The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-29

The Aretbusa and Chichester train
ing ships for poor boys OF good char
acter mOored at Greenhithe. Kent,
have undoubtedly rendered great SER
vice TO the nation by sending over 5000
sturdy young British seamen into the
Royal Navy and Mercantile Marine.
Many Of these young fellows az now
at the seat If war. and an interesting
instance is mentioned in the societys
illustrated monthly publication. John
S. was received on the Arethusa in
1898. where he won several medals and
became an excellent member OF the
band In due course he went into the
Royal Navy. Joining III. NJ S. Impreg-
nable whence he was drafted 10 the
Admirars ship. II. NJ. $. Terrible. H.
r.. n. the Duke OF York, when inspect
ing the ship. personally complimented
the lad for his cornet solos. The
cruiser was recently ordered TO Dur
ban, and In his last letter 20 his mother
the lad says:
We expect 60 land next week to re-
lieve the PowerfuI's men at Ladysmith.
50 l dare say we shall see some fight
ing. We (the band) are TO go as am
bulance party. As YOU no doubt guess
We are greatly excited at the thought
OF going to the front. And now TO look
at the serious side Do not fret IL 7
fall. Console yourself with the thought
that shall do my duty. The signal has
just been made that marines and two
guns with their crews, and the bands
men MS ambulance party. are 10 embark
I'm armored train from here (Durban)
20 Ladysmith. so I must-wind up this
letter. The main body with Gen Bull
Ter advance today We are in for IL
now. Good bye. Love TO all. Il. s. Tan
hour latcr)-You ought 10 sec me in
khaki and a helmet, with the Red Cross
badge on my arm. | feel as proud as
anybody, and would not change places
for the world. There goes the bugle for
the landing party once again. Good
bye.
THE ONLY THING TO DO.
The following are extracts from let
ter from a sergeant in the Seaforth
Hlghlanders, dated December 10:
The Black Watch in front made an
attempt To charge the position. but we
had TO retire and simply run for IL.
the enemy blazing at us all the way
and dropping our fellows like skittles
from their splendid positions. There
was nothing for Il but 10 lay down and
pretend To be dead and this did about
$50 a. m. tin, I suppose 6 p. m, the
sun pouring down on me all the time.
and not a drink of water all day. and
dare not stir hand or foot, and expect
ing every instant 90 be my last I could
hear nothing but the cries, means and
prayers Of the woundede all round me.
but ] daren't 80 much as look up TO
see who they were. Shots and shells
were going over me all day from the
enemy and our side. and plenty OF them
striking within a yard of mel mean
bullets. not shells-and yet they never
hit me. I believe some OF the fellows
went off their heads and walked right
up 10 the euemy's place. singing till
they dropped them. one youngster ly-
ing close 10 me said he would make n
dart for "a about 3 y. m. | tried my best
Go persuade him not 10. but he would
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