The Lamar register., 1900-01-24

n, work in the way OF descriptive
I'd ever done by British cores
.pts has been appearing In the
5 uapcrs in the last few days.
n Hgicigh's splendid description
hattie OF Coienso, which was ca
In part by the Associated Press,
a;ia BIZ finer than the account OF
rsfoHteIn by the correspondent OF
balls News. II Is in part as fol.
,rInr the night il was considered
llsnf that the big Highland brig
,k.5ut 1900 strong, under General
hs7pr. should get close enough to
- af the foe to make possible to
the heights. AT midnight the
h general moved cautiously
"a the darkness towards the
where the Boers were most
sfy cutreuched. They were led
guido who was supposed 10 know
lurh OF the country. out into the
- n an African night. The
b. marched IN line of quarter col
zach man stepping cautiously and
Tor they knew that any sound
Death Every order was given
lar-s whisper and Ia whispers II
sssSed along the rank from man
aR. nuthing was beard as they
sowaFd the gloomy s,eeEfrOntcd
!, bat the brushing OF their feet
Vellt grass ami the deep drawn
l. qf the marching men
ouWaFd until three of the clock
Forming cf MnndRy. Thea odt
darkness a ride rang. sharp and
4 herald ar disasIsr--a soldier
rprs-i la the dark over the hidden
hid down by the enemy. In
In the twinkiing Of an eye. the
shts Of the R0sTs fcii bread and
q gbw nponday sun on the ranks
anameI highiaBdsrS. though Il
= suguIy concealed IN the shad.
y ihr fNJwHlnx utsrss OF hills b.
lhgm. For uBe brief moment the
syurtl paralyzsd by the sudden
ibsy uers huldled together IKE
within flfty yards - the trcBches
cGrmy, Than cl-ar above the
aa fpl.cd the voice % the gen
tr1dy. mrn. steady .'-aBi like
b. 10 the veterans out came the
q BraFiy u Thousand rifles Rot
yser- from them, The Highland
a,a-I lgfure th~ slpok.like trees
thytu Tbs. te<t. thPir brayest.
thar Wild hail % lead. General
a1Te Wss down, risidis-l With bul-
~ =aspinE. dying. blrsrlIng from
vein, the Highland eblrftaln sais-
ss.f on his hands aud knses and
- bis Hscn forward.
and officers tsii in heaps TO-
Tie Black Watch charged.
H. G0ri1ns And the SsafoTtlls,
yrN lka; ~iirfrd The British camp
rushed onwar,i-auWard 10
o. disaster. The hccuFssI wtrss
,lgsm around the legs uuiii they
rei Ike rrspI-s! wolves, and all
1e JA~ rfiss os the Zoe sang the
= bath In thriE ears Then they
srk Hgpsrn and hsaicu. leaving
I9sN dead aud wounded just
;h" broad hreaSi Of the grassy
lrlfE into the cmbEaee Of the
AffteaH hills. aud au hour
rha iawu cani. Of the dreariest
aJ ScDgtHni has known foT gen
pas'- OF her officers. the aower
rtlyairy, the pride OF her breed
al few remained TO tel the tale,
fais truly. but one uuraInted with
ng- Or sngirehcd with disgrace, for
ss- hsfgAiS under similar circum-
b even a brigade cf devils COuld
have hsfsSi 10 pass, All that
- meu could DO the Scots did.
tired they failed. they fell. and
= uaihins left Us now but TO
90 and avsnse them.
that fatefui day cur men lay
30 tls Boer lines. under a blazing
oTgr their heads the shots Of
l. and fc,-s PASSED withuu, cets-
All day long the battle ragged
Sly could we see The foea all that
oGr eyes was the rocky heights
si'oke with tongues OF flames
sy"r our troops drew uear. Once
azrylS made brilliant dash nj the
BIZ and like 4 torrcu; their re
r valor drove all before them,
fps few brief moments they got
a biting distance OF the foe. Well
hey ayvngc the slaughter from the
'h- bayonets, like tongues Of
passed above or below the rides
and swept through brisket and
i0one. out Of their trenches the
ismsn tossed the Beers. ms men In
sh harvest fields toss the hay
The reapvrs' scythes have whiien-
p corn fields. and the human
weFv plentiful where the British
istnen stood. Then they fell back
he ire from the heights above
fell thick as the spuIpe OF the
on an Australian rock-ribbed
But the guards had proved to
0"rs that, man to man. the BritoD
bis master.
vain all that day Methuen tried
"ry rule he knew TO draw the en-
Falaiy the lhncers rode recklessly
Hiuce those human rock limpets to
l.