New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-11
KTPLTNG At THE FRONT.
He GOES OUT ON THE vELDT AND IS
SHELLED BY THE Beers

He GOES OUT ON THE vELDT AND IS
sHELLED BY THE Beers
London, May 2.-Bennet Burleigh. IN The Daily
Telegraph recounts Rutyard Kiplng's first ex-
perience Of being under fire The author accom-
panied the war correspondent TO Karee Siding.
Al. BurIeigh says:
klpling. who in town and staying al me same
note, paid me the compliment Of expressing a de-
sire TO accompany me, in my Cape cart the field.
hight breakfast before starting to catch the troops
10 camp OUT upon the kopjes or the yeldt laid in
enough for vigorous open air or campaign thirst
nent4fIy and pbvsfcaIIv and both Of ns f bsf@ra
starting that the provisioning question n
our capacity and judgment.
Although knowing ne British soldiers Ike one OF
themselves, and familiar with Thomas Atkns's
many sidedness Nj kipEng had not previously
drums TO battle. An and it is something worth
having had experience OF, TO nave marched into
harvesting OF Death keeping step side by side with
Til here shells are bursting Scattering FIRE nan
Of murderous missiles, and viperish bullets dart
frg rad both AMI want forwa-d o' W. M Up a5G
chance with a little guiding. granted his desire
yielding not teo Drusque first experience to the
We drove ont of Bloemfontein. briskly humping
along the northward tracks toward Glen Station,
caught sight OF Colonel LIE GalIais's brigade lying
ridge Of rough Upland Els Scouts were S going bout iST
like ants. searching the ranges and pointed kopjes
70 our front. Four OF them galloped up 10 US IN
pairs from different points Of the compass 10 in
Quire who were and 70 examine passes The
equlpage excited their sharpest curiosity but
given the name Of Rudyar4 kiping. with the OBJ
servation. a pass from Bees 70 go anywhere"
Il was -'OUer sesame
Arriving r-ar Karee Kloof. where there was
good grazing, outspanned. leaving the horses
knee battered il charge OF my boy" while Mr.
klpling and / clambered the rocks TO the TOD
Of the Ropje. an altitude Of over five thousand
feet, as vera. climbing becomes a putting per
formance Under the shadow OF the scrub trees
boerS ana friends alike. who were holding not
mote hills and crests We just time for the
overture Of the little drama which followed. The
AuStrallans. who were dashing, intelligent fellows.
supported by a handful OF the {. / VS. and Nes-
bits Horse. a Grahamstown colonial contingent,
advanced and drove in the BOer Outposts holding
The nearest kopies and ridges
Having the range. Of course, the enemy's fire
swelled in volume. and promptly further aug
ers. The cavalry were already miles about" We
were afoot upon rather bare upland. without
armed non-combatants. So We turned and walked
the enemy We're TOO busy with the cavalry 10 pay
special attention but. the horsemen soon
Us Wlat excellent long range shots they when
nobody is disturbing their aim by firing back Still
We did not suffer. except that they hurt feel
ings- Then they took 10 Smelling poor way
farers and 7 altered my tactics by moving ZigZag
10 the east and. though once or twice they got
the slope, and OF sight.
Into the cart bundled. and faces
toward BloenfOntein. We got into town. shaken.
but complete. and. I foretOd. without being
stopped. challenged or called uDOn FOR the
sign Whether Mr. kipling will ever really forgive
cart and the lateness Of oUr return. 7 shall for
long remain uncertain. But I think he enjoyed
himself upon the veldt. otherwise he would not
nave taken 70 naklng ard huInnlng over new
verses like Robert Burns was wont 10 DO.