The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-03-03
"MaJUBa aILI" AND THE BED oF
TIE TCGGLA."
-%a95 GGG W:l. zsr.

Tne typical Eng!ishmsn j. level
headed and honesl-heacte3. Re IS tho
recognized aagccate, c1 mpie ant de-
tendc1 af :a:r-piay. lie is NOT more
faithful 70 q 2ir;end thau generous 10 =
.os. iia is ncy h?s'arica! ID success:
so tbs: =: cxasgerGtss rs greatness.
nor 60 anni.ix(ed by Gsfeat thai ne
nGst take refuge j" the effort 70 pa
suade Gi:nse!f &at: others o. ia .i;tI=-
.esa. History reveals ii;;:' 2s :ock;"@
sqns:elr at things SIS they ere, &nd 40:
IS be would nave thea, itece0; s=::,7
in Soulh Africa woud prove III, !;
proof were wanting. Tae desperation
which c&rae with the news Of bu!:oi =,
Ne,huen's and Gaiacre's repalaEs:
when
"Cnmercifui disaster
"Followed fast, and fol!owe | faster"
was openly svowed, but, instead Of
awakening de2psir, it was The !nspl"@'
ton Of al energy and de;erralnsil"::
70 rstrisye what bad been 'ost OF pres.
tige ard power, st any sacrifice o.
men and money.
It is net. therefore, tiss Enslishmsn
of whom such things %re true; the
Englishman who can loo. the dirsss
calamity il tho tace withcnt blanehing,
and weigh success in all even balance,
who is shouting, to-day. in Loneon:
"Majubs Hll AvensedI CroDje is
Capturea!n The denizsn of White.
chspel. and rot the hsbitue Of White.
bail street, Pail Mall and Pieeadllly,
msy associate things Sc dissimllar.
The army aud navy, the social and
literary clubs Of St. James street hear
no such sounds. No one who ire-
eceots these cen<res Of typical London
| life Hili-tlInk for-a, moment t3 cfset
thes6amefal rout Of tie British torc5
ron Majpbs Hill. nineteen rears ago,
with the magnificent dsfsnce, for ton
da7a, Of al almost unprotected 'aags2
by the Bosrs; 40 one there .oald cos.
caive tina, the capture of ionr thousand
"embattled farmers" By forty hen
sand British regulars, spieudidiy ofh-
sered, ard with fifty pieces OF the
uiosr effective modern artil!efy. would
wipe away the disgrace OF Tho ross
strange and awful exhibition Of puail>
isui,nity IL the annals OF British or,
rsr;,rpi. modern warfare.
/, ul@> ;.>t be aTiss TO recall some.
:r;n: Of me history OF M,jnaa Hill, in
otA.r thai the lack Of parallel between
i, aud ihe gallant Cronje's tight naH
s2peaf. Majuba Hill was defended hr
j four hunorsa British troops, not nav
lv.an;istei nor inexperienced, bat O!
the finest veteran !egious in the world.
Ino nuAGre1 mey: Of like calihre,
@eisndsa tic approaches to the sum-
MI, fc7m .hich the dsience wss
81 ca1sei-eix hundred in all. How
secerCis his force was stationed ma
bs ;s.raea f:un the natural defenc.
.: their post. The h;i' vas 4 <unn::.
.hsprG :onesaiag between q sqaa,s
a.6 $ t;'iaug:e. Inaccessible on the east.
st.eo ~ be s,.u:il, aud very s;eep O!
! .ha Yves; aud uorih. H0Rn6 the who's
IN cie nortH an west sides zen rocky
r;Gge-a na:aral defeacs; so the eass
the riHl - IS rocky; 70 The snpth it :@i:
Aawey osgwcen steep rock crss's -
ID esr grass slopes. Frc5a The on,ai
Zoe IF the summit there relied i0-
& aeis wave OF sWo Of rock into al
ssaYval basin, covered WITH short grass
Yuo1aiag Over the extreme edge, tH5
g'o:ss s!opsti Ant shssced for ! - -