MANY aror.,,,
incidents It's neavy losses, us ions aura-
tion, providing a never-faiiing topic or the
war correspondent lucky enough to have
witnessed It. Julian Ralph. in the Daily
Met, o,yes a lengthy and vivid account Of
-, ..
this engagement
"A common reliance OF the Boer, he
writes. was upon empty gin bottles. BOT
ties still containing gin and one full bot
tie of that liquor were 10 De seen STUCK iii
the loose art Oh the 'rehcies'
Speaking OF the Boer losses this corre-
spondent declares:
First in the mind OF the Boer is the
desire to hide his dead and to lie about
to hide the truth. The prisoners We took
all said that only eighteen had been killed,
but the deserters said the loss of life was
very great and that in the river alone, 100
wer,, sunk with weights For my part
shafI NOT he SURPRISED If we learn some day
that in killed alone the Beers lost quite
enn 900
.Artsr ever,, batt,a the ve,dt has heen
s..as ,,;.h poar horss. owirg IN ~.
o,,s,t,r, 80 hr;nyinp two horses for each
s..S,, =. A. r,an and owing Ia tho less of
80 W., daath and wonnded Put b,th